NCLB Student Subgroup Accountability 4

Question 1

Under NCLB, what percentage of students in each subgroup were states initially required to assess in reading and math?

Accepted Answer

95%

Answer

NCLB required that at least 95% of students in each subgroup participate in state assessments, and failure to meet this threshold could itself cause a school to miss AYP.

Question 2

A district receives Title I funds and one of its schools fails AYP for five consecutive years. What is the required intervention under NCLB?

Accepted Answer

Restructuring

Answer

After five years of failing AYP, a Title I school must implement a restructuring plan, which could include reopening as a charter school, replacing staff, or state takeover.

Question 3

What concept describes the statistical adjustment that states could apply to subgroup AYP determinations to account for measurement error?

Accepted Answer

Confidence intervals

Answer

NCLB allowed states to use confidence intervals around proficiency rates to account for statistical uncertainty when determining whether a subgroup met AYP.

Question 4

Under NCLB, which subject areas were required to be assessed for subgroup accountability purposes by 2005-2006?

Accepted Answer

Reading and math only

Answer

NCLB required annual assessments in reading and mathematics for subgroup AYP purposes, with science assessments added later but not tied to AYP.

Question 5

What is 'disaggregated data' in the context of NCLB's subgroup accountability requirements?

Accepted Answer

Student performance data broken out separately for each identified subgroup

Answer

Disaggregated data refers to separating student performance results by each identified subgroup so that achievement gaps between groups become visible.

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NCLB Student Subgroup Accountability 4