Explain some of the accountability provisions according to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should include many of the following points:
• All students must be tested to measure their progress based on state standards.
• Evidence of adequate yearly progress (AYP) in closing the achievement gap of minority and disadvantaged students must be shown.
• Longitudinal measurement from grades 3-8 of individual students performance in reading and math is required of each state.
• States can use their own existing state or local tests or a combination thereof to assess students' performance in grades 3-8.
• Disaggregated data (separating out subgroups, such as minorities) must be reported annually in a "public report card."
• All states will have 12 years (from 2002) to enable their students to attain "proficiency" in reading and math.
• Each state must raise achievement levels at least once every three years.
• If a school does not make AYP for two straight years (school-wide or in any subgroup), that school (and its district) must allow students to select another public school, provide tutoring (or other supplemental services), and face the possible restructuring of the school.
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