Background on NCLB: The Why Reports
The Why Reports address key provisions contained in NSBA's bill,
The No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007, H.R. 648. Representative Don Young (R-AK-At Large) introduced H.R. 648 which fully tracks NSBA's draft legislation.
Additional Resources
The Why Report - Recommendation #1
Students with limited English proficiency - Districts can use alternate assessments that measure individual gains toward AYP for up to 3 years.
The Why Report - Recommendation #2
Students with disabilities - The IEP team will determine the appropriate assessment which will be used for AYP determination.
The Why Report - Recommendation #3
Multiple Assessments - States can count the highest test scores toward AYP and revise school AYP based on proficient scores from retests.
The Why Report - Recommendation #4
Growth Model - States will credit schools for the progress individual students make toward proficiency when determining AYP.
The Why Report - Recommendation #5
Multiple Subgroups - Students belonging to multiple subgroups will be counted as an equal fraction in each subgroup totaling one student toward AYP.
The Why Report - Recommendation #6
Same Subgroup - Sanctions will apply only when the same subgroup fails to make AYP in the same subject or indicator for two or more years.
The Why Report - Recommendation #7
Aligned Sanctions with Need (Restructuring) - The use of restructuring will be limited to schools and districts where a certain percentage of students missed AYP.
The Why Report - Recommendation #8
Aligned Sanctions with Need - Choice and SES will be available to students who are in a subgroup that missed AYP and missed AYP themselves.
The Why Report - Recommendation #9
Aligned specific sanctions with funding - Districts and schools will delay restructuring in years when Title I and IDEA funds are not increased by specific amounts.