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No Child Left Behind –
edd526
(1 credit)
This course is designed for educators who wish to learn how the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will impact their districts and schools, as well as their own experiences as a teacher or administrator. Students will learn the basic provisions of the act, including its requirements for the state, district, and individual school accountability. Additionally, the course will examine the assessment requirements of NCLB, the requirements for highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals, the act's implications for special populations such as special education and Limited English Proficient (LEP) children, and the requirements governing 'persistently dangerous schools.' Completion of the course will enable students to consider thoughtfully how best to respond to the often daunting requirements of the law.
This graduate-level course is
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Accountability Requirements of NCLB
- Examine requirements for all students to reach proficiency by 2013-14 school year, including requirements for establishing annual measurable objectives and a timeline for progress
- Examine requirements for the single system of accountability
- Examine provisions that all schools must make adequate yearly progress (AYP)
- Show how disaggregating of data will impact AYP decisions
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Assessment Requirements of NCLB
- Examine the various 'titles' of NCLB
- Define basic assessment requirements of NCLB
- Identify issues of alignments and concepts of criterion-referenced tests and 'augmented' norm-referenced tests
- List score reporting requirements of NCLB
- Examine special education and norm-referenced test requirements of NCLB
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Consequences for Not Making Adequate Yearly Progress
- Examine school choice, supplemental services, corrective action, and restructuring
- Examine consequences for local education agencies and state education agencies
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School Improvement Planning Requirements Under NCLB
- Outline required components of school improvement plans under NCLB
- Examine timeline for submission of revised school improvement plans
- Explain procedure for peer review of school improvement plans by the district
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Teacher Quality and Paraprofessional Requirements Under NCLB
- Examine requirements for teacher quality and timelines for compliance
- Examine requirements for paraprofessionals and timelines for compliance
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â¿¿Persistently Dangerous Schoolsâ¿¿
- Apply criteria for what constitutes a 'persistently dangerous school'
- Examine requirements for school choice under this provision
- Examine implications for providing choice to victims of violent crimes, whether school is labeled as 'persistently dangerous' or not
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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