Policy Overview
Accountability Systems
Policy Beliefs
Outcomes
Outcome Effectiveness
100
What was the overall goal of the ABCs of Education?
What is to provide an accountability system on the school level and generate data that would improve education?
100
What are the school accountability systems designed to do?
What is provide positive incentives for greater student achievement and to identify problems in particular schools that those problems can be addressed in a positive and constructive manner?
100
Name 3 designations that schools can be given.
What is low performing, no recognition, or high growth?
100
What are two of the five Strategic Priorities of the ABCs Accountability Model?
What is High Student Performance Healthy Students in Safe, Orderly, and Caring Schools Quality Teachers, Administrators, and Staff Strong Family, Community, and Business Support Eddective and Efficient Operations
100
How many schools received ABC status in 2009-2010?
What is 472?
200
What rule came into play in 1999-2000 that determined when students could drop courses?
What is the 10 day / 20 day rule?
200
What is a prerequisite for a successful accountability system?
What is adequate funding is essential for the fairness and success of an accountability system? Without adequate funding, schools may not have the resources needed to achieve the goals of the program.
200
In the state of North Carolina, what incentives are provided to schools who meet High Growth?
What is Financial Compensation?
200
What were three grade levels where gateway testing was eliminated?
What is 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade?
200
True/False: The number of schools receiving "high growth" has steadily grown since 2007-2008.
What is false?
300
Which task force was also developed in 1999-2000?
What is the Task Force for Writing Assessment?
300
How does the accountability systems work best?
What is that they serve as a motivating force for higher student achievement in lower performing schools?
300
How do the values and beliefs of a school conflict with the values of the ABC model?
What is that students are not looked upon as individuals but as a test score?
300
Which classes are generally eliminated due to emphasis placed on testing?
What is all encore classes?
300
The number of girls passing the ABCs is (higher or lower) than boys.
What is higher?
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