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Assessment Home | Feedback | Contact Us | NAEP HomeNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The exact wording of the legislation can be found in Public Law 107-110 Title I Part A, section 1111 at http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html. Additional information can be found at http://www.ed.gov/nclb.
NCLB legislation requires that:
- NAEP mathematics and reading assessments be used as national indicators of student mathematics and reading achievement in Grades 4 and 8.
- Reading and mathematics assessments be administered biennially in Grades 4 and 8, beginning in 2003.
- Districts included in the sample be required to participate in NAEP if they receive Title I funding.
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires states receiving federal educational funds to establish a set of goals for educational improvement, along with a set of state designed and administered tests for measuring performance towards those goals. The NAEP assessments complement the state assessments.
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 includes the following requirements for states:
- Participation of all students in assessments
- Reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities (SD), including alternate assessments
- Inclusion of English language learners (ELL)
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 accountability components include the following requirements for states:
- Performance on state designated assessments in Reading and Mathematics
- Participation data from the state tests used for accountability
- Other Indicators such as Graduation Rate
Any state that wishes to receive a Title I grant must submit a state plan to the U.S. Secretary of Education that includes an assurance that the state will participate in the biennial state-level NAEP in reading and mathematics at Grades 4 and 8. State participation in NAEP other than reading and mathematics in Grades 4 and 8 shall be voluntary.
- The federal government will pay for the administration of all state NAEP assessments.
- A state participating in the biennial reading and mathematics assessments is deemed to have given its permission for NCES to release its results and data.
- There will be no rewards or sanctions to states, local education agencies, or schools based on state NAEP results.
- Participation in NAEP is not a substitute for a state's own assessment of its students in Grades 3–8 in reading and mathematics, as required by NCLB.
Local education agencies that receive a Title I subgrant must include an assurance in their Title I plans they submit to the state that they will participate in biennial state NAEP assessments in Grades 4 and 8 reading and mathematics if they are selected for the NAEP sample. Federal Title I program officials have determined that, in order for the district to fulfill its obligation to participate in NAEP, all sampled schools in the district must participate—regardless of whether or not the individual school receives Title I funding. Participation in other NAEP assessments is voluntary for schools and local education agencies, unless the state has mandated their participation. Participation in NAEP is voluntary for students.
Florida’s NCLB Accountability Workbook includes the following chart showing the relationship between NAEP and FCAT achievement levels:
| FCAT Achievement Levels | NAEP Achievement Standards |
| 5 | Advanced |
| 3-4 | Proficient |
| 2 | Basic |
| 1 | Below Basic |
Florida’s NCLB Accountability Workbook can be found at http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/flcsa.doc