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ISEA Communiqué • isea.org June 2016 11 ESSA QUIZ The state has to identify and intervene in low-performing schools. These are defined as: A) schools in the bottom 10 percent B) schools in the bottom 7 percent C) schools in the bottom 5 percent D) schools in the bottom 1 percent The states also have to intervene in high schools with graduation rates A) lower than 55 percent B) lower than 67 percent C) lower than 72 percent D) lower than 82 percent If schools continue to have trouble, the state is required to step in with a remediation plan after no more than four years. That plan includes the option of A) state takeover of the school B) firing the principal C) turning the school into a charter D) all of the above States still have to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school. The high school test must A) be a nationally recognized test, like the ACT or SAT, but can be chosen by the district B) align to the Common Core C) be the same for every district in a state D) use No. 2 pencils Teacher evaluations in ESSA A) do not have to be linked to student outcomes, unlike No Child Left Behind B) must be linked to student outcomes, just like in No Child Left Behind C) have to be the same for every state D) are a thing of the past, teachers won't be evaluated from now on The definition federal of a "highly qualified teacher" in ESSA A) is someone who holds a bachelor's degree B) is someone who holds a bachelor's degree and is fully licensed by the state C) is someone who holds a bachelor's degree and is fully licensed by the state, and demonstrates competence in each core subject s/he teaches D) doesn't exist The percentage of students in a state that can be given alternative tests without the state applying for a waiver is A) 15 percent B) 1 percent C) 7 percent D) 12 percent Committees of practitioners advise administrators at the local level are encouraged under the law which specifically identifies the following groups as members A) teachers B) paraprofessionals C) parents D) all of the above Inserted into the law was a posthumous pardon of this heavyweight boxer who was also the subject of the Emmy- winning Ken Burns film "Unforgivable Blackness" A) Joe "The Brown Bomber" Louis B) Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams C) Jack "The Galveston Giant" Johnson D) "Smokin'" Joe Frazier Now go to http://ow.ly/ tATq301g1N1 and enter to win!