Secondary Core Indicators of Performance

	Perkins IV established six core indicators of performance at the secondary level (link to Perkins Act Section 113). The following section consists of questions that pertain to these indicators. Questions 5 - 7 pertain to Core Indicators 1S1 and 1S2 on student academic attainment.

5.	In which grade does your state first administer assessments for mathematics and reading/language arts to secondary students - in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA)? (Section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)
	(Check one in each row.)

		9th Grade	10th Grade	11th Grade	12th Grade	Don't know
	a. Mathematics Assessment
	b. Reading/Language Arts Assessment

6.	When are NCLBA assessments first administered to assess the academic attainment of secondary CTE Concentrators? (Please use your state's definition of CTE Concentrator, as approved in your state plan.)
	(Check one in each row.)

		Before most students fulfill sufficient number of courses to become a CTE Concentrator	At the same time most students fulfill sufficient number of courses to become a CTE Concentrator	After most students fulfill sufficient number of courses to become a CTE Concentrator	Other	Don't know
	a. Math
	b. Reading/Language Arts

7.	(If "Other" to 6) When are NCLBA assessments first administered to assess the academic attainment of secondary CTE Concentrators?

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Full Report: GAO-09-683

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