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ld Left Behind Act, it is should not come as a surprise that most principal's goals are set in accordance with standardized testing. Chapters 11 and 12 explain these testing mandates in more detail. However, the following is a basic early teaching days understanding. It will help you see where your particular students fit. This is a fine opportunity to be able to coordinate your principal's goals, with your student's expected achievements and apply those to your classroom and/or professional development plans.

Although there are national norm referenced tests, standardized testing today is usually determined from state to state. Your principal will more than likely present data on your school in terms of its relation to other schools in your district and your state. One of the pluses of the No Child Left Behind Act is that it provides ways to set and utilize measurable goals.

When you look at this data and what is expected of you, especially if you are teaching a subject that is addressed by standardized testing you may begin to feel quite a bit of tension. Do not worry, if your goal is the education of your students, facilitating the accomplishment of these goals by your students is a lot easier said than done. There is too much panicking going on in our schools today and not enough focus on learning. In this book you will find plans and activities that will assist you and your students in reaching the standards set forth. So remain calm amidst the storm.

When your principal is presenting data, if a copy of it has not been provided to you, ask for one. Usually that will not be a problem. This will give more than the short time between power point slides to decipher your school's data. Additionally, you may wish to have a copy with you to compare to Chapters 11 and 12. This brings the political and test centered rhetoric home and will create more professional meaning if you can apply it to you and your students. Furthermore, if your school provides assessments throughout the year you may use this data to measure against the data measuring your students' improvements.

In the meantime, the NCLB is a prodigious accountability system. Here are some of the simpler facts you need to know in your early days of teaching.

The data your will see is based on statewide tests taken by students towards the end of the school year, usually late March or April. The tests are designed in accordance with the federal guidelines set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act. Titles of these tests vary from State to State: MCAT: Main Comprehensive Assessment Test and CST:

California Standards Test.he data will mostly like be compared to other schools in your district and state.
There will be an overall score which is determined by variables as mandated by the NCLB. You will be able to note how your overall score compared to that of other schools during your principal's presentation. Scores will then be broken down into separate areas that are tested. Definitely math and reading, and in many states, writing and even science and social studies. The data will be then broken down again into sub-groups. Subgroups can include lower economic level students, often referred to as 'receiving free and reduced lunch'. Subgroups are broken down even further into African American, Asian, Hispanic and White.Gains are how much each student and group and overall school improve