Participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

According to the 2001 No Child Left Behind Legislation all states, districts, and schools within districts that receive Title I funds, must participate in the NAEP reading and mathematics assessments every other year at grades 4 and 8. This requirement started with the 2003 administration on NAEP.

• NAEP and No Child Left Behind
  Information on the requirements of NAEP listed in the No Child Left Behind legislation

North Carolina has voluntarily participated in State NAEP since 1990. The state board of education adopted policy to support the participation on North Carolina schools in national and international assessments such as NAEP.

• State Board of Education Policy HSP-A-001 (16 NCAC 6D .0302)
  Policy governing test administration in public schools

A sample of schools and students are selected to represent the state on the NAEP assessments. NAEP uses a stratified random sampling design to select the representative sample for the assessments. The following are links that provide more information on the sampling process and the importance of participating in NAEP:

• Information for Selected Schools
  Information on what will be assessed, when it will be assessed and how the assessments will be conducted



• Samples of Schools and Students
  Information on how NAEP selects the schools and students for the NAEP assessments



• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for State NAEP Sampling Design
  Answers to FAQs regarding the NAEP sample



• Importance of Participating in NAEP
  Information on the importance of participating in NAEP