CPACE Practice Exam Flashcards

Question

The school site council at a low performing high school is considering implementing a character education program as a way to address students’ lack of confidence in their own abilities to achieve and be successful. All of the following statements about the impact of character education are supported by research EXCEPT: A. It reduces risky behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse. B. It improves academic achievement. C. It results in students adopting the same core values. D. It sharpens moral reasoning and problem-solving skills.

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C. It results in students adopting the same core values.

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D. I, II, III and IV

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C. Continuation

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B. The present situation seems satisfactory.

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C. The complaints most often reported to the principal.

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A. stakeholder

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C. Multiple years of classroom-level assessment results and district benchmark results.

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B. The school community can quickly identify discrepancies between current and desired outcomes.

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A. “Cyber-bullying” between an 8th grader and a 6th grader in a middle school.

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C. The opportunity and achievement gap

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C. I, II, and IV

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A. reviewing the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

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D. Entering observation data and other notes into a mobile device

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C. interventions utilized with students in the general education classroom prior to referral to special education

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B. develop educators’ skills and knowledge to improve student achievement.

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B. The plan supports teachers in taking ownership of their own professional growth.

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C. professional development programs

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B. The principal attends trainings with staff members.

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A. A teacher who frequently collaborates with colleagues.

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B. Use criteria formulated by a committee of teachers.

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D. Contacting probationary teachers who have moved on to other schools and finding out what caused them to leave.

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C. Providing opportunities for teachers other than the support provider to mentor the novice teachers.

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A. Installing interactive white boards in every classroom.

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C. it allows for teacher support, collaboration and trying new skills in context.

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C. issue orders to accomplish the purposes and policies of the statutes it administers

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A. Observing and assessing student learning.

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C. lack of affordable housing within the district

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D. I, II, and IV

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C. the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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D. Review state and federal mandates for the program, as well as how much categorical aid will be provided to meet those mandates.

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A. Revenues are largely determined by the state based on the number of students living in the district.

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B. To verify that the district has followed generally accepted financial principles and applied them correctly when preparing its own financial statements.

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C. the expected behavior of anyone using the district’s technology.

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C. Arrange for a hearing where all sides, including the student's, have an opportunity to be heard.

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B. Contributing to a series of brief articles in the local newspaper about CCSS.

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A. listen intently to all speakers and note recurring subjects or a common thread in the dialogue.

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D. Releasing as much information as possible, within legal constraints, as soon as issues arise.

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C. facilitate proactive community engagement

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A. During meetings, several committee members consistently ignore or ridicule comments and suggestions from parents on the committee who require a translator.

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B. Holding parent-teacher conferences in a room at the manufacturing plant.

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D. Giving release time and funding to instructional and support staff who are willing to learn and use effective grant writing techniques.

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D. Vertical Teaming

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B. Do the services the community agency provides support the goals of the school?

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C. Money saved by joint purchasing and streamlining administration can be used to fund innovations.

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C. arrange for an impartial hearing to listen to the student's side of the story

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A. using student performance data to identify areas of greatest weakness and making those areas a priority in terms of resource allocation

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D. developing a plan for assessing student improvement during and following the instructional changes

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B. using a variety of grouping strategies for activities

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D. Teachers have received training on a new instructional strategy and are ready to implement it in their classrooms.

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C. actions and attitudes of the principal and other school leaders

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B. conducting extensive exit interviews with probationary teachers who have recently left

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A. responsibilities of each individual in the command and control structure are clearly defined in advance for a variety of crisis situations.

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D. identify state and federal mandates for the program and calculate the resources required to meet those mandates.

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B. Several members of the instructional staff who are on the council often dismiss comments and suggestions by noninstructional staff and parents/guardians.

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A. using student performance data to identify areas of greatest weakness and making those areas a priority in terms of resource allocation

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C. instructional strategies used with students prior to their referral for special education.

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D. developing a plan for assessing student improvement during and following the instructional changes

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B. using a variety of grouping strategies for activities

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D. Teachers have received training on a new instructional strategy and are ready to implement it in their classrooms.

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B. Several members of the instructional staff who are on the council often dismiss comments and suggestions by noninstructional staff and parents/guardians.

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B. conducting extensive exit interviews with probationary teachers who have recently left

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A. responsibilities of each individual in the command and control structure are clearly defined in advance for a variety of crisis situations.

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D. identify state and federal mandates for the program and the amount of categorical aid provided for meeting those mandates.

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C. arrange for an impartial hearing to listen to the student's side of the story

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- interprets federal and state standards, regulations and existing policies. - makes sure the school districts are in compliance with them. - hires the superintendents and monitors the superintendents' performance, especially when the superintendent gives oversight to the schools to make sure the leaders are advocating for the rights of the students and following the mission and values of the school. - solicits the input of the superintendents in order to make sound decisions - comes up with the salaries and establishes the policies for hiring employees, including teachers and paraprofessionals. - approves the school budgets and gives the superintendents the authority to implement and manage the budget and administrative activities for the school district. - helps get resources for the school if needed. - approves plans and participates in the design of new school constructions and school renovations.

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Social theorist - education was a key to improving society. Father of American Education. Believed that learning is active, messy and also has as its foundation philosophy. The philosophy is what drives the outcomes and the procedures for the school and the learning of the student.

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An approach that is used to evaluate the teacher's performance. done while the teacher is instructing. The evaluator assesses the teacher's instructional strategies. Also, the evaluator determines if the teacher is instructing the students based on the curriculum content which is tied to the goals the school has created.

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The administrator must review any type of performance evaluation with the teacher. A copy of the evaluation is always kept in the teacher's personnel file. Also, the teacher receives a copy of the performance evaluation.

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Transition services are geared towards sped students who are 16 years of age and have a disability. Schools must offer programs to these students to help them determine and plan steps that will help them gain success after they leave school.

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Due process is a basic human right for all. In addition to being found in the 14th amendment, it is addressed in the 5th amendment

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Questions that you include on the teachers self-evaluation form can range from many areas such as questions regarding the atmosphere in the classroom, the activities that are carried out in the classroom, the teachers professional involvement, traits and activities and generalized questions to assess what the teacher sees as areas of improvement or allow them to write out goals and responsibilities that have been taken to demonstrate achievement and competency as a teacher.

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- One of the more frequent types of budgets that schools use is an incremental budget. - the budget for the current year is started from the budget from the previous year where the school can either add or subtract income and expenditures, which can include carryover funds. - the school does not have to justify all expenditures before they are prioritized and included in the budget as with a zero based budget. - based on the previous year's budget with fixed percentages factored in to allow for expenditure growths.

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A systematic approach is best for learning about many things, human behavior in particular. This approach combines observational and analysis to reach a conclusion. This can include theories that may be tested but the overarching technique is systematic.

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defines motivation in terms of valences and instrumentality. Valence is internal motivation, which is affected by the external instrumentality.

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- concluded that effective schools had principles that focused on learning ability, ways to assess outcomes, school responsibility, and establishing a connection with the community. - all students had the ability to learn. - The key to learning was to identify each student's skills and provide opportunities for them to learn based on their skills. - schools needed to develop learning outcomes for the students and then continuously measure these outcomes to track progress. - schools had a responsibility to help students learn and realize that learning was not just the responsibility of the students.

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- developed categories to guide instruction. - Marzano's principles serve as a foundation for curriculum design and for instructional strategies. - nine principles have impacted learning and produced positive student achievement. (1) identifying similarities and differences, (2) homework and practice, (3) setting objectives and providing feedback, (4) summarizing and note taking, (5) nonlinguistic representation, (6) generating and testing hypotheses, (7) reinforcing effort and providing recognition, (8) cooperative learning, and (9) using questions, cues and advanced organizers.

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- stresses active involvement in learning. For example, instead of just reading about Civil War battles, students imagine they are soldiers, and they have to discover what soldiers wore and ate and how they prepared for battle.

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Two test results assigned the same stanine score may be farther apart than two test results assigned different stanine scores. A stanine is a type of scaled score ranging from 9 to 1. Stanine scores are usually described as above average (9, 8, 7), average (6, 5, 4), and below average (3, 2, 1). Since each stanine represents a range of test scores, two test results assigned the same stanine score may be farther apart than two test results assigned different stanine scores.

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A budget that is controlled by the main district administrative office and distributed equally

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A budget that considers the funds for a specific service, only

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A budget that is based upon prioritized goals

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A budget that is based upon the school's mission statement and goals.

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there is a 5-step process when it comes to leaders conducting action research. The steps are as follows: Step 1:Choose the area of study Step 2: Collect data Step 3: Organize data Step 4: Analyze, interpret and report data Step 5: Create an action plan

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People have basic needs that need to be addressed before they can self actualize Abraham Maslow identified those needs as food, shelter, and safety.

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identified working conditions, job security and job status as basic needs. Managers set up work places to satisfy these needs for their employees in order to encourage them to self actualize and develop.

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(1) Knowledge - find out/remember (2) Comprehension - understand (3) Application - use (4) Analysis - take part (5) Synthesis - create new (6) Evaluation - judge

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expects and models excellence and self-direction. "Do as I do, now." works best when the team is already motivated and skilled, and the leader needs quick results. Used extensively, however, this style can overwhelm team members and squelch innovation.

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mobilizes the team toward a common vision and focuses on end goals, leaving the means up to each individual. "Come with me." works best when the team needs a new vision because circumstances have changed, or when explicit guidance is not required. Authoritative leaders inspire an entrepreneurial spirit and vibrant enthusiasm for the mission. It is not the best fit when the leader is working with a team of experts who know more than him or her.

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works to create emotional bonds that bring a feeling of bonding and belonging to the organization. "People come first." works best in times of stress, when teammates need to heal from a trauma, or when the team needs to rebuild trust. This style should not be used exclusively, because a sole reliance on praise and nurturing can foster mediocre performance and a lack of direction.

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develops people for the future. "Try this." The coaching style works best when the leader wants to help teammates build lasting personal strengths that make them more successful overall. It is least effective when teammates are defiant and unwilling to change or learn, or if the leader lacks proficiency.

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demands immediate compliance. "Do what I tell you." most effective in times of crisis, such as in a company turnaround or a takeover attempt, or during an actual emergency like a tornado or a fire. This style can also help control a problem teammate when everything else has failed. However, it should be avoided in almost every other case because it can alienate people and stifle flexibility and inventiveness.

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builds consensus through participation. "What do you think?" most effective when the leader needs the team to buy into or have ownership of a decision, plan, or goal, or if he or she is uncertain and needs fresh ideas from qualified teammates. It is not the best choice in an emergency situation, when time is of the essence for another reason or when teammates are not informed enough to offer sufficient guidance to the leader.

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is always challenging complacency and looking for new ways to do things, even if the outcome of these efforts is uncertain. Managing day-to-day operations is not one of the functions of a change agent.

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Ronald Edmonds, identified the following characteristics of effective schools: (1) leaders who are strong (2) established expectations (3) an orderly school environment that is not rigid (4) communication, especially explaining expectations to the students (5) using a variety of resources when needed to keep up with school priorities (6) establishing ways to measure achievement of the teacher and the students.

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the core mission of education is not simply to ensure that students are taught but to ensure that they learn. In evaluating an educational program, advocates of PLCs focus on what students are actually learning rather than on the program itself.

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collects data through daily ongoing lessons in order to measure a student's achievement.

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a standardized test used to compare students.

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informal assessment of students interacting with the environment on a regular school day.

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measure cognitive behaviors, learning abilities and intellectual capacity

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three main phases: planning, implementing and assessing

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One tool that is designed to screen, evaluate and identify students who are English Language Learners is a standardized test known as the Language Assessment Scales (LAS). Further, some schools use this assessment tool to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act.

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creative, imaginative, and flexible thinking

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Parents have a right to complain if: insufficiency of instructional materials; facilities pose a threat to health and safety; teacher lacks appropriate authorization

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The ability of one individual to supervise a number of other people or units. The normal range is three to seven units or individuals, with the ideal being five.

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feelings, values, and appreciation

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is characterized by teacher relations that are professional, collegial, friendly, and committed to the education of students.The principal is supportive, professional, and does not restrict or direct teachers with orders

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Analyze information and data * Implement with measurable expectations * Align to school, local, state, and federal polices and guidelines * Formulate critical questions to guide and inform stakeholders

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Seek diverse perspectives * Build consensus among stakeholders * Assess and monitor progress * Communication strategies for particular stakeholders

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* Use multiple sources of data to analyze needs and ID areas of improvement * ID strategies for facilitating change * ID strategies for engaging stakeholders * Develop processes to monitor progress

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The failure of SF schools to provide English-language instruction to students who do not speak English and denies them a meaningful opportunity to participate in the public education program - Students must be taught in a language that they understand.

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prohibits direct discrimination and retaliation for filing complaints on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

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Federal funding to provide compensatory education to disadvantaged students

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refers to language instruction of immigrant students and students with limited English proficiency

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prohibits educational institutions receiving federal assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex

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education is controlled and organized at the state and local levels

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prohibits intentional discrimination in the context of race, color, or national origin in federally assisted programs

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a hearing * timely notice of the hearing * representation at the hearing * a list of charges * opportunity to respond to the charges

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provide data on the achievement of specified programs objectives

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management techniques from the private sector to public entities, resulting in practices such as increasing outsourcing of services, relying on private rather than public funding, and favoring business experts rather than educators to manage school districts

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School boards and teacher unions cannot use their locally granted authority to override federal or state constitutional provisions.

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an obligation of the state, which in turn confers administrative duties to local boards of education

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to provide effective instruction by taking advantage of the resulting diversity

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* Parent/students to access their education records * a chance to try and have their records changed * partial control over who sees them * With many exceptions, schools must have the student's consent before disclosure of their records.

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Program of directed studies in order to meet the needs of gifted students. Students pursue an area of interest in depth under the supervision of a faculty member.

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Seeking consensus on the objectives of the educational system or on those aspects of the system to be improved

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develop a set of long-range goals and objectives for the high school

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District-level committees made up of representative subject-matter teachers from each of the district schools make binding decisions about what curriculum and what textbooks will be adopted by all district schools for each subject area.

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* Based on set $ amount multiplied by the prior year's ADA * Received on a quarterly timeline

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Focuses more on the organization by improving the structure, outcomes, and path of the organization, you will then improve the outcomes of the stakeholder's within the organization.

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resources that the government is holding or managing for an external party

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The labor and operational costs for Food Services are included in this fund. (Restricted)

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+ can accomplish a lot in a short time + good if you're knowledgeable - no commitment - no extra input

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+ high level of commitment - lack of central leadership

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ID key individuals to share in responsibility + eases load - competent individuals needed

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Charismatic + Great change, inspirational - only as strong as leader - crumbles when leader leaves

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A U.S. law enacted in 2001 that was intended to increase accountability in education by requiring states to qualify for federal educational funding by administering standardized tests to measure school achievement.

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In 1947 the Supreme Court in Everson v. Board of Education held that public funds for transportation of parochial school children were expended for the benefit of the individual child and not for religious purposes.

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provide monies for programs to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged children through Title I-Basic Programs

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* build VISION * develop SKILLS and confidence * create INCENTIVES for learning * expand human and other RESOURCES * plan and take ACTION

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(norm reference) nationwide comparison

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written test - rubric

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not written walkthrough, observation, Q&A

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same results, consistent grading

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performance based assessment

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Correct Answer: b. Internal reflection. Explanation: Correct answer: Internal reflection When conducting the others' perception step, activities should be geared to obtaining outside information about oneself. Internal reflection would be appropriate for the "Self awareness" phase of the model.

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Correct Answer: a. School safety plans. Explanation: A school level orientation would introduce teachers to issues specifically related to their school. The only choice that is school specific is (A), school safety plans.

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Correct answer: d. It reduces the workload of administrators. Explanation: Distributive leadership spreads decision making throughout the school, creating a "flatter" governance structure. It fosters community engagement and a broader commitment to the success of schools. It also provides opportunities for professional growth by enabling teachers to assume leadership roles. Distributive leadership does not necessarily reduce the workload of administrators because they still have the same responsibilities.

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Correct Answer: Choose a method of communication that will minimize misunderstanding. Explanation: When dealing with a sensitive problem, it is important to choose a method of communication that will minimize misunderstanding. For example, it may be inappropriate to use email in such a situation because people frequently misinterpret the tone and intent of email messages. So the correct answer is (A). Keeping the message vague (B), (C) would just lead to misunderstanding. Putting off the communication (D) or delegating the task (E) would be shirking responsibility.

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The Correct answer is: use the cultural background of each child to teach new skills Explanation: Choice B is the right answer because in a culturally diverse school, teachers should recognize and respect cultural differences and use the cultural background of each child to teach new skills.

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The correct answer: is supervision. Explanation: Superintendents and principals can help foster higher quality teachers, especially when new teachers are hired, by encouraging them and guiding them. This form of leadership is a style known as collegial supervision. With collegial supervision, the leaders partner with the teachers to help them improve their instructional methods by using coaching, participation in study teams, assisting the teachers with problem solving and by using reflection. Additionally, leaders who utilize this type of style must have strong interpersonal skills.

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The correct answer: is review the curriculum and its requirements. By reviewing the curriculum requirements with the teachers, the principal helps the teachers to gain knowledge of the standards they should be teaching based on the curriculum and identify if the teachers understand what the standards are for the curriculum. Other topics the principal can address in these weekly meetings are instructional methods and approaches teachers can use to create assessment tools. These assessment tools can be used by the teacher to determine what the students are learning and what gaps in learning the students may have.

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Correct answer: Foundation programs Explanation: Flat grants are when funds are allocated on a per unit basis without regard to the wealth of a district. The district's fiscal effort and state support make up percent equalization programs. Guaranteed tax base / yield programs are when all school districts are given a tax yield. Full state funding is as its name states, when the education is fully funded by the state.

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Correct answer: Instructive Explanation: The instructive phase is the first in the development of a principal. The two remaining phases are transitional and high capacity, respectively.

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Correct answer: Kinesthetic Explanation: In this type of instruction, learning centers and science experiments are heavily used. A teacher may also incorporate dramabased lessons and handson learning experiences.

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Correct Answer: Cooperative learning. Explanation: Cooperative learning involves two or more students working together on a project. This approach exposes students to different perspectives and gives them an opportunity to practice teamwork and social skills as they learn. The correct answer is (D).

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Correct Answer: Ensuring that the school environment is conducive to learning. Explanation: Choice (C), ensuring that the school environment is conducive to learning, is the principal's most important contribution the instructional program. The other responsibilities are more administrative in nature and not as closely related to instruction.

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Correct Answer: The theory of multiple intelligences. Explanation: Bloom's Taxonomy challenged traditional educational models by asserting that the cognitive domain (the domain of rational thought) represents only one category of learning. In this sense, Bloom presented an early version of John Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which asserts that our current definition of intelligence is too narrow. The correct answer is (A).

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Correct Answer: Hidden rooms The correct answer: is hidden rooms. Explanation: When conducting a walkthrough of a school and taking a physical inventory of the school, the principal should watch for cleanliness of the school, identify inadequate lighting, notate areas of the school that requires repairs, look for areas where there is water damage, look for areas where limited space may become an issue and identify hidden rooms. Further, the principal should know what to do to address associated with security issues that may arise, such as when a student vandalizes the school property. Then, the walk through should comprise inspecting materials and supplies. This way, the principal can order materials the staff and students will need for the school year. Further, the principal should review staff personnel files and become familiar with staff that have been on corrective action status in the past and observe these staff members to see if they have made improvements. Performing a technology survey is another element that may be part of a school inventory process to determine if the school has the necessary wiring for the computer labs or if computers need to be repaired or replaced. Then, the principal needs to become familiar with how to operate and even override the school's alarm systems, such as security and fire alarms.

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Correct answer: Poet Explanation: There are eight major symbolic roles that a school leader could take on. They are the following: (1) Historian (2) Anthropological sleuth (3) Visionary (4) Symbol (5) Potter (6) Poet (7) Actor (8) Healer

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Correct answer: Obesity Obesity is a growing problem in may countries, such as the United States. Although schools are not the only ones responsible for helping eradicate the epidemic, they are responsible for providing healthy lunch / snack options for its pupils.

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A child who has trouble reading may have exceptional artistic ability. According to the theory of multiple intelligences, the traditional concept of intelligence does not encompass the wide variety of abilities humans display. For example, students who have low scores on IQ tests may have exceptional artistic ability. Howard Gardner, who developed this theory, identified eight distinct types of intelligence.

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Correct Answer: To reduce the achievement gap for disadvantaged students. Explanation: The No Child Left Behind Act was intended to identify poorly performing schools, so that interventions can be made to reduce the achievement gap for disadvantaged students. This is described in (C), the correct answer.1

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The correct answer is: instructional expenditures. Explanation: The school districts and the schools operate based on a budget. The budget describes the programs the schools will fund for the current year and will have in place for the next year. The budget has a current amount and a proposed amount that the school district will use for operations, which is known as revenue. Also, the budget describes what the schools expect to spend for the upcoming fiscal year which is called the expenditures. Most states' government, the governor and the legislative body will determine how much money or revenue is allocated to the schools in the state. Once the money is allocated to the state's department of education, each district in the state will determine how they will spend the money. For the Brascan School District, and for most school districts, instructional programs, such as regular education, special education, summer school sessions and general administration are classified as instructional cost or instructional expenditures. Also, general school operations, school maintenance, and transportation are included in the instructional expenditures.

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Correct answer: State standards. Explanation: Of the items on this list, state standards, is the most useful in developing instructional objectives. Objectives are specific statements about what students will be able to do or demonstrate. Student input, public meetings, standardized testing, or the internet would not be particularly helpful in developing such statements.

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The correct answer: is facilitating shared leadership and strategic leadership through collaboration. A principal has many duties and can get wrapped up in the hectic day to day schedules of the job and fail to seek input from others, such as the teachers and other stakeholders. By not getting the buy in from key stakeholders, a principal is not collaborating, thus decision making is done alone. In some cases, principals purposely do not gain input from others because it is time consuming or he or she has not developed a positive relationship with the stakeholders. As a result, the decisions the principal makes alone will not include input from the stakeholders to ensure the decisions supports and demonstrates the school districts plan, mission and vision. The principal may experience a lot of push back due to the lack of collaboration with the key stakeholders.

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A process in which teachers systematically examine their work and make changes. Action research is an approach to professional development in which teachers systematically examine their own work and make necessary changes. It is a type of structured self evaluation.

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Mediation Explanation: Mediation is a function of leadership. In addition to administrators, students, parents, and the public, teachers are constituencies of the school.

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The correct answer: is a logic model. Explanation: The logic model is a guide leaders can develop and use for establishing professional development programs. The logic model identifies the outcomes, indicators, learning activities, specifies the pace for learning activities, identifies the sequence for the learning activities, and guide in creating evaluations such as formative and summative evaluations to assess the professional development program. For example, in the scenario, the outcome can be used to determine if the science teachers have acquired additional skills to recognize if the students are learning science topics as well as identify the best instructional methods for helping the students learn science topics.

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gives the students a variation in the types of educational programs they can select. Leaders have many strategies that will help them meet the needs of the diverse student learning styles in the schools and in the classroom. First of all, leaders should choose assessments activities appropriately. Next, leaders should review and determine the educational strengths and weaknesses of the students. Further, the leaders can implement strategies for the teachers to change the educational activities and the amount of time the students have to complete the activities in order to give all students sufficient time to complete their assignments. Other approaches may include allowing the students to choose activities, such as with the new fine arts department at the Boston Schools. These students now have the opportunity to choose from art classes, music classes, drama classes, choir and other fine arts programs. This way, students with diverse interest can select which program best fits their interests and learning needs. Also, along this line, the schools can implement a variation in the educational activities that are taught, let students choose independent projects and participate in group educational projects. For example, a 3rd grade teacher could assign a poster project, where the 3rd graders can pick a country, learn about that country, then make a poster that shows the country's culture, such as what the individuals in that country eat, or the types of clothes the citizens wear, or the types of holiday's the country celebrates.

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Correct answer: students are strongly motivated by the desire to feel good about themselves. Explanation: According to the attribution theory of motivation, the need to feel good about oneself can be a powerful motivator.

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Classical organizational Explanation: The Social Systems Theory views the organization as a whole and allows personnel to share ideas and opinions. The Classical Organizational Theory is used by school leaders when their overall goal is to promote structure, rules, policies regulations and procedures. The Open Systems Theory says the environment influences changes and utilizes collaboration between personnel and the community. The idea that people must be persuaded and controlled to do work and use intrinsic motivation and creativity to complete the project when committed to it is known as The Theory X and Theory Y. The Motivation Hygiene theory utilizes the concepts of self esteem, self actualization, safety and belonging as major themes within it.

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Other student's records Explanation: While the Freedom of Information Act does grant the public with the ability to understand the policies and procedures associated with how a school / district operates, there is some information that is considered secure and therefore not readily available for the public. The school / district must complete a list of such items that are considered "exempt" from the Act.

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is school operation and program guidelines. Explanation: The school leaders establish guidelines to ensure the safety of the students. During all operations of the school, including off campus activities, such as the students going on the band trip to the band competition, the school guidelines should require the band director to obtain written permission from the students' parents. The school's leaders must set guidelines to ensure students are safe during onsite and offsite school events. Therefore, when the band director did not obtain signed written permission from the students' parents or legal guardians, the band director did not follow the leadership's protocol for school operation and programs. Further, by having signed permission forms, the school has documentation that the parents are aware of where their children are going, which is the band competition 60 miles away and know why the students are going on the trip. The signed permission slips reduces liability risks and will give the school permission to make sure the students receive medical care if the students sustain injuries or becomes sick while on the offsite trip.

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Students from low income families. Explanation: Students from low income families may be at a disadvantage, but they are not generally considered to have special needs. The correct answer is (C).

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Correct Answer: Student learning. Explanation: Performancebased assessment uses data on student learning to evaluate a teacher's effectiveness. This data would typically come from some form of objective testing. The correct answer is (B).

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Speak to the two teachers individually. Explanation: It is always best to discuss personnel issues individually. Meeting with each of the teachers separately will give the principal a chance to gain a better understanding of their discontents. It will also prevent the teachers from "ganging up" on the principal and reinforcing each other's negative feelings. Ignoring the situation or trying to transfer the teachers would be shirking responsibility.

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Correct Answer: A man with a gun has been seen on school property. Explanation: A principal will order a lockdown if there is an immediate threat to students and they will be safer in their classrooms with the doors locked. In choice (B), the correct answer, the presence of an armed man on school property represents such a threat. The other situations would not call for a lockdown. Choice (C), a fire has broken out, would call for just the opposite, an evacuation.

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Brain based learning. Explanation: Brain based learning is an instructional model that was created by Brooks. With this instructional model, schools can use educational neuroscience tools to help students use their brains to learn content naturally. This is also accomplished by the teachers using the environment around them, lessons and student engagement to increase student learning. Also, the teachers can help the students gain critical thinking skills, planning skills and skills to reason logically.

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Contemplation Explanation: The Macon School District is in the contemplation stage based on the strategies for behavioral change. There are several behavioral theories and change models, which includes stages of change theory The correct answer: is contemplation. transtheoretical, theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behaviors, health belief model, risk reduction model, relapse prevention, social learning/social change theory, and ecological approach. The Macon School District is using the stages of change theory transtheoretical behavioral change model developed by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente. With this model, the stages include precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. The Macon School District is in the contemplation stage because they are thinking about implementing the comprehensive sex education program but have not started planning for the curriculum. Further, the Macon School District has already past the precontemplation stage since they are in the contemplation stage. If the school district was in the precontemplation stage, the leaders in the district would not be aware that the schools need a comprehensive sex education program. Potentially, the leaders are aware of events that have caused them to consider or contemplate developing a comprehensive sex education program, such as they want to institute an educational model to help students learn about sex or there is a high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among the student population or even a high incidence of teenage pregnancies among the school students. Further, in the preparation stage, a school is starting to develop a program. In the case of the Macon School District, the leaders have not formed a curriculum committee to start the curriculum mapping process in order to develop the curriculum for a comprehensive sex education program.

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Satisfaction strengthens the connection between stimulus and response and dissatisfaction weakens it. Thorndike's law of effect states that rewards strengthen the connection between a stimulus and a response and punishments weaken the connection. For example, when a student is praised for a correct response to a question, the connection between the question and the correct answer is strengthened in the student's mind.

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Correct Answer: Include positive comments as motivation to improve performance. Explanation: Include positive comments as motivation to improve performance. Employees who receive positive feedback along with constructive criticism will be more willing to improve their performance. Employees who receive only negative feedback are likely to become defensive and discouraged. In giving constructive criticism, an administrator should focus on objective criteria, not assessments of an individual's personality.

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Correct answer: Human Relations Explanation: This approach focuses on helping all students develop positive attitudes toward people of different racial, cultural and gender groups. It also seeks to help students with their communication skills.

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Correct answer: Evaluation of the process and outcomes of the plan Explanation: As with any plan, once implemented, this plan must be evaluated in order to ensure its effectiveness. The other choices are all preceding steps in the process.

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Correct Answer: Productivity and professional practice. Correct answer: Productivity and professional practice Explanation: The the International Society for Technology in Education implemented six standards of technology. They are as follows: (1) Leadership and vision: "Educational leaders inspire a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization of that vision" (2) Learning and teaching: Educational leaders should make sure curricular design integrates appropriate technology for maximized learning (3) Productivity and professional practice: Technology applied to enhance the professional practice of educational leaders (4) Support, management, and operations: The integration of technology to support productive systems (5) Assessment and evaluation: Implementing systems of evaluation and assessment (6) Social, legal and ethical issues: Educational leaders understand the social, legal and ethical issues related to technology.

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The correct answer is: Joseph Renzulli. Explanation: Joseph Renzulli, in the 1970s, developed a theory that is the foundation for many schools' gifted and talented student programs. Renzulli was a researcher and psychologist who created the theory of giftedness and a school model for schools to teach students who fall in the classification as gifted or talented students. Further Renzulli's research concluded that there were three concepts for his gifted model which includes (1) gifted or talented students have abilities that are above average, (2) gifted students have some type of creative talent and (3) gifted students should be taught in a program where the students are allowed to interact with other students who are similar to them.

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The correct answer is: Implement restructuring plan. Explanation: The Monroe Public School's overall adequate yearly progress is showing that the Monroe Public Schools did not meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) because three schools, Elementary School A, Middle School A and High School A fell below the established threshold for academic achievement and for the high school graduation rates. The school indicated they are in Phase 5, which means they are in the process of implementing a restructuring plan. The other stages of the No Child Left Behind Act's adequate yearly progress (AYP) phases are: (a) Phase 0 - AYP Met, (b) Phase 1 - School Improvement, (b) Phase 2 - Continue School Improvement, (c) Phase 3 - Corrective Action, (d) Phase 4 - Plan Restructuring and (e) Phase 6 - Continue Implementation of Restructuring Plan.

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Engage others through a shared vision. Explanation: The correct answer is (C). Leaders must be able to engage others through a shared vision. All the other choices are too dictatorial and onesided. They represent topdown management.

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The correct answer is: Four Blocks Literacy Model. Explanation: Cunningham and Hall created the Four Blocks Literacy Model which guides elementary instructional programs by using building blocks. These building blocks consist of four blocks, which is known as its Multimethod and Multilevel framework. Within this framework, the teachers help students learn reading and writing through (1) Guided Reading, consisting of reading comprehension and vocabulary building skills, (2) Writing, including language skills, (3) Phonics (Working with Words) and (4) Selfselect Reading which focuses on fluency in reading and listening vocabulary.

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Albert Explanation: Responsive is an approach that "establishes safe learning environments based on social situations and interactions that are vital to learning". Neo Skinnerian is a behavior management approach used by teachers which says "consistency is key." Kohn is a behavior management approach that "creates a community where students are decision makers". Albert "uses encouragement, collaboration and intervention to help students make responsible behavior choices."

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Correct answer: Hinder the idea of risk taking Explanation: Kathleen Cotton outlines 25 categories of principal behavior. Additional categories are: protecting instructional time and recognition of student and staff achievement.

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Explanation: The correct answer: is crisis management plan. School leaders face many unexpected incidents that require quick decisions and actions to ensure the safety of the students, faculty and staff. The principal and superintendent's ability to effectively deal with crisis is one skill needed to be a good leader. Therefore, the best way for school leaders to handle unexpected occurrences is to have a crisis or emergency management plan in place. This plan can help school leaders stay in control of the situation and remain calm. Further, when dealing with incidents, such as disease or medical emergencies, the superintendent will need to work with the local health department to determine if there are unusual outbreaks of diseases or viruses, such as the flu that requires school closure. In some states, the state laws guide what a school has to include in the crisis management or emergency plan. These inclusions can cover policies, procedures and methods to (a) stop or handle emergencies, such as water or power outages, school bus accidents, (b) critical incidences, such as terrorist threats, shootings in the school, hazardous material spills, suicide attempts, or (c) natural disasters, such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, severe winter storms, fires and flooding.

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Enrollment statistics. Explanation: Enrollment statistics might have some effect on staff development if they showed a significant change in a school's demographics. Of these five choices, however, enrollment statistics would have the least effect on staff development. The correct answer is (A).

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Explanation: The correct answer: is Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English. The Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) method helps schools teach students who do not speak English or speaks some English but lack proficiency in speaking English as English is their second language. Teachers using the SDAIE approach use several instructional methods to help the students learn to speak English. These strategies include using computer software and creating graphics so the student can visually see what the teacher is talking about or pairing an English speaking student with a student who is not fluent in English and allowing them to read together. Other approaches the leaders can include in the instructional methods are the teacher can change his or her way of speaking, such as slowing down when teaching a student who is not fluent in English. Then, the teacher can use facial and hand gestures, audiovisual material and manipulative while teaching. Further, when implementing the SDAIE approach, the leaders must have teachers who know about teaching students where English is their second language, know the first and second language acquisition theory, has knowledge of how to create a curriculum and know the subject matter in order to make sure the instruction includes key concepts that focuses on the main themes and ensure the content is appropriate for the age of the student. Other programs a school can use to teach students who are not native English speaking students include sheltered English, transition bilingual education, twoway bilingual education, maintenance education and submersion or immersion education.

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Ensure the student's name is held confidential when approaching Mr. Colton, the football coach, to discuss the allegations. First off, the school should have sexual harassment policies and procedures in place. Therefore, the principal should review the policies and guidelines on sexual harassment and follow them. Typically, schools provide students an opportunity to file a complaint for sexual harassment, which is part of the school's grievance procedures. Also, the principal should not dismiss this allegation because the principal does not know if the student is dating one of the football team members or not. In order to address, the allegation, the principal has to find out all of the facts associated with the sexual harassment claim. Additionally, according to the United States Department of Education, school guidelines for sexual harassment should state that whoever is filing the sexual harassment complaint should be allowed to file it with confidentiality. This way, the student does not fear retaliation from the individual who is performing the sexual harassment. Also, within the school's procedures, the harassment policy must address that retaliation is not tolerated. Next, the principal should understand, based on the school's harassment policies and procedures, how harassment is defined. Further, the principal should explain the definition of harassment to all individuals involved with the claim. Then, the principal must ensure the rights of the student is protected, as well as ensure the student and the individual accused of sexual harassment knows their rights. Other steps the principal should take relating to sexual harassment are (a) make sure staff and students know that it is important to report any allegations of sexual harassment and (b) have preventative steps to make sure sexual harassment does not occur in the first place.

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The correct answer: is energy conservation bonds. Debt service is a budget classification that outlines the activities or allocations for debt, including the debt principal and interests. Further, the debt service section in the budget for a school can outline the loan payments, including serial bonds, energy conservation bonds and sinking fund expenditures. These debt service allocations can also be related to retiring bonds that are long term and capital expenses such as payment on a copying machine and its equipment for the district that is leased from a copying service. The remaining answer choices are associated with income, such as grants and government or local income.

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Correct Answer: The cognitive domain. Explanation: Bloom's Taxonomy defines three domains of learning: the cognitive domain, the affective domain, and the psychomotor domain. Learning to solve algebra problems would fall in the cognitive domain (E).

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Correct Answer: Eliminate the need for student report cards. Explanation: Technology gives administrators the ability to analyze data in all the ways presented, except it does not eliminate the need for report cards.

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Protection in the evaluation process Explanation: There are six major principles of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. They are as follows: Zero reject: No child with a disability can be excluded from public education. Protection in the evaluation process: There should be nonbias testing with regard to the education of students. Free and Appropriate Public Education: The education of students with disabilities must be a public expense. Least restrictive environment: As much as possible and appropriate, students with disabilities should be educated with students who do not have disabilities. Due process procedures: Parents and students must be given certain rights regarding assessment, placement and the implementation of the educational program. Parent and student participation: There should be shared decision making among the school, parents and students regarding the special education process.

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Correct answer: Focus on the long term perspective rather than short term Explanation: In 1986, Edward Deming created 14 principles with regard to total quality management. Of the fourteen, he established five key elements: change agent, teamwork, continuous improvement, trust building and the eradication of short term goals.

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Correct answer: Personal Explanation: Professional: evaluates how well a teacher performs duties as they are assigned Personal: assesses how well a teacher resolves difficult situations. Management: looks into how lessons are prepared Instructional: relates goals and objectives to student tasks and experiences Product: looks into how the teacher maintains proper records

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The correct answer: is empowering the teachers to participate in the decision making process. Currently, the teachers are one of the major stakeholders. Also, the teachers' resistance to change is a deterrence for the principal to institute an effective vision for the school. The vision statement sets the stage for strategic planning as the vision statement outlines how the school will meet its mission. The vision statement requires input from all stakeholders. Therefore, the teachers, staff, community, school board, superintendent and any individual or organization that has a vested interest in the success of the school has to participate in the decision making process. Further, the principal should not create the vision statement alone nor should the school board. By creating the vision statement collaboratively, the school will have a more effective plan for the school's future missions. Otherwise, conflict will arise if all stakeholders do not agree with the newly established vision statement. Additionally, conflict impedes the student's educational growth and progress at the school.

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Creating a vision Explanation: This question addresses the distinction between leaders and managers. Leaders are visionaries. They create a vision for the future of their organizations based on deeply held values. Managers get things done. With input from their staff, they create plans for accomplishing specific goals. In (A), the correct choice, creating a vision represents a commonly recognized leadership role.

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The correct answer: is classroom walkthroughs. Explanation: Classroom walkthroughs are one approach to obtain data to evaluate the curriculum and the teacher's instructional strategies. When conducting a classroom walkthrough, the leaders should make sure the walkthrough is short, not a formal procedural process, and does not involve evaluating the teachers for annual performance evaluations. Instead, the walkthroughs are conducted by the leaders, such as principals, to observe the instructional activities and to make decisions that will impact the curriculum. During the walkthroughs, the principal may ask students questions or make observations associated with the instruction to determine the strengths of the curriculum or gaps or assess if the leaders need to schedule professional development for the teachers. The leader can further determine, along with other assessment approaches, if the new literacy program is helping to improve student achievement.

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Correct answer: Clustering interests Explanation: There are six phases to Noye's Deliberation Model. The other three phases are: explaining positions, highlighting changes in position, and public sharing. The idea of clustering interests comes from Hunkins' Conversational Approach.

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Correct Answer: A type of scaled score used with many standardized tests. Explanation: A stanine is a type of scaled score. Stanine scores range from 9 to 1. Scores of 7, 8, and 9 are usually considered above average, scores of 4, 5, and 6 are average, and scores of 1, 2, and 3 are below average. Stanine scores give a rough measurement of how an individual student has performed in relation to other members of a group. The correct answer is (B).

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Correct Answer: "Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students." Explanation: "Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students" The five core propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are: 1: "Teachers are committed to students and their learning." 2: "Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students." 3: "Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning." 4: 4: "Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience." 5: "Teachers are members of learning communities."

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Correct Answer: Curriculum The correct answer is: curriculum. Explanation: Based on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), parents have the right to give the school feedback on areas where the school has failed to comply with federal laws or where they see the school can better improve its educational process. Additionally, parents can further file a complaint with agencies such as the United States Department of Education. Items a parent can review and provide the school with comments regarding their effectiveness and noncompliance are activities associated with athletic, extracurricular, scholarship programs and instructional methods and curriculum.

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Correct Answer: The principal is fostering a positive environment Explanation: The correct answer: is the principal is fostering a positive environment. Principals have a responsibility to foster learning in an environment that is positive and safe. One way to do this is by recognizing students and staff members for their achievements, such as academic, extracurricular activities and professional to name a few. Also recognition helps encourages students to pursue their interests and feel proud of their achievements.

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Correct answer: higher test scores. Explanation: The concept of continuous improvement involves a constant effort improve student performance.

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Correct Answer: Send the parents a letter The correct answer: is send the parents a letter. Explanation: Since the police and the safety team confirmed there was not a bomb in the building but was a prank, the principal should still notify the parents. She can do this by sending home a letter or sending the parents a message through their phone messaging system or whatever approach the school uses for notifying the parents. By notifying the parents of the bomb threat, the principal can communicate to the parents that the students are safe. She should also let the parents know that the school has safety policies and steps to handle situation such as a bomb threat and will ensure that the students safety always come first.

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Explanation: An increase in the number children who need special education services. An increase in the number of children who need special education services may require hiring more teachers and aides, which would be more expensive than any of the other choices. Correct answer:

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Correct Answer: The teacher did not follow the school's policy for handling cash from fundraisers Explanation: The teacher did not follow the school's policy for handling cash from fundraisers. Many schools require that staff turn any money they receive from any type of event over to the principal or the principal's designated individual to collect money. This individual is also responsible for taking the money to the bank. In this case, Mrs. Parson did not intentionally try to keep the money because she left it behind in the box of contents before she moved to another state. The teacher more than likely became overwhelmed with the move and failed to remember that she had not turned in the money. This is also one reason internal audits are important for schools. The internal audits can help schools account for the monies received, spent and deposited, especially during fundraising events. Therefore, schools need to have policies in place to help ensure they have a good audit trail to account for all financial transactions. Further, internal audits are often performed by the school district's auditing department or an outside firm. The auditors reviews the schools financial records to make sure the school complies with all requirements and to make sure the school funds where handled and used appropriately. At each school, the principal oversees money that is collected and deposited for the school, as well as make sure the money is used for the purpose identified based on the school budget. When discrepancies arise during a financial audit, such as the teacher in the scenario who forgot to turn in the collected money from the fundraiser, the auditor can discover when money has been poorly handled or even when money has been used inappropriately. When funds are intentionally misused, the staff may get fired or even face criminal prosecution.

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Correct Answer: FEMA. Explanation: Correct answer: FEMA FEMA seeks to provide information on violence prevention as well as proper response to crisis. Its mission is to "support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards."

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Correct Answer: The student discipline code's objective Explanation: When evaluating policies, such as the student discipline policy or code, you should identify the objective of it. For instance, is the policy fair and coincide The correct answer: is the student discipline code's objective. with the school's educational program. Then, you should determine if the current policy meets the needs of its intended purpose. Typically, a student conduct policy should outline the responsible behavior, what is expected from the students, make sure the individuals rights are upheld, have options for disciplining students who are exhibiting inappropriate behavior, establish behavior categories and make distinctions between minor offenses and more serious offenses, have a policy in place to communicate and collaborate with the parents and ensure the policy abides by established laws. Now, in this instance of our scenario, if you find that the discipline policies are too strict, such as the policies dictate that for all offenses, whether minor or major, the student receives the maximum disciplinary action such as expulsion, then the policies may be too strict. For example, the discipline policy may state that students who are late for school are automatically suspended for five days.

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~Amended the California Ed Code ~changed the required birthday for admission to K & 1st grade. ~established a TK program beginning in the 2012-2013 school year.

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Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic/Relevant Time-Bound

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school board

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~a form of bias ~aka: confirmation bias ~only searches for information that supports a preferred choice

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child benefit theory

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~parents can 'trigger' school change ~If majority of parents at a school sign a petition they will be given the option of all of the following reforms **child scholarship to go to a private school. **convert the existing school into a charter school. **send their child to another public school. ~They DO NOT get funds to homeschool child.

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~short time segments to get out of the office and get a feel for what is going on in a school. ~1 benefit: holistic observation of school culture & climate.

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~communicates school behavioral norms ~codes of conduct ~student rights and responsibilities ~unacceptable behavior ~procedures for due process and appeals.

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~Summarizing and note taking ~Homework and practice ~Cooperative learning ~Generating and testing hypotheses

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students with disabilities have: ~access to, ~involvement in & ~progress in the general curriculum.

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a small learning community within a high school ~brings together school and the world of work ~engages students who might be indifferent to, or possibly even drop out of school.

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A broad view used to understand and change an organization. ~overall structures ~patterns and cycles in systems, ~rather than seeing only specific events in the system.

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identifying the content that needs to be mastered, then designing assessments and activities to support student learning

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Specialized Instructional Support Personnel ~staff who supports students *speech & language *nurses *behavioral specialists *psych, etc.

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The school community can quickly identify discrepancies between current and desired outcomes so that course corrections can be made based on the information gained.

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~Individuals with disabilities ~Students with Limited English Proficiency ~Displaced homemakers

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~Driven by desired results ~Focused on specific standards ~Collaborative by design ~Integrated into school and classroom planning ~Linked to best practices in day-to-day work

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California Public Employees Relations Board

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issue orders to accomplish the purposes and policies of the statutes it administers

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lack of: ~administrative support ~compensation ~preparation

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~School Athletics ~School Band ~Academic classes

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the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

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the expected behavior of anyone using the district's technology.

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Arrange for a hearing where all sides, including the student's, have an opportunity to be heard.

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teacher-driven, collaborative PD designed to improve instruction and advance student learning. ~Plan a study lesson that focuses on one goal ~Teach the study lesson ~Observe others who teach the study lesson ~Debrief the study lesson experience

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Professional Learning Community Big Ideas *ensuring students learn *culture of collaboration *focus on results Essential Questions ~What do we want each student to learn? ~How will we know when each student has learned it? ~How will we respond when a student experienced difficulty in learning? (R. Dufour)

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Teams of teachers working with the grade levels from above and below to make sure there are no gaps in learning.

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Positive culture -highest expectation & support for: *student achievement *responsible social behavior --lifelong learners & ethical citizens in 21st C.

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1. clear & shared focus 2. High stand. & expectations for all S's 3. Effective school leadership 4. High levels of collab. & comm. 5. Curriculum, instr. & stand=aligned to state stand. 6. monitor learning & teaching 7. Focused PD 8. Supportive learning env. 9. High family & community involvement

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1. promotes core ethical & performance values 2. character=thinking, feeling, doing. 3. character dev=comprehensive, intentional, proactive 4. caring school community 5. opportunities for moral action 6. meaningful & challenging curriculum 7. S's=self motivated 8. staff=ethical learning community 9. shared leadership & long range support 10. school=partners w/ families & community 11. assess culture & climate (regularly)

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-S handbook -collaboration w/ S's - staff - community -proactive approach = diagnose - prevent - address factors -clear consequences -Support = counseling - guidance - outside agencies -rigorous curriculum = behavior norms

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What a principal does that directly promotes student learning: *high expectations for teachers & students. *supporting continual learning & PD of teachers *strong vision for quality curriculum & instruction *recruiting school & community supporters *giving constructive feedback, suggestions & praise *model what works. *asking for input.

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High expectations for S's & T's: ~honors learning process. ~treats S's & T's with admiration & respect. ~makes learning safe & fun. ~celebrates accomplishments of all. **Balance between embracing/internalizing school culture & retaining individuality/unique perspectives.

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1. Teaching & reinforcing positive behaviors & skills 2. appropriate physical layout 3. Specific, clear classroom routines & procedures. 4. Consistent standards schoolwide

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1. violence prevention 2. positive behavioral supports & social skills training 3. early intervention 4. in-school suspension 5. adult mentors 6. teacher support teams (intervention assistance teams)

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1. Comparing, contrasting, classifying, analogies & metaphors 2. summarizing & note taking 3. reinforcing & recognizing effort 4. homework & practice 5. nonlinguistic representations 6. cooperative learning 7. setting objectives & providing feedback 8. generating & testing hypotheses 9. questions, cues & advanced organizers

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Step 1: principal & teacher meet to discuss shared goals

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step 2: principal observes teacher during a lesson. *Analyze student work

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step 3: post observation -principal & teacher separately reflect to make notes about key discussion points

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step 4: principal & teacher meet to discuss reflection points and mutually develop a shared plan for continued growth.

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1997 Coordinated by Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Governance

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A strategy in which you start with the end goal and plan activities & assessments backwards to determine the steps needed to get to the end goal.

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setting district-wide goals to achieve desired results in many areas.

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Disaggregating district or school data to assess needs, inform & design future lessons.

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Designing lessons, activities & assessments for specified content.

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~S attitudes & beliefs ~T expectations & beliefs ~Family Issues ~School Culture

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~Initiation ~Implementation ~Continuation ~Outcome

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~access to, existence & quality of innovations ~advocacy from teachers &/or central admin. ~external change agents (laws)

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~Characteristics of Change *do workers see need for change? *clarity about goals & needs *complexity: Is the solution a radical change from normal? *quality & practicality of program: does it work right every time? ~Local Factors *District or LEA (mandate) *principal *teachers *Community ~External *Gov't. laws or reg's.

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Decision to institutionalize an innovation (how we will do business now) ~imbedded into structure ~critical mass of admin's & T's ~procedures established to support continuation

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~active initiation & participation ~pressure, support & negotiation of implementation ~changes in skill, thinking & committed action ~overriding problem of ownership (everybody owns the change. This is how we do it now.)

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~purpose of change isn't clear ~participants in change aren't part of the planning ~appeal for change based on personal reasons ~habit patterns of work group are ignored ~poor communication ~fear of failure ~excessive work pressure ~cost is too high or reward too low for making change ~present situation is satisfactory ~lack of trust/respect in change initiator

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~achievement ~demographic ~program ~perception

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Seek to enhance S achievement by: ~Collecting data ~Diagnose areas of need ~Identify effective, evidence based interventions *focus on S skills & how they respond to instruction *teams of gen ed & special ed collaborate on decision-making process (SST teams) ~RTI (example of problem solving model)

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Tier 1: Work by T in classroom Tier 2: SST team creates intervention plan within general curriculum Tier 3: Referral to SpEd team for assessment & help

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~More collaborative & comprehensive approach makes school personnel more effective ~Earlier & more effective interventions can reduce SpEd placements (especially of diverse ethnic & linguistic S groups)

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To, From, Date, Subject

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~purpose: the purpose - context and problem - specific assignment or task. ~event, circumstance, or background of the problem you are solving. ~solution: what you are doing to help solve the problem. ~summary: brief statement of the key recommendations you have reached. ~support: supporting ideas, facts, and research that back up your argument in the memo. ~closing: close with a courteous ending that states what action you want your reader to take and contact info.

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Vision-- what school plans to achieve Mission-- how to achieve it (purpose, priority, requirements, operational cornerstones)

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The Lemon Test is a three-step process to check if a law violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

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parties deposit ideas into the can and are selected from a set of solutions that are incongruent.

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make small changes when larger actions can not be made "muddling through"

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mental rules of thumb that subjects develop to help make sense of the world around them

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Impossible to know all options, decisions by satisficing (1st best option that is above the min. threshold.)

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A feeling that something is right based on perceptions and devoid of conscious thought **90% of admin decisions based on intuition

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Feel of the school

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How you do business/get things done

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1. Vision of oneself as a leader 2. Ones personal vision of the school 3. collaborative development with stakeholders. 4. variety of perspectives.

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1. Who does the school serve? 2. Unique characteristics of that population? 3. Special programs needed? 4. How do you define quality teaching? 5. How will you measure success? 6. How can you best utilize school wide data?

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1) Individually guided development 2) Observation and Assessment 3) Involvement in development and improvement process 4) Training 5) Inquiry IPDP- Individual Professional Development Plan

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Individual Professional Development Plan

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1) Proactive, clear communication 2) Give rationale of data 3) explain policies and procedures 4) Approachable, receptive and willing to respond 5) have a clear understanding of stakeholders perception, need and concerns

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Improve Teaching Practice Improve Student Achievement

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a test that compares a student's performance against a specific standard

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a test that compares a student's performance against a group

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Sandy (Stakeholders), Dreads (Data), Building (Best practices), Igloos (Input), All (Action Plan), Month (Monitor)

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instruction/practices; student achievement/outcomes

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to gather data in order to inform conversations about instructional practices with teachers; also gathering data across trends across all teachers on campus

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D. maintaining consistent, reliable communication with teachers about the changes and any new expectations

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D. Bring together a collaborative team to review suspension data, research alternatives to suspension, and develop recommendations for changes to school policy

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A. Analyze the assessment data to identify growth areas, and form a collaborative team of teachers, counselors, and administrators to formulate an action plan

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D. recognizing and celebrating teachers’ accomplishments and influence in the school’s community

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C. applying a situational leadership style and intervening as needed

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D. form a team of representative teachers to weigh the pros and cons of the revised teaching assignments

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B. Express your support for the bulletin and provide a weekly deadline for teachers to submit updates

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C. the teachers

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A. Create a progressive discipline plan with more severe consequences for students who break school-wide expectations

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A. Direct the teacher’s mentor to make unit planning the primary focus of their bi-weekly coaching meetings

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D. meet with the teacher about the issues that are troubling him and offer support and guidance

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C. Review the policy with the teacher and monitor for compliance

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A. Speak with the teacher to discuss the concerns raised from the observation and to offer resources for support

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B. arrange for separate conferences with the two teacher

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B. Newly hired teachers are frequently assigned to teach classes with the most challenging student population and are given few opportunities for professional growth

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C. III, IV, I, II

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A. Practice a strong code of personal and professional ethics

Answer 310

D. improve their instructional effectiveness

Answer 311

B. Remind the teacher that she is expected to attend all sessions as specified in her contract

Answer 312

D. Gaining feedback and input from teachers throughout the process

Answer 313

A. begin a dialogue with teachers in the department about curricular goals and objectives

Answer 314

B. Teachers should be assigned according to the appropriateness of their teaching techniques

Answer 315

C. III, I, II, IV

Answer 316

D. Analyze student achievement data at the conclusion of the PD series

Answer 317

D. reminding her that she should not feel uncomfortable referring persistently misbehaving students to you.

Answer 318

B. The curriculum and instructional strategies should be evaluated to ensure they match the rigor required by the national AP Biology standards

Answer 319

B. Meet with the teacher to discuss the rationale for her use of the movie

Answer 320

A. referring the student for evaluation by the Special Education department

Answer 321

C. They provide a basis for coaching conversations between the principal and teachers focused on improving instruction.

Answer 322

D. Share the data at the next school site council meeting and discuss areas of growth for the school

Answer 323

C. Effectiveness of the principal

Answer 324

D. Ensure that proposed decisions are communicated to relevant stakeholders

Answer 325

B. Bring together a committee of teachers, counselors, and parents to brainstorm a plan of action`

Answer 326

B. Form a committee of teachers, parents, and counselors to solicit feedback and ideas for next steps

Answer 327

D. Work with teachers on building a collective vision for the school related to student achievement

Answer 328

C. To gain input and feedback in order to develop buy-in from stakeholders

Answer 329

A. meet with your teacher leaders to develop a plan

Answer 330

C. set-up open dialogue with teachers and respond to needs accordingly.

Answer 331

A. Your role as a leader is to protect the school’s culture and vision for success

Answer 332

A. Direct the teacher’s mentor to make unit planning the primary focus of their bi-weekly coaching meetings

Answer 333

D. meet with the teacher about the issues that are troubling him and offer support and guidance

Answer 334

C. Review the policy with the teacher and monitor for compliance

Answer 335

A. Speak with the teacher to discuss the concerns raised from the observation and to offer resources for support

Answer 336

B. arrange for separate conferences with the two teachers

Answer 337

B. Newly hired teachers are frequently assigned to teach classes with the most challenging student population and are given few opportunities for professional growth

Answer 338

B. IV, I, II, III

Answer 339

A. Practice a strong code of personal and professional ethics

Answer 340

D. improve their instructional effectiveness

Answer 341

B. Remind the teacher that she is expected to attend all sessions as specified in her contract

Answer 342

B. Contact a safety and health official to come in and investigate the issue

Answer 343

D. place cones or other physical barriers to prevent cars from stopping in the no pick up zone

Answer 344

D. Send a memo home to families notifying them of how the school is handling the situation

Answer 345

D. Bring in the teacher and inform him of the accusation and of his rights and to get his statement of the events

Answer 346

D. Provide a formal notice of suspension and an opportunity for the student to have a hearing

Answer 347

D. Update parents weekly on the reconstruction through letters, phone calls, emails, and website updates, and be transparent about any safety issues that may arise

Answer 348

C. I, II, and IV

Answer 349

B. III only

Answer 350

C. any information shared during meetings is confidential

Answer 351

A. Consult with your director about the legal requirements regarding supervision of students after school hours

Answer 352

C. Set up a future meeting with the group of parents, and in the meantime assess their concerns and develop an appropriate response

Answer 353

D. Contact the district superintendent to discuss the situation before responding to the parent

Answer 354

B. Agree upon the objectives of the school’s educational program and those aspects of the program that need improvement

Answer 355

C. Create a volunteer service program that allows parents to help out in the office, classrooms, during morning supervision, or at athletic events

Answer 356

A. geared to the intended audience

Answer 357

A. whether the arrangement benefits the school

Answer 358

B. Whether this strategy reaches the parents who would most benefit from the workshops

Answer 359

A. Include parents on a committee to examine research-based methods for science instruction and lab experiments that support those methods

Answer 360

B. Whether the students are motivated and socially and emotionally ready for 7th grade

Answer 361

D. Consider if the club has current liability insurance to cover any damages to the gymnasium and any injuries to players

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