Quiz 6

Question 1

What is the responcability of a chief school officer?

Answer 1

The chief school officer has the responsibility to provide
educational leadership; among many concerns, safety is a
top priority.

Question 2

Educational leaders must work to ensure safe, secure
classrooms without creating an environment of anxiety. True/False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

There are many hazards to the health and safety of pupils,
including?

Answer 3

those relating to transportation, equipment and
violent crime.

Question 4

School districts and individual schools should have?

Answer 4

emergency plans that are coordinated with state and local
leaders.

Question 5

Emergency operation plans should be developed around
five missions areas?

Answer 5

Prevention
Protection
Mitigation
Response
Recovery

Question 6

The internal organization for the business aspects of
education vary in complexity among states and districts. True/False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The functions of the business office increase as the size
and demands of the school district increase. True/False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Certain services must always be provided as part of
business administration regardless of school district size,
including?

Answer 8

accounting/budgeting, human resources,
purchasing, transportation, food services and risk
management.

Question 9

Purchasing practices in a school district should satisfy the following
criteria:

Answer 9

Accomplish a finite objective in the shortest time and in the easiest
manner consistent with accuracy and efficiency.

Provide simplicity to speed operations and reduce errors.

Establish definite and understandable procedures that are sufficiently
elastic to allow for expansion.

Fix responsibility for each step of performance.

Provide a system of procurement that is inexpensive and consistent.

Ensure the system is adequate to perform the task for which it was
created.

Question 10

Many supplies can be of a standard size and quality
without loss of effectiveness; where standardization is
possible, it has disadvantages. True/False

Answer 10

False, advantages!

Question 11

School districts often buy in small quantities to reduce
costs, office work and delivery problems. True/False

Answer 11

False, Large

Question 12

Some purchases may require the use of the competitive
bidding process.
True/False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Requirements for an Effective Storage
System

Answer 13

Storage areas should be free of destructive factors.

Storage areas should be accessible for incoming and
outgoing supplies.

All supplies must be stored as to be readily available when
needed.

Old stock should be used first.

A current inventory should be kept for each storage area.

Responsibility for operation of storage areas must be
specifically assigned and clearly understood.

Question 14

Risk avoidance?

Answer 14

Eliminate high risk activities.

Question 15

Risk control

Answer 15

Give thorough instructions to staff and
students concerning risks in potentially hazardous areas
and situations.

Question 16

Risk transfer

Answer 16

Involve a contracted third party to cover costs
for losses; utilize waivers when possible.

Question 17

Risk retention

Answer 17

When risks cannot be eliminated, controlled
or transferred, evaluate insurance costs versus expected
losses.

Question 18

One approach to transferring risk involves?

Answer 18

the use of public
entity risk pools, in which governmental entities join
together to finance risks.

Question 19

Insurance is a method of providing for?

Answer 19

cooperative sharing
of the risk of financial or other loss; insurance-purchase
pools allow governmental entities to join together to acquire
commercial insurance coverage.

Question 20

Banking pools allow governmental entities?

Answer 20

to borrow funds
from a pool to pay losses.

Question 21

While it would be economically unwise to acquire insurance
to deal with every possible type of risk, insurance on almost
any risk can be purchased if cost is no concern.True/False

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The most common kinds of insurance considered by school
boards are?

Answer 22

fire, extended coverage, glass, boiler, floater,
crime, automobile and buss, liability, workers’
compensation, surety bonds and accident.

Question 23

Coinsurance insures only a partial value of the property
owned by the insured; the owner and insurance company
don’t share the risk. True/False

Answer 23

False, share!

Question 24

Transportation of K-12 students constitutes a major safety,
budgetary and logistics concern of school districts;

Answer 24

nationally,
there are more than 480,000 school buses in operation, with
approximately 25 million students riding buses to and from
school on a daily basis.

Question 25

Athletics and field trips are also components in pupil transportation; districts fund these in various way.True/False

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Busing costs approximately $25 billion annually. True/False

Answer 26

False, 24 billion!

Question 27

A majority of states provide assistance to local school districts for pupil transportation; methods include?

Answer 27

reimbursement funding, per pupil funding and formula funding?

Question 28

The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted program that operates in approximately?

Answer 28

95% of public schools; over 20 million low income children participated in the program on a typical day during the 2015-16 school year?

Question 29

Any public school, nonprofit private school or residential childcare can participate in the program and receive federal funds for each meal served. True/False

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Poverty guidelines are used to determine eligibility. True/False

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Revenues for the NSLP are received from the Department of Agriculture, which provides a cash reimbursement for each meal served. True/False

Answer 31

True

Question 32

The goals of human resources in education are?

Answer 32

to hire, retain and motivate personnel.

Question 33

These goals are accomplished through human resources?

Answer 33

planning, recruitment, selection, placement, induction, evaluation, compensation, promotion, professional development and discipline/transfer.

Question 34

It is a basic function of any school system to determine the placement and performance of faculty and staff. True/False

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The role of human resources covers a low spectrum and has expanded because of many factors. True/False

Answer 35

False, broad

Question 36

The average salary for a teacher in 2017 was $58,950. True/False

Answer 36

True

Question 37

States don't vary widely in terms of teacher compensation. True/False

Answer 37

False, vary!

Question 38

The highest average state salary was?

Answer 38

$79,637 in New York.

Question 39

The lowest average state salary was?

Answer 39

$42,668 in South Dakota.

Question 40

Total compensation includes salary, extra pay, benefits and pension;

Answer 40

combined, this expenditure is the single largest cost to any school district.

Question 41

Salary schedules are often used by districts or states to determine teacher salaries.True/False

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Single salary schedules provide equal pay for personnel with the same qualifications and experience without regard to other factors. True/False

Answer 42

True

Question 43

Indexed salary schedules have graduating steps and lanes?

Answer 43

based on years of experience and additional education.

Question 44

Expanded salary schedules within the index system may increase salaries based on?

Answer 44

categories such as additional assignments, subjects taught or mentoring.

Question 45

Most states or districts provide several types of benefits to school employees, including?

Answer 45

Retirement Social Security Sick Leave Personal Leave Leaves of Absence Insurance Severance Pay

Question 46

Educators are professionals who require certification;

Answer 46

certification is handled by each state’s department of education.

Question 47

In some states, certification involves a competency test. True/False

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Alternative certification programs for individuals with superior knowledge in certain content areas,

Answer 48

combined with a mentoring program to help develop pedagogical skills, are increasing due to teacher shortages.

Question 49

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards offers a certification program;

Answer 49

many states offer compensation for national board certification.

Question 50

In recent years, changes of various kinds have modified the traditional pattern of teacher assignments. Innovations that have impacted teacher assignments include?

Answer 50

Computer instruction, Flexible scheduling, Larger group instruction, Team teaching, Closed circuit television and E-learning.

Question 51

Retention of teachers has always been, and continues to be, a significant problem. True/False

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Teachers are among the most mobile of all professional workers. True/False

Answer 52

True

Question 53

Due to increases in enrollment and high levels of attrition, the demand for teachers is decreasing. True/False

Answer 53

False, growing!

Question 54

Teacher attrition is impacted by several factors,

Answer 54

including dissatisfaction with administration, lack of support, lack of input and control over teaching, and unhappiness with working conditions.

Question 55

The salary of the superintendent of schools is usually determined by?

Answer 55

Bargaining

Question 56

Salaries of administrative and supervisory staff may not fit the teacher salary schedules;

Answer 56

these employees typically receive higher salaries than teachers for several reasons.

Question 57

In a minority of districts, administrative and supervisory salaries are related to teacher salaries. True/False

Answer 57

True

Question 58

The size and importance of a school’s payroll dictate that sound principles and procedures of payroll accounting be followed. True/False

Answer 58

True

Question 59

Procedures should be followed to ensure?

Answer 59

payment of salaries at a specified, regular and acceptable time.

Question 60

Receiving the salary payment should be convenient for employees. True/False

Answer 60

True

Question 61

All employees should possess?

Answer 61

written copies of rules and policies concerning payroll procedures, including a salary schedule and information on deductions.

Question 62

A well-understood procedure should be following in reporting relevant information to the payroll division. True/False

Answer 62

True

Question 63

Through the processes of initiatives and referenda,

Answer 63

laws affecting schools, school finance and human resource matters are emerging.

Question 64

Initiative

Answer 64

A method of obtaining positive law through a petition by citizens and approval by the voters.

Question 65

Referendum

Answer 65

A proposal generated by legislative action that subsequently allows the voters to have the final say.

Question 66

Initiatives and referenda have been utilized to

Answer 66

reduce class sizes, level teacher pay among districts and approve spending increases for education in various states.