Ms. Bartholomew needs to concentrate on team building to operate the department as a unit. Which step should she concentrate on first?

Establishing shared goals to which all department members are committed

Primary benefit of establishing a PTO in a school without one?

The PTO will hold fund-raising events to supplement the school budget allowing for more significant purchases to be made.

Steps a school leader can take to help staff address assumptions impacting student success in a diverse school population.

Providing opportunities for teachers to identify their biases and learn to embrace student differences.

Which evaluation method provides the most valid indication of a course's success in meeting instructional goals?

Reviewing data that indicate the degree of students’ mastery of course objectives

A school leader regularly meets with grade-level teams to discuss interventions for struggling students, how to address student learning styles, and enrichment opportunities for students who have achieved mastery. What is the school leader’s primary purpose for the meetings?

promote differentiated instruction to support varying levels of student proficiency

To best assist with the implementation of a new shared vision and action plan, the school leader should ensure that individual teachers are:

given ongoing training beyond the rollout phase of the plan

Match each defined goal with the dimension of goal setting it best exemplifies. Options: Students’ comprehension skills will improve by the end of the second nine weeks., Students will score a level 3 or higher on the ELA benchmark test., Students’ comprehension skills will improve by participating in the SRA Reading program., Eighty percent of students will pass the ELA benchmark test.

Students’ comprehension skills will improve by the end of the second nine weeks., Students will score a level 3 or higher on the ELA benchmark test., Students’ comprehension skills will improve by participating in the SRA Reading program., Eighty percent of students will pass the ELA benchmark test.

A school leader receives a letter from the parent of a homeschooled student asking whether the student can participate in an upcoming district interscholastic mathematics competition. The school leader should first respond by

referring to board policy before communicating with the parent

What expenditure will best support the growth of a high school's newly established professional learning communities (PLCs)?

Paying for training for the teacher leaders who facilitate and oversee the work of the PLCs

Most crucial question to consider in using community resources in the classroom?

Do the resources meet the needs of the program?

To best assist with the implementation of a new technology initiative and address teachers’ concerns about distributing laptops to students, what should the school leader ensure?

students, staff, and parents are aware of policy expectations

What is the most effective action for a school leader committed to a transformative model of multicultural education?

Incorporating a range of cultural perspectives into the curriculum

What action by school leadership is most likely to address the high rate of new teachers leaving due to lack of administrative support?

Providing encouragement, frequent feedback, and opportunities for professional growth

What is the most valuable benefit of a high school social studies project that engages students in asset mapping for the school leader?

Discovering untapped community resources to support the school vision

A school leader at a school with low student achievement works with the district’s human resources department to recruit new teachers. Which teacher candidates are most appropriate for the school leader to target?

Candidates with successful teaching experience and qualifications to address student needs

When a school leader receives parent requests for specific classroom placements for the upcoming school year, the school leader should:

utilize the parent requests as one of many factors considered in student placement

Condition for approving a pastor's request to rent school cafeteria for church services.

The district allows other outside organizations to use school facilities.

Which factors impact communication and working relationships when a school leader sends e-mails to teachers and staff?

The timing, content, and tone of the e-mails

How can a school leader best support the development of teachers’ skills in technology integration?

Encouraging each teacher to create and host a classroom blog.

Primary benefit of PLCs meeting weekly for 40 minutes in content departments?

Write units of instruction that are tailored to school needs and district requirements

A school leader uses an open decision-making process regarding a proposed school initiative. Which step is missing? Options: Gather a broad amount of input about the initiative. Support a decision that is based on research. Be prompt and transparent about sharing the decision made. Communicate the outcome of the decision. Reexamine the decision only if there is pertinent new information. Have a set of decision alternatives on standby.

Facilitate consensus about a decision

What should the principal do to address faculty opposition to revised teaching assignments?

Examine the history of the teaching assignments to better understand the faculty's attachment to the present assignments.

Action by principal to address declining test scores in a middle school.

Forming a committee composed of teachers, students, parents, and community members to develop a plan of action.

A principal new to a middle school observes a culture of low expectations for student performance. What action is most likely to address this?

Focusing professional development on creating a shared vision for student success.

First step to improve a school's performance that hasn't made adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

Form a committee of stakeholders to develop a vision for improving the school's performance.

During an interview, a member of the search team asks a candidate for a principal's position to name the single most important factor in the success or failure of a school.

Effectiveness of school leadership.

How can Dr. Kane overcome resistance from science teachers to changes in the curriculum?

Demonstrate how the new curriculum will meet the needs of the teachers.

How can Mr. Stevens encourage positive interdependence in team teaching?

Monitoring to ensure that teams divide responsibilities equally among the members and holding each member responsible for explaining the team's decisions.

What are the greatest advantages of team teaching according to Mr. Stevens?

better use of the talents of the teachers and the opportunity for new teachers to work with experienced personnel.

Dr. Davis, principal of a suburban high school, is examining his procedures for conducting faculty meetings. Meetings for the last six months have resulted in little meaningful progress toward Dr. Davis's goal of using faculty meetings to identify instructional issues, plan courses of action for dealing with them, and build cohesiveness among the faculty. The faculty in Dr. Davis's high school would be most likely to respond positively to his efforts to identify and address instructional issues if he:

implements a more personalized approach to resolving conflicts among teachers.

What action by Dr. Davis during faculty meetings would make faculty believe he is sensitive to their needs?

maintains two-way communication and responds to the needs expressed.

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A school leader and fourth-grade teachers aim to improve writing instruction by examining student writing samples. What should they do first?

Back

Review all writing samples to identify common areas of weakness

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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An elementary school leader is contacted by the parents of a student who broke his arm and is unable to write. How can the school leader best address the parents’ concern?

Back

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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How can Ms. Walsh best orient Mr. Levinson to his new position while still attending to her own responsibilities?

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Ask another district assistant principal to serve as Mr. Levinson’s mentor, showing him the responsibilities of the job and offering him support and guidance

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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A new high school leader observes a longstanding pattern of high rates of disciplinary referrals among students from ethnic minorities. What is the school leader’s best response?

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Arranging professional development that builds teachers’ intercultural competency

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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According to due process, what are teachers entitled to?

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Adequate notice of the charges against them and a hearing in which they have the opportunity to defend themselves against those charges.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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How can a new school leader best assess the competency of the campus faculty?

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Using walk-throughs that target evidence of positive student outcomes.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What does Ms. Sylvester primarily demonstrate by using a classroom observation app that time stamps behaviors and sends instant reports?

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having systems in place for providing timely feedback

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