A new principal has just been appointed at a high school and has been advised by the district office that
in the past, the school improvement plan did not include professional development for teachers.
Identify the most useful information the principal and the SAC should consider in developing a ...
FELE SUBTEST 1
A new principal has just been appointed at a high school and has been advised by the district office that
in the past, the school improvement plan did not include professional development for teachers.
Identify the most useful information the principal and the SAC should consider in developing a new
school improvement plan?
A. information on successful previous
professional development offerings
B. analysis of classroom-level student
achievement data
C. informal survey of teachers' interests
D. assessment of students' needs
B. analysis of classroom-level student
achievement data - ✔✔B.
analysis of classroom-level student
achievement data
Smith Elementary School is an urban school with a large minority population. Over the last 2 years the
percentage of African American and Hispanic students scoring at Level 3 or above in reading and
mathematics has dropped by 30% and test scores for non-minority students remain below the district. In
an effort to improve student achievement, the principal wants to engage the faculty in a student-driven
approach to professional development. The best method to achieve this goal would be through?
A. mathematics department meetings.
B. action research teams.
C. textbook committee meetings.
D. classroom walk-through training. - ✔✔B.
action research teams
, To prepare students for the district's benchmark tests given each month in the first 7 months of the
school year, the principal at a middle school creates learning communities of teachers at each grade
level and in each subject area. Identify which practice the groups should develop and implement first to
enhance student learning and achievement as measured on the benchmark tests?
A. integrated thematic units
B. peer coaching assignments
C. instructional focus calendar
D. cooperative learning activities - ✔✔C.
instructional focus calendar
Which learning strategy would be best suited to students in intermediate grades?
A. asking students to complete a worksheet containing 100 two- or three-digit multiplication problems
in small groups
B. asking students to explain the steps taken in solving a two- or three-digit multiplication problem
C. asking students to solve two- or three-digit multiplication problems at the chalkboard without
discussion
D. asking students to complete a two- or three-digit multiplication worksheet alone at their desks - ✔✔
B.
asking students to explain the steps taken in solving a two- or three-digit multiplication problem
When determining the appropriateness of instructional materials, which criterion is most critical to
improving statewide assessment scores?
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