1. In an era of limited school financing, educational leaders may best ensure that
sufficient resources are available to meet a school's vision and goals for all student
groups by emphasising which of the following strategies? - ANSWER: Using
student performance or data and prioritising those areas for resource allocation
2. In a school district where kids from specific ethnic and linguistic origins are
considerably over-represented in special education programs, educational leaders
can best address the issue by analysing: - ANSWER: Instructional practices
employed with pupils before referral for special education.
3. Middle school staff are ready to undertake instructional adjustments aimed at
improving students' maths achievement. In developing these modifications, the
school leader accompanied staff through a study of current maths instruction
research as well as an analysis of students' maths achievement over the previous
three years. Which of the following extra activities may the leader use to ensure
that the planned adjustments produce the expected results? - ANSWER: Create a
plan for assessing student progress during and after the instructional adjustments.
4. One purpose of an elementary school is to foster an environment that
demonstrates a dedication to the idea that all children can learn and succeed.
School administrators can best help teachers attain this aim by emphasising the
importance of which of the following classroom practices? - Answer using a range
of grouping options for activities.
5. In which of the following scenarios would peer coaching be the best professional
development method for a school leader to employ? - ANSWER Teachers have
been trained on a new educational method and are ready to implement it in their
classrooms.
6. Members of a high school's school site council should engage in which of the
following behaviours?
, What is the primary concern of the school's educational leaders? - ANSWER
Several members of the instructional staff who are on the council frequently
dismiss/comment on proposals from non-instructional staff and parents/guardians.
7. A new leader takes over at a school that has had a high turnover rate among
probationary teachers in recent years, with many leaving voluntarily before the end
of their trial period. The leader and school site council want to create a program of
"enhanced support for probationary teachers." Which of the following steps would
be most beneficial for the group to adopt when planning this program? - ANSWER
doing extensive exit interviews with probationary instructors who have just left
8. As part of a crisis ANSWER plan, a school's educational leaders have
constructed a command and control structure that specifies those who will be in
charge of directing the crisis ANSWER. To maximise the efficacy of this system, it
is critical to ensure that: - Each individual's roles in the command and control
structure are clearly specified ahead of time for a variety of crisis scenarios.
9. When determining the resources that the district will need to provide for a
school's English program or English Learner program during the next fiscal year,
educational leaders should first identify state and federal mandates for the program,
as well as the amount of categorical aid provided to meet those mandates.
10. Administrators discover marijuana in a student's school locker. The student
handbook states that the repercussions include a ten-day suspension from school.
According to the Goss v. Lopez ruling by the United States Supreme Court, school
authorities must do which of the following before imposing a suspension? -
ANSWER Arrange an impartial hearing to hear the student's side of the story.
11. The superintendent asks all principals in a district to reduce their non-personnel
budget proposals by 15% within 48 hours. The middle school principle created her
initial budget in collaboration with her entire team, but she realises that if she
eliminates capital equipment by 70%, she can accomplish the superintendent's
overall budget reduction goal. What is the principal's best line of action to follow
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