A principal, who has been reviewing student scores on the statewide
assessment, is concerned about a significant and rapid decline in the
performance of students from a subgroup in the school. The
principal's best initial response would be to involve faculty and staff
in
Choose an answer
A identifying additional human or other resources that would be
expected to improve the students' performance.
B determining specific factors that are likely to be causing or
,contributing to the observed student trend.
C analyzing the extent to which the problematic test results reflect
the students' true skills and abilities.
D evaluating the match between the school curriculum and the
content that is covered on the students' tests.
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D C
B A
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An elementary school principal is aware that certain student groups
in the school, such as ELLs and students with an economically
disadvantaged classification, tend to perform at substantially lower
levels than their peers both in the classroom and on standardized
tests. The principal can best address this situation by providing
teachers with professional development aimed at improving their
ability to
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, develop individualized
incorporate project-based learning performance criteria to drive
activities into the curriculum. instruction and assessment for each
student.
provide differentiated
create and implement standards-
instruction that builds on
aligned independent study
students' unique strengths
programs.
and experiences.
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A superintendent has appointed a principal to lead a school whose
performance is among the lowest in the district. The superintendent
informs the principal that the first goal upon taking over leadership
of the school must be to improve student achievement as measured
by standardized test scores.
In initiating efforts to achieve this goal, the principal can best
facilitate a smooth transition by
Choose an answer
A showing a willingness to defer to the experience and judgment of
respected school stakeholders during the first weeks or months of
the year.
B generating a draft improvement plan that is comprehensive and
research based for review and comment by interested school
stakeholder groups.
, C sharing stories with school stakeholders about prior successes in
turning around low-performing schools.
D meeting with school stakeholder groups to establish a
collaborative effort toward school improvement.
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C B
D A
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A principal in a school with a history of low performance is
preparing to interview candidates for an open position in the English
department. The principal is considering various prompts that could
be used to elicit information from the candidates during their
interviews.
Which of the following prompts would likely yield responses that
provide the principal with the most useful information about a
candidate's effectiveness as an educator?
Choose an answer
A Discuss your most important strengths as a teacher, and describe
what you consider to be your greatest professional development
needs and goals at this time.
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