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TeXes 268 part 2 Exam Questions and AnswersThe superintendent has asked an elementary school principal to speak at a press conference in which the school will respond to public outcry resulting from the suspension of a second-grader, under the school's zero-tolerance policy, for bringing a toy gun to school. The principal will be most effective at the press conference if he or she - Answer anticipates possible questions and prepares responses in advance
Which of the following is the educational benefit of school leaders using walk-throughs to appraise how effectively a school is functioning? - Answer They provide opportunities
for holistic observation of the school experience.
A new federal law mandates that students who fail the state standardized assessments in
mathematics and reading in the eighth grade will not be promoted to ninth grade, even if
they earned passing scores in their courses. The director of instruction anticipates that this will cause an outcry from parents and teachers as the test results show that, under the new law,
40 students will be retained. Which of the following is the director's most reasonable approach for explaining the new law to parents, teachers, and the community? - Answer
Talking to parents of students affected by the law individually to explain the new law, its effect on their child's promotion, and its overall effect on the child's education
In a given high school there is no comprehensive budget development process. At a staff meeting, it is decided that the school staff should become involved in budget development through more careful planning of the educational program. The most appropriate initial step in this involvement should be for the staff to - Answer develop a set of long-range goals and objectives for the high school
Which of the following constitutes the clearest example of a centralized yet highly democratic curriculum decision-making structure in a school district? - Answer District content-area supervisors design the curriculum and choose textbooks for their subject areas, and these decisions are then submitted for approval to the district school board.
According to research, which of the following is the LEAST effective measure for preparing students to perform well on a high-stakes test? - Answer Concentrating instruction on the content domain of the test Which of the following is a supervisor's best recommendation to a teacher who would like to improve instructional skills through reflective practice? - Answer Videotape a lesson, critique it with a mentor, and initiate strategies for addressing weaknesses in the
lesson
What action should the principal take that would, in all probability, prevent such a situation in the future? - Answer Establish an instructional management system in which
the principal receives frequent periodic feedback from all teachers on what is being taught and the number of students learning what is taught.
A school district has hired a superintendent who is a strong proponent of the new public management (NPM) model. As a result, the school leadership is likely to see - Answer management techniques used in the private sector applied to solving district problems and guiding decision making
Which of the following generalizations is most accurate regarding the scope of collective
bargaining agreements? - Answer School boards and teacher unions cannot use their locally granted authority to override
In the establishment of a comprehensive program of student activities, it is recommended that which of the following receive the greatest consideration? - Answer The developmental level of the students
The concept of comprehensiveness used in the context of program evaluation refers to the - Answer extent to which all program elements are assessed
Multi-age instruction is the purposeful structuring of a class to include a span of ages in order to - Answer provide effective instruction by taking advantage of the resulting diversity
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act mandates which of the following? - Answer Parents may challenge the content of their child's school record.
After an administrator has determined the objective in preparing a written message, primary attention should be paid to making certain that the message is - Answer geared to the intended audience
According to proponents of the middle school concept, which of the following would generally be considered characteristic of middle schools?
I. Less emphasis than high schools on interscholastic competition
II. Subject-specific trained and certified teachers
III. Flexible scheduling and team teaching IV. Self-contained classroom structure - Answer I, II, and III only
A school principal has received notification from parents that they are removing their three children from the elementary school so they can be homeschooled. Before the
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