UCF Educational Leadership FELE Exam 100% Correct!!
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UCF Educational Leadership FELE
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UCF Educational Leadership FELE
Establishment Clause - ANSWER-Public Schools cannot take any action that would have the primary effect of advancing religion.
Separation of church and state
Free Exercise Clause - ANSWER-Public Schools cannot prohibit free exercise of religion beliefs.
Lemon Test - ANSWER-1. Is the purpose...
2. Is the primary effect to enhance or inhibit religion?
3. Is there excessive entanglement by the state in religious matters?
Equal Access Act - ANSWER-Public schools cannot deny the use of their facilities for any religious,
political, or philosophical reasons if the school has created a "limited open forum".
The 14th Amendment - ANSWER-provides protection regarding equal protection. No state can deny
equal protection of laws to anyone within its jurisdiction.
Individualized Education Plans - ANSWER-identifies needs, goals/objectives, evaluation procedures,
and annual review. Developed by multi-disciplinary team and the parents.
Least Restrictive Environment - ANSWER-The EAHCA advocates educating handicapped individuals
within regular classrooms as much as possible. Mainstreaming is considered less restrictive
compared with a segregated environment.
Several factors should be considered:
1. The child‟s ability to profit from the regular curriculum
2. Social interaction benefits
3. The impact on the regular education students in the class
Procedural due process - ANSWER-protects an individual against arbitrary state action. Certain steps
must be followed in order to take away one's individual rights. Procedural due process requires
notice and hearing.
,Substantive due process - ANSWER-is not a "process" but rather another word for liberty or freedom.
It includes life, liberty, property, education, travel, appearance, and the freedoms of religion, speech,
press and assembly, as well as, the right to marry, have children, choose a career, or acquire
knowledge.
FERPA - ANSWER-is a Federal law that protects the privacy of students‟ educational records. This law
applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of
Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children‟s education records.
These rights transfer to the student when he/she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond
the high school level.
FERPA Parents/Students Rights - ANSWER-1. Inspect and review the student‟s education records
maintained by the school.
2. Request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or
misleading.
3. If the school does not remove it, the parents or eligible students have the right to
a hearing.
4. After the hearing, if it is not removed, parents or eligible students have the right
to place a statement with the record.
Fair Use Act - ANSWER-courts have ruled that it is in the public interest to allow certain uses of
copyright materials. This is what teacher‟s have. Teachers are permitted to make single copies for the
following copyrighted works for their own use in scholar research or classroom preparation:
Chapter of a book
Article from a periodical
Short story, short essay, or short poem
Chart, graph, diagram, cartoon, or picture
FTE - ANSWER-Full-time equivalent. A student can be counted as 1.0 FTE for 900 hours of instruction
during the school year (180 days X 5 hr/day). If a student attend less than the full day, their FTE = #
min/wk / 1500. When referring to FTE, the state is referring to "headcount".
, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER-This act was a revision of the Education
of the Handicapped Act (EHA) otherwise known as PL 94- 142. This act provides entitlement dollars
to state and local education agencies to supplement educational services for the handicapped.
Property taxes - ANSWER-are the most common type of local sources of funds.
Sales Tax - ANSWER-is the primary state source for funding public education in Florida.
Required Local Effort (RLE) - ANSWER-This represents a millage rate, annually set by the Florida
Legislature,
Basic Student Allocation - ANSWER-This is the value the state allocates per weighted FTE (student X
Program Cost Factor(s)). Every district receives this legislatively determined amount, which is
determined annually, for every student reported in his or her district.
District Cost Differential - ANSWER-This component is a cost of living adjustment applied to the total
value of all students reported by a district. This component insures that additional funds are assigned
to school districts with higher costs of living.
Freedom of Speech and Expression - ANSWER-Freedom of speech cannot be taken away unless there
is clear and present danger for material and substantial disruption. It cannot be used to avoid
unpleasantness or an unpopular viewpoint.
Search and Seizure - ANSWER-Strip searches require "probable cause" because they are considered
highly intrusive.
New Jersey v. T.L.O. - ANSWER-A female student was seen smoking in the bathroom. She denied the
accusation and had her purse searched. Officials found drug paraphernalia and letters implicating her
as a drug dealer. The court ruled in favor of the school district. Her 4th Amendment rights were not
violated. The court found that there was a "nexus" or connection between the infraction and the
items searched for. A search is permitted when:
1. The measure is reasonably related to the objectives of the search
2. The search is not intrusive in light of age and sex of the student
3. The reason for the search must justify the degree of the
intrusiveness.
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