WGU D023 SCHOOL FINANCIAL
LEADERSHIP UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Funding for public schools is directly addressed in which document?
Answer: State Constitution
-The funding and operation of public schools is directly addressed in
each state's constitution. Access to education and the quality are different
depending upon how the state defines its language. For example, a
"right" to education is different than a "goal" to educate all citizens. A
"right" provides grounds for equity and equality litigation while a "goal"
may provide more flexibility in disparity.
●● What is meant by pupil expenditure?
Answer: The pupil expenditure is the total expense accounted for by that
specific student. For example, this funding amount includes but is not
limited to: personnel expenses (salary, benefits, and other human
resource expenses), transportation costs (gas, busses, oil, personnel),
facility expenses (building construction, maintenance, utilities,
insurance), and instructional resources (books, supplies, technology,
materials). The amount of this pupil expenditure will vary as the cost of
living changes for the location, but in many states the "foundational per
pupil expenditure" is a guaranteed amount per pupil. In instances where
the local funding is insufficient, it is supplemented by the state.
,●● Federal Funding
Answer: Federal aid continues to be provided in the form of categorical
aid. Yet, it may be time for a larger federal role in financing schools. The
largest and most visible categorical federal assistance programs are
ESEA and IDEA. Also, Raced to the Top has garnered federal aid as a
key initiative in the Obama administration. Federal lands have provided
funds for localities in the form of payments in lieu of taxes.
●● State Funding
Answer: Equalization aid is the chief method states use to distribute
funding to local school districts within their borders using a foundation
program or district power equalization
●● Local Funding
Answer: property taxes
●● ESEA/ESSA through funding
Answer: Title 1, Part A, of the ESEA, reauthorized in 2001, (often called
the No Child Left Behind Act) authorizes federal aid to disadvantaged
and low-income children for supplementary education and related
services.
●● Title I Funding
,Answer: authorized federal aid to local school districts for the education
of disadvantaged and low-income children for supplementary education
and related services.
-four separate formulas that distribute funds to states and local school
districts: Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance
Incentive Grant (EFIG)
-held accountable (Highly qualified teachers, CCSS,
performance/assessment standards)
Obama-student gain scores
●● Title II Funding
Answer: teacher and principal training and recruiting fund
●● Title III Funding
Answer: helps eligible IHEs to become self-sufficient and expand their
capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve
and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and
fiscal stability of eligible institutions.
●● Title IV Funding
Answer: safe and drug free school
●● IDEA
, Answer: -It serves as both a civil rights statue and a grant formula that
funds a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) for children with
disabilities who comprise 12.18 percent of the total public school
enrollment.
-FAPE- for kids 3-21
Education
-must be based on an individualized education plan (IEP) delivered in
the least restrictive environment.
●● Race to the Top Program
Answer: A competitive program launched by the Obama administration
to provide funding to states that have developed innovative reforms to
increase student achievement, close achievement gaps, improve high
school graduation rates, and ensure that students are prepared for success
in college and careers.
-STEAM
●● Federal, State, or Local?:
Title I, II, or III funding via ESEA to support underprivileged students
and the closure of the achievement gap
Answer: federal
●● Federal, State, or Local?:
Bond levy funding for construction of a building
LEADERSHIP UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Funding for public schools is directly addressed in which document?
Answer: State Constitution
-The funding and operation of public schools is directly addressed in
each state's constitution. Access to education and the quality are different
depending upon how the state defines its language. For example, a
"right" to education is different than a "goal" to educate all citizens. A
"right" provides grounds for equity and equality litigation while a "goal"
may provide more flexibility in disparity.
●● What is meant by pupil expenditure?
Answer: The pupil expenditure is the total expense accounted for by that
specific student. For example, this funding amount includes but is not
limited to: personnel expenses (salary, benefits, and other human
resource expenses), transportation costs (gas, busses, oil, personnel),
facility expenses (building construction, maintenance, utilities,
insurance), and instructional resources (books, supplies, technology,
materials). The amount of this pupil expenditure will vary as the cost of
living changes for the location, but in many states the "foundational per
pupil expenditure" is a guaranteed amount per pupil. In instances where
the local funding is insufficient, it is supplemented by the state.
,●● Federal Funding
Answer: Federal aid continues to be provided in the form of categorical
aid. Yet, it may be time for a larger federal role in financing schools. The
largest and most visible categorical federal assistance programs are
ESEA and IDEA. Also, Raced to the Top has garnered federal aid as a
key initiative in the Obama administration. Federal lands have provided
funds for localities in the form of payments in lieu of taxes.
●● State Funding
Answer: Equalization aid is the chief method states use to distribute
funding to local school districts within their borders using a foundation
program or district power equalization
●● Local Funding
Answer: property taxes
●● ESEA/ESSA through funding
Answer: Title 1, Part A, of the ESEA, reauthorized in 2001, (often called
the No Child Left Behind Act) authorizes federal aid to disadvantaged
and low-income children for supplementary education and related
services.
●● Title I Funding
,Answer: authorized federal aid to local school districts for the education
of disadvantaged and low-income children for supplementary education
and related services.
-four separate formulas that distribute funds to states and local school
districts: Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance
Incentive Grant (EFIG)
-held accountable (Highly qualified teachers, CCSS,
performance/assessment standards)
Obama-student gain scores
●● Title II Funding
Answer: teacher and principal training and recruiting fund
●● Title III Funding
Answer: helps eligible IHEs to become self-sufficient and expand their
capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve
and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and
fiscal stability of eligible institutions.
●● Title IV Funding
Answer: safe and drug free school
●● IDEA
, Answer: -It serves as both a civil rights statue and a grant formula that
funds a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) for children with
disabilities who comprise 12.18 percent of the total public school
enrollment.
-FAPE- for kids 3-21
Education
-must be based on an individualized education plan (IEP) delivered in
the least restrictive environment.
●● Race to the Top Program
Answer: A competitive program launched by the Obama administration
to provide funding to states that have developed innovative reforms to
increase student achievement, close achievement gaps, improve high
school graduation rates, and ensure that students are prepared for success
in college and careers.
-STEAM
●● Federal, State, or Local?:
Title I, II, or III funding via ESEA to support underprivileged students
and the closure of the achievement gap
Answer: federal
●● Federal, State, or Local?:
Bond levy funding for construction of a building
