CPACE EXAMS EVALUATION 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - ✔✔1963-by Lyndon B. Johnson
-"full education opportunity should be our nations first goal" in response to "a nation at
risk"
-Provided funding for low income schools, books, SPED, college, and quality of schools
✔✔No Child Left Behind (2002) - ✔✔-Standards-based education reform
-Exposed the achievement gap
-Required 100% proficiency to receive federal funding
-Expanding federal role in public education
-Annual testing, academic progress, report cards, and teacher qualifications
✔✔Which program nationalized education and created Title 1 Funding? - ✔✔No Child
Left Behind
✔✔What are the requirements for Title I Funding? - ✔✔-School must make adequate
yearly progress (AYP) set by states
-States provide "highly qualified teachers"
-States set "one high, challenging standard" for all students
-Let military recruits access student info
✔✔Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 2015 - ✔✔-Set by Obama
-More control to the states and districts to set student standards
✔✔What are the states required to do for ESSA? - ✔✔-Submit goals/standards to US
DOE
-Test students 3-8th and 11th
-Consequences for low performing schools with support
-3 subgroups added for data (homeless, foster, parents in military)
-college and career readiness programs
✔✔What are some changes made by ESSA? - ✔✔-teachers placed based on STATE
set license/certification
-schools NO LONGER identified as Program Improvement
-LEA not required to offer Title I, Part A Public School Choice to eligible students
✔✔What are Title I, Part A Funds set aside for based on ESSA? - ✔✔-Parent/Family
Engagement
-Homeless Services
-Neglected and Delinquent Children
-Equitable Services
-Choice-Related Transportation
,✔✔What is Adequately Yearly Progress (AYP)? - ✔✔Every 3 years, the state uses data
for accountability to identify schools "in need for improvement" (academic and non-
academic)
✔✔Who is considered "in need for improvement" according to AYP? - ✔✔-Lowest
performing 5% of all schools in the state
-schools with one or more subgroups underperforming
-High Schools with <67% graduation rates
✔✔What must schools "in need for improvement" do? - ✔✔Develop and implement
evidence-based strategies
✔✔What happens if schools do not meet criteria for 4 years when "in need of
improvement?" - ✔✔State can take over, change in staffing, change to a charter school
✔✔Who sets goals for proficiency performance on standards based upon ESSA? -
✔✔States
✔✔Academic Performance Index (API)-2016 - ✔✔-Created bystate BOE for
accountability model and school dashboard
-Replaced API, which relied solely on test scores
-Local Control Funding Formal (LCFF) controls revenue and resources
✔✔What are components of API? - ✔✔-CA School Dashboard Report
-CA Model 5x5 Grid Placement Report
-College/Career Indicator Report
✔✔What are characteristics of "a good school?" - ✔✔-High expectations and support for
both student achievement and responsible social behavior
✔✔What are 9 characteristics of a High Performing School? - ✔✔-clear/shared focus
-high standards/expectations
-effective leadership
-high collaboration
-curriculum, instruction, and assessment aligned with standards
-frequent monitoring of learning
-professional development
-supportive learning environment
-family and community involvement
✔✔Leading and Learning byWalking Around (LLBWA) should be... - ✔✔Short, frequent,
and informal
, ✔✔What are the 11 principles of effective character education? - ✔✔-promotes ethical
and performance values
-school defines character
-approaches to character development
-caring community
-oppportunity for moral actions
-meaningful & challenging academic curriculum
-self monitoring
-staff is ethical
-shared leadership
-engages family/community
-regular assessment for culture and climate
✔✔What are Key Elements to establishing behavioral norms? - ✔✔-Student Handbook
(legal document)
-Collaboration on norms
-Proactive approach to diagnose and prevent factors that negatively influences behavior
and plan to deal with the conflict
-Encourage support services (counseling and outside referrals)
-Curriculum that integrations behavioral expectations and develops student character
✔✔What is Instructional Leadership? - ✔✔Things that a Principal does that directly
promotes student learning
✔✔What are some examples of Instructional Leadership? - ✔✔-High expectations for
staff and students
-Professional Development for teachers
-Vision for quality of curriculum and instruction
-Giving constructive feedback, praise, modeling, and input
✔✔What is a Culture of Learning? - ✔✔High expectations, honoring learning processes,
treats teachers/students with respect
-Supportive atmosphere
-Good communication
-Inclusive
-differentiated instruction
-solution focused
-community
✔✔What is Culture? - ✔✔How a school "runs business"
✔✔What is Climate? - ✔✔How a school "feels"
✔✔What are some instructional strategies? - ✔✔-compare, contrast, classifying,
analogies, and metaphors
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - ✔✔1963-by Lyndon B. Johnson
-"full education opportunity should be our nations first goal" in response to "a nation at
risk"
-Provided funding for low income schools, books, SPED, college, and quality of schools
✔✔No Child Left Behind (2002) - ✔✔-Standards-based education reform
-Exposed the achievement gap
-Required 100% proficiency to receive federal funding
-Expanding federal role in public education
-Annual testing, academic progress, report cards, and teacher qualifications
✔✔Which program nationalized education and created Title 1 Funding? - ✔✔No Child
Left Behind
✔✔What are the requirements for Title I Funding? - ✔✔-School must make adequate
yearly progress (AYP) set by states
-States provide "highly qualified teachers"
-States set "one high, challenging standard" for all students
-Let military recruits access student info
✔✔Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 2015 - ✔✔-Set by Obama
-More control to the states and districts to set student standards
✔✔What are the states required to do for ESSA? - ✔✔-Submit goals/standards to US
DOE
-Test students 3-8th and 11th
-Consequences for low performing schools with support
-3 subgroups added for data (homeless, foster, parents in military)
-college and career readiness programs
✔✔What are some changes made by ESSA? - ✔✔-teachers placed based on STATE
set license/certification
-schools NO LONGER identified as Program Improvement
-LEA not required to offer Title I, Part A Public School Choice to eligible students
✔✔What are Title I, Part A Funds set aside for based on ESSA? - ✔✔-Parent/Family
Engagement
-Homeless Services
-Neglected and Delinquent Children
-Equitable Services
-Choice-Related Transportation
,✔✔What is Adequately Yearly Progress (AYP)? - ✔✔Every 3 years, the state uses data
for accountability to identify schools "in need for improvement" (academic and non-
academic)
✔✔Who is considered "in need for improvement" according to AYP? - ✔✔-Lowest
performing 5% of all schools in the state
-schools with one or more subgroups underperforming
-High Schools with <67% graduation rates
✔✔What must schools "in need for improvement" do? - ✔✔Develop and implement
evidence-based strategies
✔✔What happens if schools do not meet criteria for 4 years when "in need of
improvement?" - ✔✔State can take over, change in staffing, change to a charter school
✔✔Who sets goals for proficiency performance on standards based upon ESSA? -
✔✔States
✔✔Academic Performance Index (API)-2016 - ✔✔-Created bystate BOE for
accountability model and school dashboard
-Replaced API, which relied solely on test scores
-Local Control Funding Formal (LCFF) controls revenue and resources
✔✔What are components of API? - ✔✔-CA School Dashboard Report
-CA Model 5x5 Grid Placement Report
-College/Career Indicator Report
✔✔What are characteristics of "a good school?" - ✔✔-High expectations and support for
both student achievement and responsible social behavior
✔✔What are 9 characteristics of a High Performing School? - ✔✔-clear/shared focus
-high standards/expectations
-effective leadership
-high collaboration
-curriculum, instruction, and assessment aligned with standards
-frequent monitoring of learning
-professional development
-supportive learning environment
-family and community involvement
✔✔Leading and Learning byWalking Around (LLBWA) should be... - ✔✔Short, frequent,
and informal
, ✔✔What are the 11 principles of effective character education? - ✔✔-promotes ethical
and performance values
-school defines character
-approaches to character development
-caring community
-oppportunity for moral actions
-meaningful & challenging academic curriculum
-self monitoring
-staff is ethical
-shared leadership
-engages family/community
-regular assessment for culture and climate
✔✔What are Key Elements to establishing behavioral norms? - ✔✔-Student Handbook
(legal document)
-Collaboration on norms
-Proactive approach to diagnose and prevent factors that negatively influences behavior
and plan to deal with the conflict
-Encourage support services (counseling and outside referrals)
-Curriculum that integrations behavioral expectations and develops student character
✔✔What is Instructional Leadership? - ✔✔Things that a Principal does that directly
promotes student learning
✔✔What are some examples of Instructional Leadership? - ✔✔-High expectations for
staff and students
-Professional Development for teachers
-Vision for quality of curriculum and instruction
-Giving constructive feedback, praise, modeling, and input
✔✔What is a Culture of Learning? - ✔✔High expectations, honoring learning processes,
treats teachers/students with respect
-Supportive atmosphere
-Good communication
-Inclusive
-differentiated instruction
-solution focused
-community
✔✔What is Culture? - ✔✔How a school "runs business"
✔✔What is Climate? - ✔✔How a school "feels"
✔✔What are some instructional strategies? - ✔✔-compare, contrast, classifying,
analogies, and metaphors
