AQA • FELE

Establishment Clause -Public schools cannot take any action that would have primary effect of advancing religion Free Exercise Clause -Public schools cannot prohibit free exercise of religion beliefs The Lemon Test -Evaluation to determine if a state statute has a secular legislative purpose, that it must neither advance or inhibit religion, and that it must not create excessive entanglement by the state in religious matters. Equal Access Act of 1984 -Public schools cannot deny the use of ...

Monitor - Leaders need to know where students actual performance levels are to be able to track real progress. Feedback - constructive and meaningful Decisions - driven by data Faculty and students - track progress toward learning goals Stakeholders - teachers, students, staff, faculty, community leaders, parents Processes - focused on student learning Leader - supports professional learning by self and faculty Reflective Practice - Set their own learning goals and devise a systematic pl...

Monitor - Leaders need to know where students actual performance levels are to be able to track real progress. Feedback - constructive and meaningful Decisions - driven by data Faculty and students - track progress toward learning goals Stakeholders - teachers, students, staff, faculty, community leaders, parents Processes - focused on student learning Leader - supports professional learning by self and faculty Reflective Practice - Set their own learning goals and devise a systematic pl...

Fund Accounting - name 4 funds - general fund, debt service fund, capital projects fund, special revenue fund general fund pays for - largest fund salaries & benefits light bill, phone bill What percentage of the general fund pays for salaries and benefits? - 85% debt service fund - mortgage capital projects fund - gets money from local property tax set by mil. maintain bldgs, pay people to maintain bldgs, buy and pay for maintenance of vehicles special revenue fund - has a specific pur...

Teachers in a high school social studies department are developing school learning goals that address State Board of Education benchmarks related to a standard on preparing students to participate as active and engaged citizens. One of the benchmarks states that students will "Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues that cause the government to balance the interests of individuals with the public good." The teachers can best address this benchmark by developing learning goals focus...

Teachers in a high school social studies department are developing school learning goals that address State Board of Education benchmarks related to a standard on preparing students to participate as active and engaged citizens. One of the benchmarks states that students will "Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues that cause the government to balance the interests of individuals with the public good." - critical-thinking skills. A principal wants to plan professional development ...

A needs assessment is a systematic process for: - determining and addressing needs or gaps between current conditions and desired conditions of wants. Stakeholders are involved in the SIP? - Administration, SIP, teacher leaders/ department heads An assistant principal is conducting walkthroughs regarding a particular standard for 7th grade science: Describe the scientific theory of cells (cell theory) and relate the history of its discovery to the process of science. However, the objective ...

what type of management style is based on trust in employee ability to make decisions and characterized by a willingness to delegate authority to subordinates, such as instituting a process of mediation conducted by peers? -democratic clinical supervision -it is a method used to describe the teacher-observation process peer observation -type of observation process used to provide meaningful nonjudgmental feedback on a teaching area in need of improvement. formative data -helps to see that ...

ALWAYS PICK ANSWERS THAT SHOW... - shared decision making, community involvement, needs assessment, data driven results, research based results,site based management, technology, student achievement if you are trying to add PD to the SIP you must analyze what type of achievement data? - classroom level student achievement data if a student from another country without records wants to enroll what should the principal do? - the principal should enroll the student temporarily pending receip...

NCLB (No Child Left Behind) - It mandates annual student testing, includes guidelines for under- performing schools, and requires states to train all teachers and assistants to be "highly qualified". Accountability of NCLB - close achievement gaps, more flexibility, parent choice of schools, teaching what works. Schools must provide supplemental services (free tutoring, etc.) if a child does not show progress. Title 1 in NCLB - Provided direct funding for schools with high populations of ...