Field 181: Principal: Subtest I Part A

The goals that have been articulated for an elementary school include ensuring that all students have equitable access to curriculum. Which of the following approaches would best help the principal evaluate how well this goal is being achieved? - examining disaggregated results from recent assessments. A principal is working with staff to create and implement plans to achieve goals for improved student learning. In this context, the principal would most appropriately encourage staff members to conduct research into what other schools are doing as a way to facilitate which of the following processes? - identifying effective actions steps to remedy school issues identified through data analysis A school guidance counselors present the principal with a proposal for innovative guidance program that has been used successfully in a number of schools around the region and the country. In making decisions about the proposal, the principal's first priority should be to determine whether. - the new program's goals and activities are consistent with the school's current vision and goals. A district's new vision and goals state that students will be able to use a variety of technological tools to promote their learning. Principals throughout the district recognize that a significant amount of new hardware, software, and teacher training will be needed for this initiative to be successful and that funds currently available are entirely inadequate. Which of the following strategies would likely be most effective and appropriate for the principals to use first in their efforts to gain access to needed financial resources? - seeking out foundations and grants that provide funding to support this type of initiative. A recently appointed principal must create a new vision for a school where student performance on all academic measures has been declining for some time. The principal knows that the current level of parent/guardian and community participation in the life of the school is very low, as is overall stakeholder support for the school. The principal expects that creating and implementing a new vision in this context will be challenging. Which of the following strategies used by the principal would best help ensure that the new vision will have broad stakeholder support? - creating multiple opportunities for individuals from diverse segments of the community to participate in various stages of the visioning process. Last year a principal led teachers in implementing a plan to incorporate a specific set of research based techniques into their instruction. the goal of the plan was to increase students' motivation and engagement in learning. this year during classroom observations, the principal sees that a few teachers