UCF Educational Leadership FELE questions and answers well illustrated.

UCF Educational Leadership FELE questions and answers well illustrated. Establishment Clause - correct answers.Public Schools cannot take any action that would have the primary effect of advancing religion. Separation of church and state Free Exercise Clause - correct answers.Public Schools cannot prohibit free exercise of religion beliefs. Lemon Test - correct answers.1. Is the purpose secular? 2. Is the primary effect to enhance or inhibit religion? 3. Is there excessive entanglement by the state in religious matters? Equal Access Act - correct answers.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 - correct des protection regarding equal protection. No state can deny equal protection of laws to anyone within its jurisdiction. Individualized Education Plans - correct ifies needs, goals/objectives, evaluation procedures, and annual review. Developed by multi-disciplinary team and the parents. Least Restrictive Environment - correct answers.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 - correct cts 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 - correct 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. Freedom of Speech and Expression - correct answers.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 - correct answers.Strip searches require "probable cause" because they are considered highly intrusive. New Jersey v. T.L.O. - correct answers.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. First Amendment (Teachers) - correct ers had no rights and worked at the pleasure of the board. After 1968, teachers were recognized with constitutional rights and could speak out regarding matters of public concern. Teachers were held to be "Exemplars" of the community. Non-tenured Teachers - correct answers.Unless required by state law or a collective bargaining agreement that states otherwise, a non-tenured teacher can be dismissed without a reason at the end of their contract period. Age Discrimination in Employment Act - correct es maximum age limitation, requires employers to not use age as a factor in deciding promotions, hiring, etc. 40-70 Torts - correct answers.A tort is an intentional or negligent civil wrong. Torts are different from crimes. Negligence - correct answers.These are accidents that should have been prevented through ordinary care. The injury must occur as a result of an "unreasonable risk" taken by another person. FERPA - correct 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 - correct answers.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 - correct s 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 - correct answers.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) - correct answers.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 - correct the most common type of local sources of funds. Sales Tax - correct the primary state source for funding public education in Florida. Required Local Effort (RLE) - correct answers.This represents a millage rate, annually set by the Florida Legislature,