D016: Leadership Foundations and Ethics (Pre-
Test Practice)CORRECT 100%
What is a school vision? - ANSWER A descriptive statement of aspirations for the school
Which example represents a school vision? - ANSWER To foster the growth of compassionate, capable,
and responsible citizens who will build a better world.
What is the objective of a school's mission statement? - ANSWER To articulate the school's purpose and
its commitments as an organization
A high school has "collaboration" as an established core value. Which action demonstrates a principal
modeling the core value? - ANSWER Forming discussion groups for staff to discuss current school needs
and propose changes
What should be included in a school's mission statement? - ANSWER The school's goals and priorities
A school principal reviewed student assessment data for the last school year and noticed a high number
of students with special needs who are failing to make academic gains. The principal believes that one
problem is that this population of students is failing to be appropriately challenged, so the principal
proposed implementing a new school-wide core value to help address the problem.
How can a school-wide core value be used to help this school better meet the educational needs of its
students with special needs? - ANSWER Students and staff will be exposed daily to the belief that all
students can meet high expectations
An elementary school's mission states in part, "All students can and will learn." The school's vision reads
in part, "We will support the educational success of all students."
Which school improvement goal aligns to the school's mission and vision? - ANSWER Creating a
customized learning plan for each student and reaching 90% of the documented academic growth
benchmarks in the learning plans.
, At Ridgeland Academy, professional development is considered a high priority for both individual and
organizational success.
Which action from a principal demonstrates transparency in leadership? - ANSWER Communicating to all
stakeholders the school's response to an emergency situation
Which characteristic is an element of effective supervision? - ANSWER A collegial rather than hierarchical
relationship between teachers and formally designated supervisors
The new principal of a middle school wishes to use leadership methods that reflect a more
developmental approach to improving staff performance.
Which action from the new new principal is consistent with a developmental approach? - ANSWER
Organize professional learning communities in which staff can discuss ideas for improvement.
An experienced principal works to create an environment where all stakeholders and organizational
members are offered opportunities for high levels of development, regardless of position, age, or
intellectual capacity.
Which leadership style is this principal using? - ANSWER Transformational leadership
A veteran principal at a high school has managed to achieve very positive results at a historically low-
performing school. Teacher satisfaction and student performance levels are now the highest in the
district. The principal achieved these gains through the use of servant leadership.
Which process or processes exhibiting servant leadership did the principal implement? - ANSWER
Develop skills of staff, use active listening, and understand personal needs of those within the
organization
Which description of distributed leadership is accurate? - ANSWER Leadership is spread across an
organization at multiple levels.
Test Practice)CORRECT 100%
What is a school vision? - ANSWER A descriptive statement of aspirations for the school
Which example represents a school vision? - ANSWER To foster the growth of compassionate, capable,
and responsible citizens who will build a better world.
What is the objective of a school's mission statement? - ANSWER To articulate the school's purpose and
its commitments as an organization
A high school has "collaboration" as an established core value. Which action demonstrates a principal
modeling the core value? - ANSWER Forming discussion groups for staff to discuss current school needs
and propose changes
What should be included in a school's mission statement? - ANSWER The school's goals and priorities
A school principal reviewed student assessment data for the last school year and noticed a high number
of students with special needs who are failing to make academic gains. The principal believes that one
problem is that this population of students is failing to be appropriately challenged, so the principal
proposed implementing a new school-wide core value to help address the problem.
How can a school-wide core value be used to help this school better meet the educational needs of its
students with special needs? - ANSWER Students and staff will be exposed daily to the belief that all
students can meet high expectations
An elementary school's mission states in part, "All students can and will learn." The school's vision reads
in part, "We will support the educational success of all students."
Which school improvement goal aligns to the school's mission and vision? - ANSWER Creating a
customized learning plan for each student and reaching 90% of the documented academic growth
benchmarks in the learning plans.
, At Ridgeland Academy, professional development is considered a high priority for both individual and
organizational success.
Which action from a principal demonstrates transparency in leadership? - ANSWER Communicating to all
stakeholders the school's response to an emergency situation
Which characteristic is an element of effective supervision? - ANSWER A collegial rather than hierarchical
relationship between teachers and formally designated supervisors
The new principal of a middle school wishes to use leadership methods that reflect a more
developmental approach to improving staff performance.
Which action from the new new principal is consistent with a developmental approach? - ANSWER
Organize professional learning communities in which staff can discuss ideas for improvement.
An experienced principal works to create an environment where all stakeholders and organizational
members are offered opportunities for high levels of development, regardless of position, age, or
intellectual capacity.
Which leadership style is this principal using? - ANSWER Transformational leadership
A veteran principal at a high school has managed to achieve very positive results at a historically low-
performing school. Teacher satisfaction and student performance levels are now the highest in the
district. The principal achieved these gains through the use of servant leadership.
Which process or processes exhibiting servant leadership did the principal implement? - ANSWER
Develop skills of staff, use active listening, and understand personal needs of those within the
organization
Which description of distributed leadership is accurate? - ANSWER Leadership is spread across an
organization at multiple levels.
