AEPA Study Guide Field 181: Principal:
Subtest I
A principal will be leading a team in updating the school's outdated
emergency response plan so that members of the school community
will know what to do in case of a natural disaster or a human-caused
emergency situation. Which of the following steps would be most
useful to take first in this effort? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer soliciting
information from local police, fire, and public health personnel about
potential school vulnerabilities and appropriate responses
Midway through the fiscal year, a middle school principal is informed
that due to cutbacks in state funding the school budget will be
reduced by 15 percent. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate first step for the principal to take in responding to this
unanticipated problem? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Organize a
meeting with staff members to discuss which programs are most
essential to the school's mission.
,A parent volunteer group informs the principal that the group has
raised over $5,000 for the school library. When including this revenue
in the budget, the principal should be aware that these funds should
be: - ✔️✔ Correct Answer restricted in terms of their use.
After a boiler explosion at a high school, the principal ensures that all
facts about the accident are conveyed to students, staff, and families
as soon as they can be established. This is an appropriate response on
the principal's part mainly because it: - ✔️✔ Correct Answer
reduces the disruption to school activities likely to result from
anxiety-inducing rumors about the incident.
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) specifies that schools
receiving certain federal funds for Internet access must do which of
the following? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer adopt and enforce a policy
to monitor the online activities of minors at the school
Which of the following is the primary legal consideration for school
staff when determining a classroom assignment for a student with
, disabilities? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer The student should be
educated with nondisabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate
given his or her needs.
A school includes many students who have a first language other than
English. Which of the following is a right of these students according
to federal law? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer to receive instruction that
is comprehensible to them
A high school principal is meeting with a parent who is unhappy about
instruction relating to world religions that is included in her child's
current social studies course. Which of the following teacher practices
described by the parent in regard to this content should be of most
concern to the principal on ethical grounds? - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer presenting a particular religion as being especially worthy or
valid as compared with others
Which of the following would best demonstrate a principal's
commitment to ensuring the provision of effective and equitable
Subtest I
A principal will be leading a team in updating the school's outdated
emergency response plan so that members of the school community
will know what to do in case of a natural disaster or a human-caused
emergency situation. Which of the following steps would be most
useful to take first in this effort? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer soliciting
information from local police, fire, and public health personnel about
potential school vulnerabilities and appropriate responses
Midway through the fiscal year, a middle school principal is informed
that due to cutbacks in state funding the school budget will be
reduced by 15 percent. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate first step for the principal to take in responding to this
unanticipated problem? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Organize a
meeting with staff members to discuss which programs are most
essential to the school's mission.
,A parent volunteer group informs the principal that the group has
raised over $5,000 for the school library. When including this revenue
in the budget, the principal should be aware that these funds should
be: - ✔️✔ Correct Answer restricted in terms of their use.
After a boiler explosion at a high school, the principal ensures that all
facts about the accident are conveyed to students, staff, and families
as soon as they can be established. This is an appropriate response on
the principal's part mainly because it: - ✔️✔ Correct Answer
reduces the disruption to school activities likely to result from
anxiety-inducing rumors about the incident.
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) specifies that schools
receiving certain federal funds for Internet access must do which of
the following? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer adopt and enforce a policy
to monitor the online activities of minors at the school
Which of the following is the primary legal consideration for school
staff when determining a classroom assignment for a student with
, disabilities? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer The student should be
educated with nondisabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate
given his or her needs.
A school includes many students who have a first language other than
English. Which of the following is a right of these students according
to federal law? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer to receive instruction that
is comprehensible to them
A high school principal is meeting with a parent who is unhappy about
instruction relating to world religions that is included in her child's
current social studies course. Which of the following teacher practices
described by the parent in regard to this content should be of most
concern to the principal on ethical grounds? - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer presenting a particular religion as being especially worthy or
valid as compared with others
Which of the following would best demonstrate a principal's
commitment to ensuring the provision of effective and equitable
