FELE Subtest 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

FELE Subtest 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Protects against discrimination based on race, color, origins etc. Title VII of TCRA of 1964 Protects against discrimination from employers Tile IX of Ed Amendments Cannot be excluded from activity club or sport based on gender Section 504/ Rehabilitation Act Cannot discriminate against someone based on handicap Age Discrimination Act Cannot discriminate based on age FERPA Parents have a right to inspect and review all official records, files, data FERPA: parents need what in order to release identifying information to outside sources Written consent FERPA: if external source needs access to record they must provide... A written request When do parents not have a right to students records? Student is 18 or in college IDEA Students with disabilities must receive a free and appropriate public education. Also must have IEP in place. Equal Access Act Cannot deny opportunity to a meeting with open forum on the basis on religion, politics, philosophy, or other content of the meeting Equal Access Act: meeting must be... Student instigated, voluntary, not sponsored by school, employees are only present not participating, does not interfere with education activities, non school people cannot direct the student group meetings Negligence Failure to exercise ordinary prudence and foresight that results in injury to another person In loco parentis Duty of care: educators take the place of parents Tort Civil wrong Battery The permitted and unprivileged contact with another person. Actual harm is not necessary Assault Placing someone in apprehension of immediate harm. Physical contact is not required Statutory liability If a person operating for the state violates another person's rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the law. Foundation program The state defines the level of funding basic education Incremental budgeting Begins with budget for current term and examines each item against expected revenue Negatives of incremental budgeting Does not see budget as a whole, or as affecting the goals and needs of children Zero based budgeting begin with 0 in all accounts and then programs, activists and expenditures must be justified Planning , programming, budgetary, and evaluation system Budget process that looks at long range planning and data to meet goals FTE Full time equivalent student Weighted FTE FTE X program cost facotr Base student allocation A fixed amount determined each year by the legislature District cost differential Average of Florida price level index for the last 3 year Base student funding calculation Weighted FTE X base student allocation X district cost differential Discretionary millage Level of additional discretionary taxes 3 major sources of school funding State sources, local services, federal government Future resources for education are planned through... Student enrollment forecasts The budget must be managed through... Financial and Program Cost Accounting and Reporting for Florida schools aka The Red Book The Red Book deals with... Revenues and expenditures only Expenditures are out into one of these categories. Account groups, objects, functions, facilities, projects, reporting Account groups Self balancing accounts that support specific school activities to meet certain objectives General Fund Deals with day to day operations of the school Activity Account Class fees, athletic contests, plays, yearly photos, other special programs School internal account (vending machine sales) Must be used to benefit staff and faculty Revenues are Assets Expenditures are Liability 50% of school funding comes from State sources 42% of school funding comes from Local services 7% of school funding comes frim Federal services Ad valorem taxes Taxes levied on real estate and property taxes Lottery revenue goes into the Educational enhancement trust fund How much of the lottery funds are distributed for public schools? 70% Futures resources/ funds are planned through Student enrollment forecasts