School Leadership Test
Equity
(n.) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim
Standard 4--Collaboration with Stakeholders
*collaborating with families and community members *responding to diverse community interests and needs *mobilizing community resources. *ALL stakeholders *effective communication with stakeholders and media *involves families *participant in community *maximizes community resources *assess & accommodate diverse students & community *cultural sensitivity *collaborate with community agencies to strength services *builds relationships *seeks community support for programs and services
Hugh quality professional development
1. Aligns to school goals 2. Context specific 3. Pedagogical strategies 4. Active learning 5. Collaborative 6. Embeds follow up 7. Continuos feedback
ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
1. Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged, Title I 2. Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund, Title II 3. 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Title IV 4. Rural Education Initiative, Title VI 5. Indian Education Formula Grants, Title VII 6. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, Title IV 7. McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements of Title VII 8. Promise Neighborhoods /Fund for the Improvement of Education, Title V 9. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program, Title V 10. Indian Education Special Programs and Projects to Improve Educational Opportunities for Indian Children, Title VII 11. Neglected, Delinquent and At Risk Youth, Title I 12. Migrant Education Program, Title I 13. Dropout Prevention Act, Title I 14. Alaska Native Education, Title VII
What are the steps to dealing with angry parents
1. Listen. 2. Empathize 3. Emphasize student as #1 concern 4. Openly discuss issue with parent 5. Take notes 6. Review notes with parent 7. Clarify 8. Gather info 9. Follow up within 24 hours
How can law abiding citizens get involved in the court system?
1. Serve on juries. 2. Act as a witness 3. Resolve disputes
Frame for Writing Responses
1. Understand the question 2. Formulate a solution 3. Apply the plan 4. Reflect on what you did 5. Improve for the future
What are 3 questions a school leader should ask when better focusing their efforts?
1. What are our strengths & weaknesses? 2. What resources do we currently have? 3. What faculty will support our efforts?
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.
Lemon v. Kurtzman
1971 defining government actionsin dealing with religion--must not inhibit or advance religion and does not entangle the goverment with religion.
What year did FERPA pass?
1974
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
1996 legally protects confidentiality of patient's medical records, and a patient's constitutional right to privacy.
Kalamazoo Case
A famous case established that the legislature could tax for support of both common and secondary schools
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
A federal law that protects the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. This law is closely intertwined with IDEA. Children with disabilities who are not eligible for special education may qualify for accommodations under Section 504.
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
A federal law that regulates the management of student records and disclosure of information from those records. The Act has its own administrative enforcement mechanism.
Progressive Discipline
A formal discipline process in which the consequences become more serious if the employee repeats the offense.
Statewide longitudinal data system
A grant that helps to improve a schools vision, target action plan, & direct professional development
Strategic Planning Process
A process that helps an organization allocate its resources under different conditions to accomplish its objectives, deliver value, and be competitive in a market-driven economy.
What would provide a school leader with the most valuable data when evaluating the effectiveness of a program?
A progress monitoring tool that quantifies rates of student improvement.
school-based health centers
A relatively new approach to the delivery of health care services to adolescents that places health care providers in offices located in or adjacent to schools
Reflective Practitioner
A teacher who consistently reflects on classroom events (both successes and problems) and modifies teaching practices accordingly.
Annual Yearly Progress
AYP
AYP
Academic performance report strengths & weaknesses trends
Sources of Data
Accountability model Bottom 25% Assessments Evaluations Demographic information
Standard 5: Ethics and Integrity
Acting with integrity, fairness, & ethically
How can a Hugh school improve parent communication?
Add a parent portal to the existing SIS
Standard 2: Culture, Teaching, Learning
Advocating, nurturing, & sustaining a school culture and instructional practices conducive to student learning and staff professional growth
IDEA Part B Eligibility
Ages. 3-21
How should a school leader handle several students with life threatening breathing problems and the use of inhalers?
Allow them to carry them and administer their own treatment when they feel symptoms coming on
Judicial Review
Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
Passed in 1990
Americans with disabilities act
Standard 5: Community of Care for Students
An educational leader promotes the success and well-being of every student by promoting the development of an inclusive school climate characterized by supportive relationships and a personalized culture of care.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
An educational strategy that uses early intervention to help children who demonstrate below-average achievement.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
An ongoing and nationally representative measure of U.S. children's achievement in reading, mathematics, and other subjects over time; nicknamed "the Nation's Report Card."
What is the role of the school improvement plan?
Analyze growth & success against a goal and/ benchmark
How can a school leader best demonstrate a new program's effectiveness?
Analyze the student benchmark data to ensure that students are successful with the programs objectives.
Title IIX
Another name for five Fair Housing Act
Who abides by FERPA?
Any educational agency
Standard 8: Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community
Approachable to families and communities
Cycle Of Continuous Improvement
Assess needs - plan - implement - evaluate
Summative Assessment
Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.
Authentic Assessment
Assessment of students' knowledge and skills in a "real-life" context.
Formative Assessment
Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
How can a school leader support a school improvement goal of reducing violence & bullying?
By creating a school climate of communication and trust
vertical alignment
Carrying data between grades
Newdow v. U.S. Congress
Challenges daily ritual of pledge
How can a school leader best monitor implementation of instructional strategies?
Check for strategies in upcoming CWTs
Title VII
Civil rights act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination
Vision and Goals
Clear statement of goals for all stakeholders
horizontal alignment
Compare data within the same grade
How can a school leader best judge a new curriculum?
Compare the data of current students to that of previous students
When one teacher has higher scores than another how should a school leader resound?
Compare the data of the two teachers within a grade level plc
Standard 4: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Consistent with development and needs
substantive due process
Constitutional requirement that governments act reasonably and that the substance of the laws themselves be fair and reasonable; limits what a government may do.
Procedural Due Process
Constitutional requirement that governments proceed by proper methods; limits how government may exercise power.
Standard 6: Professional Capacity of School Personnel
Create a mentor/ buddy system fir new teachers
Title VI
Deals with funds to develop assessments beyond NCLB
Title V
Deals with meeting special needs of high risk & high needs students
Title IV
Deals with programs that prevent violence, alcohol, & drugs
A school leader realizes that his/her leasdership style needs improvement, what is a good goal for this?
Develop a willingness to actively change and challenge the status quo
Standard 7: Professional Community for Teachers and Staff
Develop workplace conditions for staff
What should a school leader promote as a benefit of a senior internship program?
Developing skills and knowledge in a field of interests to the students
Organizational leadership
District policy Compliance with regulations Allocate funding Recruit, select, retain staff Parent involvement Documentation
ESEA
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Executive Branch
Enforces laws
How can a school leader best keep teachers focused on their instructional goals?
Ensure alignment if the vision with teacher actions through ongoing conversations and observations
What is the school leaders primary concern with PBIS?
Ensure consistent implementation of the program
Legal Issues
Ensures student safety, disruption to learning, due process, investigate, FERPA
Standard 3: Equity and Cultural Responsiveness
Ensures students are treated fairly
Standard 3 - Organizational Management
Ensuring management of the organization, operations, & resources for a safe & effective learning environment
How can an elementary, middle, & high school leadership team most effectively work together?
Establish a PLC in which they examine data, purpose, solutions, & track progress
What is the most important initial action a school leader can take to promote the use of data by teachers?
Establish a clear vision fir school wide use of the data
How do you best engage the community in supporting school goals as the school leader?
Establish a relationship of trust and respect with trusted and respected community members
Tabletop Exercise
Exercises that simulate an emergency situation but in an informal and stress-free environment.
How can a school leader most effectively support a committees work on creating a new vision statement?
Facilitate dialogue to eliminate obstacles & validate committee members thoughts
Standard 1: Vision, Mission, and Goals
Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, & stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act
Title I
Federal funding program aimed at students who are behind academically or at risk of falling behind. Title I Part A funding provides money to improve teaching and learning of children in areas of high poverty. It is based on the number of low-income children in a school: generally those eligible for free lunch.
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act)
Federal law requiring organizations with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave after childbirth or adoption; to care for a seriously ill family member or for an employee's own serious illness; or to take care of urgent needs that arise when a spouse, child, or parent in the National Guard or Reserve is called to active duty
Establishment Clause
First Amendment ban on laws "respecting an establishment of religion"
welcoming environment
First impression, greetings, parent center, pto, communication, multicultural, all stakeholders, frequent feedback
IDEA Part C
For infants and toddlers under the age of three
How can a school leader best involve stakeholders in addressing problems?
Form a task force with varied individuals from various expertise and interest groups
How can a school leader best promote collaboration amongst staff members?
Form teacher teams in which members share responsibility for student learning.
How can a school leader most appropriately obtain funds to address an overt cost of repairs?
Go to the superintendent
Standard 7: professional community for teachers and staff
Growth mindset
When coaching a teacher who believes a gifted student does not need additional support a school leader should
Guide the teacher to challenge their own misconceptions regarding the supports that a gifted student may/ may not need to grow
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Why should a school leader share the vision with all stakeholders?
Helps to focus their collaboration efforts toward school improvement
climate
How you feel in a school
criterion-referenced test
Individual's performance is measured against mastery of curriculum criteria rather than other students
idea
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Instructional Leadership
Intentional efforts at all levels of an educational system to guide, direct, or support teachers as they seek to increase their repertoire of skills, gain professional knowledge, and ultimately improve their students' success.
How do you best establish and maintain a drug free school?
Involve parents and community members to mentor groups and provide support and info in being drug free.
What guiding question should be asked of a vision statement?
Is it reflective of the mission. Statement?
idea
Law that ensures services are provided to all students with disabilities
What is the most appropriate resource for a school leader to offer when creating community partnerships?
Location for meetings & special events
Stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
Standard 10: School Improvement
Makes schools more effective for students and staff
cultural responsiveness
Making sure teachers know what they are doing and why they are doing it
A teacher is friends on social media with his/ her students. How do you as the building leader approach the situation?
Meet with the teacher to ensure he/ she is adhering to district policy regarding student relations in/ on social media
Wallace v. Jaffree
Moments of silent prayer at school are unconstitutional---moments of silence are not.
Standard 9: operations and management
Operations and administrative functions
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
PBIS
Mckinney-Vento Act
Part of Title 10
What is the most effective way for school leaders to foster their own personal growth?
Partner with a peer to reflect in experiences, ideas, & challenges b
Title. VII
Prioritizes education for American Indians, native Hawaiians, & native Alaskans
Title IX of Education Act of 1972
Prohibited gender discrimination in federally subsidized education programs
Americans with disabilities act
Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities
Title IX
Prohibits gender discrimination
What should a school leader do if a new, busy, & overwhelmed teacher uses a test created by a previous teacher that is irrelevant to the curricular being taught in her class and a majority of students fail resulting in parent complaint?
Provide the teacher with immediate training on professional ethics
Title X
Provides funds for low income family planning
TitleII
Provides funds for quality educators & quality professional development
Title IIX
Provides funds to districts that impact federal activities to rebuild,build, renovate
Equal Access Act of 1984
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".
mobility
Rate of movement
in loco parentis
Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent.
Anectdotal record
Report of a child's actions on a specific behavior
Three tier approach to educational interventions
Response to intervention (RTI)
Teacher morale
Revisits vision & goal, needs assessment, PLCs, recognition, shared leadership, celebrates successes, effectively communicates
Pays excess costs of SPED services such as OT, PT, Speech,etc.
Sections 611 & 619
Implementation of change
Sense of urgency, shared leadership, develop vision, communication, address obstacles, celebrate success, restructure, PLCs
Reynolds v. US
Separation of church and state
Title IX
Sets forth provisions of NCLB
NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Signed into law by President Bush in 2001, No Child Left Behind sets performance guidelines for all schools and also stipulates what must be included in accountability reports to parents. It mandates annual student testing, includes guidelines for under-performing schools, and requires states to train all teachers and assistants to be "highly qualified".
Always have meetings with
Stakeholders
Standard 8: families & communities
Stakeholders & advocates are key words
School leaders primary goal is
Student success
West Virginia v. Barnette
Students cannot be forced to say the pledge of allegiance.
Team Teaching
Teachers share the responsibility for two or more classes, dividing up the subject areas between them.
Standard 6: Assessment
The leader understands and responds to the larger cultural contexts of teaching & learning. Uses assessments when acting as change agents
Data Analysis
The process of compiling, analyzing, and interpreting the results of primary and secondary data collection to make decisions that directly impact student achievement
Rigor in education
The result of work that challenges students thinking in new and interesting ways
Lemon Test
The three-part test for Establishment Clause cases that a law must pass before it is declared constitutional: it must have a secular purpose; it must neither advance nor inhibit religion; and it must not cause excessive entanglement with religion.
mobility rate
Transient / # of times a student moves in or out during a school year
Tinker v. Des Moines
U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school
When a novice teacher struggles with differentiated instruction how can a school leader best support him/ her?
Use formative assessment results to help the teacher inform instructional practices.
What can a school leader do to reinforce professional behavior and communication between all stakeholders?
Use real world situations to promote regular discussions about ethical behavior
How do you best communicate to parents and community members the school action p,an fir improvement?
Work with district media liaison to arrange an interview to explain the plan
parent involvement
Written communication plan, includes all stakeholders, genuine feedback, listens, positive, care & concern, accommodating, events/workshops
Mission Statement
a statement of the organization's purpose - what it wants to accomplish in the larger environment
POsitive behavioral interventions and support
a systemic and individualized strategies based on teaching academic, social, and behavioral expectations to assist students in being successful in school settings.
Constructed Response
a written response to a prompt (usually a paragraph) which directly addresses the question or petition in the prompt and provides specific evidence with explanations for support
Engel v. Vitale
banned formal prayer in schools, goverment whould not make any religion the 'official' religion.
longitudinal data collection
capture data in an organization at several points in time
FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education)
ensures that students with disabilities receive necessary education and services without cost to the family
Vision Statement
expresses what the organization should become, where it wants to go strategically
Due Process
fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
Title III
federal funding from NCLB to provide supplemental resources to ESL students
good faith
honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing
Ethical Leadership
leader behaviors that reflect high ethical standards
Transformational Leadership
leadership that, enabled by a leader's vision and inspiration, exerts significant influence by empowering teachers to take ownership of the change process
consistency of measurement
reliability
Slander
spoken defamation
norm-referenced tests
standardized tests that compare an individual child's score to the average score of others her age
New Jersey v. TLO
students may be searched without a warrant if there is "reasonable ground" for doing so.
Sovereignty
supreme power or authority
Manifestation Determination
team review of the relationship between a student's inappropriate behavior and the disability, required under IDEIA when a student violates a code of conduct.
Strategic Leadership
the ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a positive future for an organization
Culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
Validity
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
Supreme Court
the highest federal court in the United States
Stakeholders
the people whose interests are affected by an organization's activities
change agent
the person formally in charge of guiding a change effort
equality
the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
shared leadership
the view that leadership is broadly distributed rather than assigned to one person, such that people within the team and organization lead each other
collaborate
to work with another toward a goal
Libel
written defamation
