Mometrix FELE

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The principal should advise the teachers to take which step first toward instructional improvements after bringing writing samples from their students to the meeting?

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Review all of the writing samples and identify and group student needs.

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Following the initial meeting, the new principal conducts observations of each fourth-grade teacher’s classroom instruction. What should the principal mainly focus on in terms of improving students’ state standardized ELA test scores?

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Whether teachers are implementing their lesson plans as written in classroom activities.

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To assess and monitor progress toward school goals, which type(s) of assessment would be MOST indicated for measuring student analytical and critical thinking and communication skills? Options: Performance assessments, journals; Standardized tests of achievement; Extended student group projects; Teacher’s observations of students

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Performance assessments, journals

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Which of the following applies to both horizontal and vertical curriculum alignment? Teaching the same content across all classrooms on the same grade levels, Teaching content aligned with state or district assessments and standards, Teaching to minimize achievement gaps through standardizing education, Teaching across successive grade levels including preparatory scaffolding

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Teaching to minimize achievement gaps through standardizing education

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School leaders should regularly review and analyze teachers’ learning objectives, assessments, progress, and achievement data collection and use their analyses to determine which of the following? How well these elements align with one another within and across grade levels and curriculum, How well these elements align with state or national standards rather than with one another, How well these elements align with one another within grade levels rather than across levels, How well these elements align with one another across grade levels instead of the curriculum

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How well these elements align with one another within and across grade levels and curriculum

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Which of the following practices by school leaders most effectively improves teacher practice and student learning? Reviewing student performance data and sharing aggregated results with teachers. Administering self-assessment surveys to teachers. Conducting regular classroom observations and providing timely feedback. Offering educational resources to teachers related to their identified areas of weakness.

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Conducting regular classroom observations and providing timely feedback.

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The Dean of Instruction observed a 7th grade math teacher not following the curriculum. The teacher stated that the students were not ready for the standards and chose to review 6th grade standards instead. What should the dean respond?

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Direct the math teacher to teach the standards outlined in the curriculum.

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Which of the following actions best demonstrates a middle school leader monitoring instructional practices and student progress to ensure that all students are prepared for a challenging curriculum?
Options:
Offering a summer bridge program for underperforming seventh grade students entering eighth grade,
Reviewing the performance of incoming sixth grade students on standardized tests,
Evaluating the course grades of eighth grade students enrolled in an Algebra I course for high school credit,
Comparing student performance on standardized tests to course grades to determine alignment of assessment.

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Comparing student performance on standardized tests to course grades to determine alignment of assessment.

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The Dean of Instruction of a 9th grade high school academy would like to monitor student progress for the grading period. Which of the following sources of data would best inform the dean of student progress? Student portfolios of work samples from previous and current marking periods. Benchmark scores from the previous and current marking periods. Anecdotal teacher notes. Report card grades for the marking period.

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Student portfolios of work samples from previous and current marking periods.

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What is a likely reason for the Dean of Instruction's concern regarding seventh-grade students earning perfect scores on their report cards? Options: The data may indicate that the students are not receiving rigorous curriculum and instruction. The math department’s performance may have misinterpreted the student data. The few students who did not receive perfect grades may be falling behind. The students are likely committing acts of academic dishonesty.

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The data may indicate that the students are not receiving rigorous curriculum and instruction.