Principal Norms 1

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After receiving questions from the department leads about the new focus, Ms. Contreras should articulate that the primary goal of the initiative is to improve equity by

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recognizing students' cultures as assets to the learning process.

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As Ms. Contreras uses the teacher questionnaire responses to guide an initial discussion with the department leads, she should primarily keep in mind that

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teachers will need support in overcoming personal blind spots in order to harness cultural differences to improve learning.

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As teams reflect and create collaborative goals for improvement, the primary focus should be on ensuring culturally relevant curricula are delivered in a way that addresses students' interests and learning styles.

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ensuring culturally relevant curricula are delivered in a way that addresses students' interests and learning styles.

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Which piece of coaching advice should the principal provide to the department leader to help facilitate the change process? Each individual's response to differences in ethnicity and culture deeply affects how he or she interprets data and has a profound impact on student learning. Let's develop a meeting protocol you can use to raise teachers' awareness of their own cultural proficiency and ensure that your team digs into the data and assessment questions.

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Each individual's response to differences in ethnicity and culture deeply affects how he or she interprets data and has a profound impact on student learning. Let's develop a meeting protocol you can use to raise teachers' awareness of their own cultural proficiency and ensure that your team digs into the data and assessment questions.

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In order to more effectively utilize Ms. Markey, Mr. Farrad, and Ms. Thomas, the principal should first consider:

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training them to take on instructional leadership roles and dividing coaching responsibilities based on teacher need and instructional expertise.

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After evaluating the action items from the administrative team meeting, Mr. Flores should prioritize

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building the leadership capacity of lead teachers by working with them to create a shared sense of ownership for their team meetings.

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What is a critical prerequisite for students to achieve kindergarten readiness in Emergent Literacy — Writing? Options: Applying letter-sound correspondence consistently to monosyllabic words, Recognizing that environmental print and other texts convey meaning, Developing fine-motor skills that support legibility and stamina, Using invented spelling to represent common words and phrases

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Recognizing that environmental print and other texts convey meaning

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Ms. Skinner and the Special Education Coordinator are meeting to discuss the remaining professional development sessions on the plan. During the meeting, they review relevant data, including lesson plans and student work samples, and reflect on classroom observations and walk-throughs. Which of the following would be the best piece of data to collect next to evaluate the effectiveness of the professional development sessions? Options: Review benchmark assessment scores for special education students., Administer the teacher needs assessment again and compare response data., Require teachers to complete a feedback form about completing the professional development sessions., Compare IEP progress notes for the last two grading cycles.

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Administer the teacher needs assessment again and compare response data.