CPACE

Research supports which of the following as the most critical element that determines the success or failure of a school?

• A. Instructional resources and materials

• B. Support from parents

• C. Effectiveness of the principal

• D. School culture

Your school's previous administrative team was not transparent about making school-wide decisions. Which of the following commitments made by you will results in a more trusting relationship with your school's community?

• A. Remove individuals from the decision making process who have made poor decisions in the past

• B. Distribute surveys to the school community prior to making important decisions

• C. Make sure all school=wide decisions are voted by the community

• D. Ensure that proposed decisions are communicated to relevant stakeholders

Your school's graduation rates have decreased in recent years. Which of the following actions is most likely to be effective in addressing this issue?

• A. Create an action plan with your admin team and superintendent

• B. Bring together a committee of teachers, counselors, and parents to brainstorm a plan of action

• C. Disaggregate the data and determine which classes students are failing most

• D. Adopt an intervention plan from a more high-performing school in your district

What would be your first step to improve the performance of a school that has not made adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

• A. Create an action plan with your director and assistant principals

• B. Form a committee of teachers, parents, and counselors to solicit feedback and ideas for next steps

• C. Report this information at the next School Site Council meeting

• D. Create incentives for students to perform well on statewide assessments

You observe that your school holds low expectations for students when it comes to their growth and potential. Which would be your next action step?

• A. Schedule more frequent walkthroughs of all your teachers' classrooms

• B. Incentivize teachers with yearly bonuses based on students' performance on statewide assessments

• C. Place ineffective teachers on a development plan

• D. Work with teachers on building a collective vision for the school related to student achievement

What is the main benefit of involving your stakeholders in making key school decisions?

• A. To avoid any single person from controlling the process

• B. To come up with decisions that reflect the needs of the community

• C. To gain input and feedback in order to develop buy-in from stakeholders

• D. To distribute the administration's decision-making power

Your teachers have complained to you that meetings are held too frequently and at inconvenient times. The best response to this would be to

• A. meet with your teacher leaders to develop a plan

• B. spread out the meeting dates and times to be fair

• C. send updates through email and bulletin posts

• D. provide incentives for teachers to attend meetings (i.e. stipends, increased planning time, school supplies)

Your teachers are most likely to believe that you care about individual and whole-school needs if you

• A. support positive school culture..

• B. distribute a survey on teachers' needs and publish the results

• C. set-up open dialogue with teachers and respond to needs accordingly.

• D. ask teachers about their perception of the school.

The school's student blog wants to publish a survey where several English teachers were described as "ineffective." You decide that the blog cannot post the results. Which of the following best describes your reason for doing this?

• A. Your role as a leader is to protect the school's culture and vision for success

• B. You care about your teachers' feelings

• C. As the principal, you hold the right to limit all students' free speech

• D. You believe the survey results hold no basis

Professional Development at your school has resulted in few actionable steps from teachers to impact student achievement. Teachers are more likely to respond positively to your efforts if you

• A. provide the agenda and PD calendar in advance for teachers to review

• B. bring in teachers to help plan and lead professional development and take part in making instructional decisions

• C. make yourself more approachable to teachers

• D. address concerns with teachers one-on-one