SLLA 6990

The teachers each brought writing samples from their students to the meeting. The principal should advise them take which of these steps first toward instructional improvements?

• Use the samples to identify students needing remedial instruction

• Perform an analysis of all writing samples and give scores to each

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

• Identify samples for use as benchmark examples next school

Following the initial meeting, the new principal What conduct observations of each 4th grade teachers classroom instruction. What should the principal mainly focus on in terms of improving students state standard rides ELA test?

• Whether teachers are aligning lesson's objectives with state grade level ELA standards

• Whether teachers or incorporating instructional strategies for diverse student

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

• Whether teachers are aligning lesson objectives with materials and teaching strategies

The principal wants to assist the teachers in identifying the best instructional strategies to augment their students ELA achievement. Which of the following pairs of data sets with most inform this assistance

• 4th grade students' reading levels; 4th grade E LA instructional schedules

• Demographic information on the students; the vision statement for the school

• 4th grade teachers years of experience; 4th grade teachers educations

• Students stand the rise test data, disaggregated; state grade-level ELA standards

A principal wants to develop a new school vision and goals associated with that vision. What applies most about implementing these

• The principal must ensure that vision and associated goals are all measurable

• The principal must differentiate measurable versus nonmeasurable vision and goals for every student

• The principal must ensure vision and goals, revver than expectations are measurable for all students.

• The principal must develop vision and goals, and school staff must develop an implementation plan.

Regarding schools vision, mission come and related goals, the school leaders responsibility is to ensure these are congruity with which levels of education policy?

• With only this school and district

• With only school, district, and state policies

• With only federal and state level policies

• With school, local, state, and federal policies

A school leader service key stakeholders regarding the school vision and goals to learn what they believe about the purpose of education. Which set of stakeholder groups is the leader least likely to survey about this particular topic?

• Superintendent, central office administrators

• Members of the school board parents of students

• Community business owners

• Student, teachers, Paraprofessionals at school

To gather feedback from key stakeholders about the relationship between their opinions about the significance of education and schools vision and goals, which of these should a school leader do?

• Develop a series of critical questions appropriate to this topic

• Develop a few open-ended questions to stimulate discussions

• Develop a school task force to interview all of the stakeholders.

• Develop a series of meetings wherein stakeholders discuss this.

To implement the school vision and purpose the school goals, how should a school leader best invite others to share these commitments?

• Identify only members of the school staff with common perspectives to

• Identify members of school and community with common perspectives to attain consensus

• Identify school and community members with diverse perspectives to assure representation.

• Identify only members of the school staff with diverse perspectives to implement equitably.

What does research show about school leaders distributing leadership responsibilities for implementing a school vision and goals.

• The most effective leaders are found to influence student achievement in school efficiency directly.

• Today's schools cannot be led by when principal without significant participation of other educators.

• The traditional model of single, formal leadership exists because teachers lack a principal's expertise

• Educational programs developed by one principle are easier for principals who follow to maintain.

S part of an overall school reform initiative a principle makes a plan to distribute leadership among educators and other stockholders for implementing school goals. Which research findings exist to inform this decision?

• Distributing leadership improves professional development but nothing else

• Educational reform changes demand effort requiring a few superior leaders

• The capacity building needed for school improvement limits

• School reform initiatives all share implicit distributed leadership in common