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The teachers have each brought writing samples from their students to the meeting. The principal should advise them to 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 year.

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?

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

• Whether teachers are incorporating instructional strategies for diverse student needs.

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

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

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?

• Performance assessments, journals

• Standardized tests of achievement

• Extended student group projects

• Teacher’s observations of students

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

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

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.

The Dean of Instruction conducted a classroom observation of a 7thgrade math teacher and noticed that the math teacher was not following the curriculum for the math department. When asked, the math teacher informed the dean that the students were not ready for the standards identified in the curriculum and that he chose to review standards from 6thgrade instead. Which of the following would be the best response from the dean to the math teacher?

• Commend the math teacher for addressing the gaps in student learning.

• Require that the math teacher attend training on the math curriculum

• Model instruction of the standards outlined in the curriculum.

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

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?

• 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.

The Dean of Instruction of a 9thgrade 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.

The math department is excited that for the third consecutive time, most of the seventh-grade students have earned perfect scores on their six-week report cards. The Dean of Instruction is concerned by this news and requests to examine student work samples and class grades. Whichof the following is a likely reason that the dean is concerned?

• 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.