Quiz on Private Schools and Education

Emerson School for STEM Education is a private school. Which of the following is NOT true about private schools?

• Governed by their own self-appointed boards of trustees

• Required to use state-approved curriculum

• Make their own hiring policies

• Specify their own admission policies

Mr. Chao works as a teacher in a highly structured district with very specific rules and procedures and formal relationships between administration, teachers and students. Which of the following organizational structures matches this description the most?

• Bureaucratic model

• Loosely coupled organization

• Interdisciplinary team organization (ITO)

• None of the answers are correct

Which of the following is a public state school finance formula?

• Endowment

• Foundation

• Tuition

Local funding is primarily composed of which of the following?

• PTO fundraising

• School cafeteria revenue

• Property taxes

• Endowments

Which of the following is NOT a funding source for a private school?

• Tuition

• Endowments

• Fundraisers

• Local taxes

A local technical school which trains welders is a single-purpose and career-based institution. This school would most likely be accredited by which type of accreditor?

• Regional accreditor

• National faith-related accreditor

• National career-related accreditors

• General accreditor

There are more degree-granting institutions than there are postsecondary or technical schools in the United States.

• True

• False

Which of the following should be included in a school’s crisis response plan?

• Student dress code

• Faculty code of conduct

• Lockdown procedures

• Fire alarm system monitoring plan

Joan has just received her Florida teacher certification. She is now licensed to teach at any school across the United States.

• True

• False

This is an example of which school organizational structure?

• Bureaucratic

• Loosely coupled organization

• Interdisciplinary team organization

• None of the answers are correct