5412 Practice Test 3

A school leader invites community members and parents to join a school improvement committee. Which of the following actions by a school leader will best promote accountability among the committee members?

• Sharing student achievement data with the stakeholders

• Developing a shared agreement regarding the stakeholders’ roles

• Celebrating the stakeholders’ collaborative contributions

• Organizing the stakeholders into subcommittees

Which of the following practices best demonstrates a school leader’s commitment to involving parents in decision making about their children’s education?

• Seeking parent input when creating action plans

• Attending monthly parent-teacher association meetings

• Inviting parents to volunteer in their children’s classrooms

• Holding frequent open-school nights and parent conferences

A middle school leader meets weekly with grade-level teams to guide teachers in examining the class report graphs and item analysis graphs they have created from the results of classroom assessments. The leader asks the following questions to facilitate a targeted discussion.

1. Did certain classes outperform others?

2. Did certain class periods outperform others?

3. Which instructional strategies were used in the outperforming classrooms?

By facilitating this discussion, the school leader primarily emphasizes the importance of

• using data analysis to improve instruction

• identifying struggling students for interventions

• identifying struggling students for interventions

• ensuring alignment to learning standards

Because of budget constraints, a school leader must eliminate some of the school’s extracurricular programs. When deciding which programs to keep, the school leader should first consider whether the program

• overlaps in purpose with other programs

• is popular with students

• 
  is economical to operate

• contributes toward achieving the school’s vision

Which of the following is the most important reason for a school leader to share a school’s vision with stakeholders?

• Sharing encourages them to promote a positive image of the school.

• Sharing ensures consistent answers to questions about the school’s goals.

• Sharing helps focus their collaborative efforts on school improvement.

• Sharing promotes their sense of belonging and trust.

Which of the following practices by a school leader best reinforces professional behavior and communication between the teachers and the students and parents?

• Using real-world situations to promote regular discussions about ethical behavior

• Reviewing a portion of the Code of Ethics for Educators at each faculty meeting

• Asking school counselors to attend student and parent conferences whenever they can

• Surveying students and parents annually about their levels of satisfaction with teacher interactions

Which of the following strategies by a school leader best supports the goal of establishing and maintaining a drug-free school?

• Developing a schedule for frequent, random checks of lockers, backpacks, and students for drugs

• Encouraging students to participate in antidrug leadership clubs sponsored by national organizations

• Including drug awareness in the school’s comprehensive school-based risk and hazard assessment

• 
  Facilitating parent involvement in peer and community groups that provide support and factual information about drug use

Mr. Jackson is the school leader of Barnes Elementary School. On returning from a meeting in the district superintendent’s office, he is informed by Ms. Alonzo, the assistant principal, that a strong thunderstorm had passed through the area at midday, resulting indirectly in a serious student injury. She recounts that she announced on the PA system that all teachers were to keep students indoors until notified that it was safe to resume outdoor activities, but Ms. Aames, a third-grade teacher, took her students out for recess before the all-clear announcement was made. Ms. Alonzo further explains that the custodial staff did not clean up the walkways and outside areas after the storm because they were setting up chairs for an evening music concert.

Mr. Jackson reviews the student injury report completed by Ms. Alonzo.

INJURY REPORT

• Name of Student: Clarence B.

• Age: 8

• Sex: M

• Grade: 3

• Teacher: Aames

• School: Barnes

• Date of Injury: 5/1

• Time: 1:15

• First Responder: Ms. Alonzo, Assistant Principal

• Place of Injury: Playground

• Nature of Injury: Fracture

• Body Part Injured: Leg

Describe what happened: The teacher took the students to the playground for recess. The playground was littered with branches from the recent storm. The student jumped on a large branch, lost his balance, fell, and fractured his leg.

Parents notified: Yes. The student’s parents were notified by phone. His mother arrived on the scene at the same time as the ambulance.

Describe treatment and disposition: The student was examined by EMTs and transported by ambulance to the ER at Mountain Medical Center. The child was accompanied by his mother.

Ms. Alonzo

Signature of School Leader

Based on the custodians’ actions following the storm, Mr. Jackson should work with the head custodian on building which of the following skills?

• 
  Following oral instructions

• Prioritizing tasks

• Attending to detail

• 
  Multitasking

Mr. Jackson is the school leader of Barnes Elementary School. On returning from a meeting in the district superintendent’s office, he is informed by Ms. Alonzo, the assistant principal, that a strong thunderstorm had passed through the area at midday, resulting indirectly in a serious student injury. She recounts that she announced on the PA system that all teachers were to keep students indoors until notified that it was safe to resume outdoor activities, but Ms. Aames, a third-grade teacher, took her students out for recess before the all-clear announcement was made. Ms. Alonzo further explains that the custodial staff did not clean up the walkways and outside areas after the storm because they were setting up chairs for an evening music concert.

Mr. Jackson reviews the student injury report completed by Ms. Alonzo.

INJURY REPORT

• Name of Student: Clarence B.

• Age: 8

• Sex: M

• Grade: 3

• Teacher: Aames

• School: Barnes

• Date of Injury: 5/1

• Time: 1:15

• First Responder: Ms. Alonzo, Assistant Principal

• Place of Injury: Playground

• Nature of Injury: Fracture

• Body Part Injured: Leg

Describe what happened: The teacher took the students to the playground for recess. The playground was littered with branches from the recent storm. The student jumped on a large branch, lost his balance, fell, and fractured his leg.

Parents notified: Yes. The student’s parents were notified by phone. His mother arrived on the scene at the same time as the ambulance.

Describe treatment and disposition: The student was examined by EMTs and transported by ambulance to the ER at Mountain Medical Center. The child was accompanied by his mother.

Ms. Alonzo

Signature of School Leader

Which of the following is Mr. Jackson’s best action for reinforcing the importance of following established crisis management procedures?

• Reminding teachers that following procedures during a crisis can mean the difference between life and death

• Discussing the recent crisis at the next faculty meeting, pointing out the procedures that were not followed

• Requesting that the superintendent schedule district-wide training on crisis management procedures

• Soliciting teachers’ input in revising the portion of the campus crisis management plan that addresses shelter-in-place procedures

Mr. Jackson is the school leader of Barnes Elementary School. On returning from a meeting in the district superintendent’s office, he is informed by Ms. Alonzo, the assistant principal, that a strong thunderstorm had passed through the area at midday, resulting indirectly in a serious student injury. She recounts that she announced on the PA system that all teachers were to keep students indoors until notified that it was safe to resume outdoor activities, but Ms. Aames, a third-grade teacher, took her students out for recess before the all-clear announcement was made. Ms. Alonzo further explains that the custodial staff did not clean up the walkways and outside areas after the storm because they were setting up chairs for an evening music concert.

Mr. Jackson reviews the student injury report completed by Ms. Alonzo.

INJURY REPORT

• Name of Student: Clarence B.

• Age: 8

• Sex: M

• Grade: 3

• Teacher: Aames

• School: Barnes

• Date of Injury: 5/1

• Time: 1:15

• First Responder: Ms. Alonzo, Assistant Principal

• Place of Injury: Playground

• Nature of Injury: Fracture

• Body Part Injured: Leg

Describe what happened: The teacher took the students to the playground for recess. The playground was littered with branches from the recent storm. The student jumped on a large branch, lost his balance, fell, and fractured his leg.

Parents notified: Yes. The student’s parents were notified by phone. His mother arrived on the scene at the same time as the ambulance.

Describe treatment and disposition: The student was examined by EMTs and transported by ambulance to the ER at Mountain Medical Center. The child was accompanied by his mother.

Ms. Alonzo

Signature of School Leader

Which of the following should be Mr. Jackson’s first action upon hearing about the incident from Ms. Alonzo?

• 
  Suspending the teacher for a negligent action that resulted in a serious injury

• Alerting the superintendent that an incident occurred that may put the district at risk for litigation

• Checking on the condition of the student and assuring the parents that a full accident investigation will be conducted

• 
  Consulting with the campus counselor to see if counseling services are required for the student’s classmates