WorksheetsSLLA Organizational Leadership
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 48mins
Which of the following is similar to a small community model, in that students are grouped into cohorts and remain within a small community for their instruction?
Departmental model
Integrative model
Project-based learning models
School-within-a-school models
If a school is looking to fund major capital improvements via a bond, who is mainly responsible for making the proposal pass?
Leaders
Staff
Parents
Voters
Conducting regular walks through the plants, receiving formal and informal feedback, and employing plant operators are all great ways for the leader to:
Determine the best organizational system for a school district
Monitor the physical plants for safety and compliance
Monitor and record campus activity
Encourage funding of major capital improvements
Where does the majority of school funding come from for most states?
Grants and donations
Local income taxes
Local property taxes
The federal government
What term is used by the No Child Left Behind Act to describe the minimum qualifications of a teacher?
Qualifying foundation
Minimum training
Knowledge and vision
Highly qualified
A sphere of influence refers to:
A leader's connection to others who are able to support them
A leader's ability to affectively develop and implement a plan
A leader's power to affect others, even without formal authority
A leader's understanding of policies, procedures, and the community
Feedback from which of the following offers a unique perspective because they can view the district as it relates to the entire district's curricular program, mission, and goals?
Students
Teachers
Community stakeholders
District personnel
What does the “T” stand for in a SWOT analysis?
Threats
Trends
Training
Teachers
What is the PRIMARY way that the leader can encourage stakeholders to engage in lobbying and political activism?
By educating the community on present issues
By noting the experiences and feedback of visitors on campus
By being an example of political activism in the community
By showing community stakeholders how they can become involved
Which of the following incorporates technology use into traditional classroom instruction and is also flexible regarding technology use?
One-to-one technology model
Personalized learning model
Blended learning model
Virtual school model
Which of the following is utilized in some schools to promote school safety, but is sometimes deemed controversial?
Emergency drills
Metal detectors
Backpack and large bag limitations
School designs featuring limited entrances and exits
What model focuses on using time spent in the classroom to support students in guided practice, rather than the delivery of instructional content?
Project based learning model
Technology implementation model
School-within-a-school model
Flipped classroom model
Which of the following contains college-level content and is taught with college-level rigor, but students only receive high school credit for successful completion with an opportunity to earn college credit at the end?
Career pathways
Dual-credit enrollment
Advanced placement courses
International Baccalaureate (IB) programs
Regarding school accountability, which of the following was previously the sole focus and is used to describe how students perform on state-mandated assessments?
Student growth
Student performance
Student proficiency
Student behavior
Which of the following is the most recent legislation related to public school accountability and replaced the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2002?
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
You are the principal of a 900-student middle school (6-8). The school recently formulated a school vision, which includes a critical goal of improving the academic and social-emotional preparedness of the school’s eighth-graders for the transition to high school. Over the past several years, teachers and administrators in the local high school have become increasingly concerned about the level of preparedness of entering ninth-grade students. The ninth graders have been increasingly socially immature and lacking in vital academic and study skills. Various stakeholders (parents, students, teachers in both schools) attribute the problem to different reasons and would prescribe different remedies. You form a committee to formulate a plan to improve the readiness of the eighth graders in your school for their transition to high school. Committee members include teachers, parents, student supports (social worker, school psychologist), a special education representative, and a curriculum coordinator.
Write a 150-300 word memo to the members of the committee about the plan to improve eighth grade readiness for high school. Before you write the memo, state what assumptions you make about the school/community (rural/urban, demographics, socioeconomics). In the memo convey why you believe it is important for the school to succeed in this endeavor (improving preparedness for high school), describe 2-3 significant aspects of the school’s instructional program that the committee will address in developing its plan. For each of these specific aspects/factors describe a type of data or other information that the team should analyze and explain why this type of information may be useful in analyzing the specific area of concern.
