SLQ School Management and Operations

Question 1

Which federal law governs the rights of students with disabilities and requires schools to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)?

Accepted Answer

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Answer

Title I of ESEA

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Question 2

A school's master schedule should primarily be designed around which consideration?

Accepted Answer

Student learning needs and access to rigorous courses

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Teacher scheduling preferences

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Minimizing the number of teaching assignments

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Maximizing lunch period efficiency

Question 3

Which type of school budget allocates funding based on the specific needs of each school rather than a flat per-school amount?

Accepted Answer

Weighted student funding

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Line-item budgeting

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Zero-based budgeting

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Incremental budgeting

Question 4

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), who holds the right to access a student's educational records?

Accepted Answer

Parents and eligible students (age 18+)

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Any teacher who requests them

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All school staff members

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The media if the student is involved in a public incident

Question 5

Which management practice involves tracking patterns of student attendance and using that data to identify and support chronically absent students?

Accepted Answer

Early warning systems

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Response to Intervention

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Positive Behavior Support

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Instructional rounds

Question 6

A principal is developing the school improvement plan. Which data source is MOST important to consult first?

Accepted Answer

State assessment results and disaggregated student performance data

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Teacher opinion surveys

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Prior year's school improvement plan

Answer

National education trend reports