Create a crisis management plan

To build staff morale and provide a more diverse group:

Create a committee

Argument about teacher not using the rubric:

Tell teacher to use the rubric

Parent night for bilingual:

Ask faculty for input

Benefit of bilingual parent night:

More comfort with school

Purpose of gap analysis:

Aligns goals with campus needs

Plan of action for change in course offerings:

Invite interested shareholders to share input at next SBDM meeting

Content of courses must align with:

State standards

In order for bible lit course to be offered, check...

Course load of teachers with appropriate certification

Budgets should be redistributed and prioritized based on...

CIP goals

Low performing student entered at EOY. Should you retain?

Form a group of teachers and administrators to review

Retention

Differentiated instruction

How can you address the needs of a lagging student as an alternative to retention?

In-school academic support

Type of leadership that contains no directive:

nondirective

What to do when lots of SPED students in classes?

Prepare and support teachers to meet the needs of all students

What to do to address specific campus issues related to SPED?

Contact ESC to get a specialist at the faculty meeting

Give the teacher a directive to follow IEP

Keyword to look for in ESY questions :

regression

A change in SPED placement requires...

ARD

Discipline issue with concerned SPED parent (AP gave initial discipline):

Meeting between parent, AP & principal

Brief ARD to discuss move to short bus

To put SPED kids on a behavior plan requires...

Report of custodian taking pictures of students:

Begin investigation and notify superintendant

Conflict of interest with a vendor:

Say no and do not report

What are some characteristics of 21st century campuses?

Multiple delivery models of instruction, differentiated and individualized instruction, continuing monitoring are critical components of instructional leadership.

Key components of organizational leadership?

Senge’s Systems Thinking. Delegate to those who know more.

What should all students be preparing for?

Higher educational pursuits...NOT non- post secondary jobs.

Strategy for questions asking about initial or first steps?

Look for answers focusing on a process, NOT a solution (eg. create a committee)

Follow-up steps strategy?

Look for answers that include ongoing monitoring, continuous instruction.

Generally, principals and mentors should serve ______ roles?

Supportive (v. supervisory)

Probationary contracts?

One-year term, renewable 3 times over 3 yr period. 4th with board recommendation (very rare)

Parent concerns about curriculum/ recommendation for changing. What is your answer?

Listen to all concerns, but answer is that Texas has a state standards- based curriculum (TEKS) with which we must comply.

What do you do if you do not have a highly-qualified teacher for a certain elective course?

Eliminate the class

What determines placement, initial IEP, modification of IEP, etc?

ARD

Regression formula (will student regress in learning without ESY)

Who should campus leaders & SBDM turn to for help with campus problems?

TEA, regional ESC for PD needs (NOT outside consultants)

In general, leaders should not count on outsiders. Who within the district should they consult, when appropriate?

Other school that is doing well, superintendant, business mgr, food svcs director, dir of transportation.

When campus is low performing or certain demographics are struggling, what is appropriate course of action?

Principal & SBDM should visit school with similar demographics that is doing well

When campus is low performing or certain demographics are struggling, what is appropriate course of action?

Principal & SBDM should visit school with similar demographics that is doing well

In making human resources decisions, what should be used as a guideline?

Title VII Civil Rights Act guidelines of offering equal employment opportunities for all

Is it okay to hire teachers to match your demographic?

Yes, but you may not show favoritism based on sex or ethnicity

Strategy when more than one answer seems correct?

Look for the answer that may include the other one.

The new building principal has just completed a lengthy visit within his SBDM Team. They have shared a concern about the lack of school vision with the new administration. What is the most appropriate action to be taken by the new

You should use a series of strategies for involving all stakeholders in the planning process to ensure the collaborative development of the campus vision.

A large group of parents approach the school board and express their concerns over a lack of ethnic diversity in the teaching staff of your school. After the meeting, the superintendent asked you to address the issue with your local school Site Based Committee. What should your

We should review all demographic data about your campus and respond with a written set of strategies for your SBDM committee to review and make a comment.

You are the major speaker at your schools local holiday party. This is the largest crowd of parents, students and staff during the year. Your primary responsibility as speaker is to

celebrate the contributions of students, parents, community and staff on the realizations of the campus vision.

As a new principal, you have been asked to attend a well publicized Quinceanera party. Since the ethnic makeup of your school is 97% Hispanic, and you are unfamiliar with this ethnic group, what will be the impact of you attending this event?

Help you communicate effectively with families and community members in a varied educational context.

During your visit to the Quinceanera party, you find yourself surrounded by a small group of parents and community leaders wishing to discuss the school and their perceived needs and desires. While you are cautious, you take advantage of this

provide a varied and meaningful opportunity for parents and community members to be engaged in the education of their children.

Your SBDM Team has approached you with a community member’s offer of support. After much discussion and review, you decide to implement the offer. This is best described as

establishing partnerships with parents, businesses, and others in the community to support campus goals.

As the building principal, you walk up on a “colorful” discussion between a staff member and a parent in a school hall. It is your responsibility to

model and promote the highest standard of conduct, ethical principles and integrity in your actions.

You are seeking a commitment from a long time staff member who is not supporting the schools vision. Your major goal with this staff member is to

promote awareness of the many learning, multicultural, gender, and ethnic differences.

A student has become sick at school. The school nurse has determined that the student is “faking it.” You have a note on file from the students’ doctor saying, she may go home whenever the need arises. If you choose to follow your nurses’ advice and keep the student at school, you are

not applying legal guidelines to protect the rights of students and staff.

Your SBDM Team has approached you with a request to purchase a new reading program. Several of the members are excited about the program’s success on a campus in the next community. You take the request under advisement. You then, review reading program information in

applying demographic data with regard to student learning, motivation, teaching and learning theory, principles of curriculum design and school vision.

Facilitating the use of appropriate assessments to measure student learning and ensure educational accountability.

Over the next several weeks, you work closely with your reading teachers in reviewing your present reading program. You then ask the reading teachers to review the SBDM Team’s reading program request.

You are facilitating campus participation in collaborative planning, implementation, and revision of curriculum to ensure appropriate scope, sequence, content and alignment.

Your school has a well-respected work- study program within the community. While you are reviewing the program, you realize that several students, who would benefit, are not taking advantage of it. When you discover these students are disabled, you begin the process of altering the present

Ensure that all students are provided high- quality, flexible instructional programs with appropriate resources and services.

During a budget review it is requested by your SBDM Team to remove the present work-study program and spend the money in a co-curricular athletic direction. It is your job to

analyze educational needs and allocate resources in the most effective way.

You have received a large amount of money from a local business to purchase computers for your school. You are to

facilitate the use and integration of technology and information systems to enhance learning in your building.

A new building principal has review the past 5 years of student test scores. During this review, she has discovered she has an apparent teaching weakness at the 5th grade level. Since she is a new principal, and the present 5th grade teacher has been a member of the school and community for over 20

To work collaboratively with other campus personnel to develop, compliment, evaluate and revise professional development to meet staff needs.

If all three teachers accept the option to create a team (collaborative) teaching approach, what is the major staff benefit?

Teachers in the team will have opportunities to share experiences and teaching models with their peers.

During an evaluations summative conference with a teacher, you have discussed your reasoning for recommendation for a growth plan. You go over every detail of the process with the teacher.

You are using formative and summative evaluation procedures to enhance knowledge and skills of campus staff.

Your SBDM Team is upset over the latest top down decision from TEA. Your challenge is to

encourage and facilitate positive change, enlist support for change and overcome obstacles to change.

During one of your daily walks, you discover two custodial staff members discussing their work loads and defined work areas. It is apparent that there is some emotion and disagreement. Once you request that the discussion be continued later, you return to your office and

implement appropriate management techniques and group process skills to define roles, assign functions, delegate authority and determine accountability for campus goals.

You have 2 aides that are unhappy over their present assignments. You should

frame, analyze and resolve problems using appropriate problems solving techniques.

You are the recipient of a large federal grant that emphasizes school and community collaboration. Your SBDM Team wishes to spend some of the money on such items as music instruments for local community members. Your position in this

to apply laws and policies to ensure sound financial management with regard to expenditures (e.g. accounts, bidding, purchasing and grants).

You have 3 sources of budgetary money: federal, state and grants. You are asked by your SBDM Team to review and possibly purchase a new math program. The program requested by the SBDM Team is both expensive and has a forward funding life of at least 6 years. What budget lines

Grants are not used for long term programs fiscal support. Federal and state budget lines should be followed.

During a principal budget meeting with the superintendent, she has indicated that you will need to reduce aide staffing by two positions. While you disagree, you are to

use effective planning, time management and organization of personnel to maximize district and campus goals.

The State Fire Marshall has arrived and asked you to go through a series of activities that also involve pulling the fire alarms. You should make sure you

apply strategies for ensuring the safety of students and personnel.

You have bus duty. As the bell rings, you notice that one bus is parked with a flat.

You apply strategies for ensuring the safety of students and personnel and for addressing emergencies and security concerns.

A second grade student brings you two bullets for a large handgun. She says she found them on the bathroom floor. What do you do?

You implement the crisis plan.

When teacher makes a mistake...

Meet with teacher to discuss - NOT entire staff

What data to collect before revising basic skills program?

Progress of students (patterns of effectiveness)

What data can be used to monitor effectiveness of program?

Benchmarks, TAKS, 6 wks grades

How to determine responsibilities of new Asst Principal?

Work with AP to determine

Characteristics of new AP’s mentor?

Supportive (not evaluative)

How should new AP introduce himself?

Mtg with all stakeholders to introduce himself

How should new AP’s responsibilities be communicated to staff?

Frst faculty meeting

How to close achievement gap of SPED/subpops of SPED?

Provide before/during/ after school tutorials

How to determine why there is a disproportionate number of SPED students?

Review identification procedures

How to prepare staff for large number of SPED students?

Professional development on diversity

Should you remove student from SPED based on performance?

Gather info on grades, scores, enrollment, history for ARD

Staff input for increasing parent involvement?

Ask grade levels to make suggestions

How to best communicate to increase parent involvement?

Schedule multiple open houses at variable times

How to solicit community member suggestions for improving communication?

Select individuals who express interest in relationship with school.

Question about collaborating with parents v. celebrating student accomplishment?

Answer is collaborating with parents

What to do about parent letter regarding kid’s grades in teacher’s class?

Meet with teacher to discuss concerns

Principal should do what in reference to letter sent to complain a about teacher (letter sent to principal)?

Call parent to respond

Role of principal when meeting with communication committee?

Facilitator

What should be given to parents in regards to new reading program?

Research and read-at- home materials

What to do about parent complaints about programs during meeting?

“I understand your concern & will meet with you after to discuss...”

Survey on communication?

Incidents of bad communication, benefits of increased communication & suggestions for improvement

1st step with missed AYP?

Conduct needs assessment

How to create needs assessment?

Systematically gather data

Addressing staffing gap - focus on?

Adequate staff, manageable class sizes, safe, supportive, efficient environment

How to respond to budget cuts, determine which courses to cut?

Meet with dept heads to analyze course offerings and present enrollment

Factors when determining which teachers to retain or cut?

Certification and effectiveness

Offerings, enrollment, rationale for change

Funding a mandated course?

Ask teachers to look for source of funding

First step for kids in a fight:

Send all kids involved to nurse

When conflict between rater and teacher, what do you do?

Act as second appraiser

If there are no qualified teachers for an elective?

Remove the course

Rebuilding morale within school?

Involve teachers in decisions and CIP

Have teachers reflect on their own communication

How to close performance gap within grade level team?

Weekly team meeting to collaborate