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During a job fair, an assistant principal is interviewing a teacher who has just finished college and has not yet taught in a classroom. The needs of the school will require the new teacher to differentiate instruction among a diverse population. What questions should the assistant principal ask to determine if the teacher will be effective at the school?
A. What are the laws and regulations regarding Exceptional Student Education and IEPs in your classroom?
B. What did you learn during your internship about engaging high-level and low-level learners?
C. What was the most effective strategy you have observed in differentiating instruction?
D. How would you modify instruction based on learning preferences and academic abilities in your classroom?
D requires the teacher to describe what she would do to differentiate in her classroom. This is a scenario-based question. Asking a question like this will allow the assistant principal to understand her teaching approach and philosophy when addressing students with diverse learning needs and preferences.
The assistant principal of GTT High School is trying to build a culture of collaboration. However, the teachers have been working independently for many years. What would be the most effective approach
to implementing collaborative structures in the school?
A. Train the teachers in how to work together.
B. Give the teachers a choice regarding working together with colleagues.
C. Set up PLCs and guide teachers in working together.
D. Provide teachers with research showing the effectiveness of working together.
A. The first thing that has to happen in this situation is teaching people how to work together. A leader cannot just throw teachers into the deep end of collaboration if the teachers are not familiar with the practice. Once the teachers are trained and comfortable working together, then leadership can set up PLCs. Simply giving teachers the choice to work with whomever they want is not effective because they do not really work together to begin with. Providing research is effective but not as effective as training teachers. A is your best answer here.
A new teacher at ATT Elementary is having a difficult time with classroom management. He has come to the principal for help. How can the principal best assist the teacher?
A. Ask the district to provide the teacher with a mentor.
B. Provide the teacher with time out of the classroom where he can observe teachers who excel in classroom management.
C. Provide the teacher with targeted professional development.
D. Set up a book study on classroom management and invite the teacher to attend.
B. A principal does not have the time to mentor every teacher in the building when problems arise.he answer is B because the principal should provide time and resources so the teacher can help himself in
D. Setting expectations and communicating what students will be able to do after the lesson is using expectations to drive instruction. Objectives are the skills and behaviors students will have or display at the end of the lesson.
The principal of ACC High School has been working collaboratively with teachers for several years. The principal is well-liked by the community and staff. She is warm and inviting to all members of the staff. What type of power does this principal have?
A. referent
B. expert
C. legitimate
D. coercive
A. Referent power is being well-liked by stakeholders
A principal has been placed at a failing school to act as a change agent. She knows reorganization of departments, grade levels, and even administrative positions are necessary. What should she do first to
be as effective as possible in this situation?
A. analyze the budget
B. conduct a climate survey
C. form a committee of effective teachers
D. call the district for guidance
B. Before the principal can do anything effectively, she must take the temperature of the school. She can do that by using a climate survey and the data collected to drive future decisions. Analyzing the budget to determine where resources can be allocated comes after collecting the data from the survey. Forming a committee is skipping a few steps. That will come later. Calling the district for guidance is never the answer. She is the principal; she has to make it work.
A principal becomes aware that a couple of his teacher leaders are communicating dislike of the state standards. It seems the teacher leaders are telling other teachers the standards are ineffective in increasing reading achievement. When he asks the teacher leaders, they admit that they do not feel the standards are adequate. The principle should:
A. remind the teacher leaders the standards are the criteria established by the state and shall be followed.
B. ask the teacher leaders to devise standards they think would be more effective.
C. provide the teacher leaders with research on the standards to determine if they are truly effective.
D. provide professional development on implementing the standards with fidelity.
A. The standards are non-negotiable. Teachers are required to implement the standards with fidelity.
The William Cecil Golden School of Leadership provides:
A. benchmarks by which school leaders must achieve.
B. criteria for positive leadership.
B. Explain your organizational strategy for helping the school reach its goal in reading across the curriculum.
C. How will you increase math gains for the upcoming year?
D. What professional development have you attended in the last year?
B. While all of these questions would be applicable to the situation, B is the best answer. First, B is scenario-based. The teacher is being asked to explain her overall organizational strategy. In addition, according to the graph, reading and science are areas in which the school can improve. Therefore, a reading across the curriculum goal would mean students would be reading in science, which would help increase gains in those areas of need. Interviewing candidates based on data is a key component in
The principal of GB Elementary School wants to implement a teacher induction program that is focused on areas of need. Using the above data, the most effective approach would be to:
A.hire an outside expert in science to work with new teachers to increase science gains.
B. focus on math instruction because that is the area of highest need.
C. collaborate with the reading and math coach to maximize reading and math scores for the year.
D. provide training in reading in the content area, specifically informational text, to maximize gains across content areas.
D is the only answer where the approach is targeted based on the data presented in the chart. Again, science and reading are low. Both of those areas need support. Providing training to teachers in how to align curriculum among content areas will help to increase science readiness and reading readiness. Hiring an outside contractor is never going to be your answer on this test. The administrator should be able to employ tactics and strategies to impact change. While collaborating with the reading and math coach is a good idea, reading across the content area includes science, which is where the lowest scores occur.
The principal of a high school wants to implement a comprehensive teacher induction program. What would be the first step the principal can take to ensure new teachers are receiving an effective and robust induction experience that also ultimately increases student achievement.
A. Select a group of teachers who are certified in clinical education to research the FEAPs and the current student achievement data for the school.
B. Ask the district to come up with a teacher induction plan and then follow it explicitly.
C. Select a group of veteran teachers to head up a committee to decide how the induction program should function.
D. Pair new teachers with veteran teachers, and have new teachers observe the peer teachers in model classrooms.
There are buzzwords in answer choice A that make it correct. You should be on the lookout for these buzzwords. First of all, answer A uses the term clinical education. Clinical education training is not only a state requirement to be a peer educator, it is essential in making sure your peer teachers are adequately trained for the job. The next buzzwords are research the FEAPS. The FEAPs are the standards for teaching in Florida. If you ever have anything to do with the standards in the answer choices, it is your answer 100% of the time.
Principal K has just been transferred to lead ABC School. Many teachers from ABC School left with the former principal. The new principal will have to make several new hires. What would be most effective approach in selecting new hires for the school?
A. Run an ad in the newspaper outlining all of the opportunities teachers have at the school to hopefully attract qualified teachers.
D. B&D
B. Building a team of educators is going to take buy-in. Teacher A can help the leader do that because he is well-liked and knows how to motivate people. The second part of the question focuses on curriculum mapping based on test specifications. Teacher C has the curriculum expertise to help in that area.
Teacher A
3 Years People in the building like him and feel motivated when around him. Positive feedback on his professional development.
Teacher B
10 YearsSpecialty in multicultural education.
Teacher C
25 YearsSeasoned educator. Knowledge in curriculum development and achievement data. Very organized.
Teacher D
5 Years Reading endorsed and has a master's degree in reading from FGCU.
The assistant principal wants to start a teacher induction program focusing on reading instruction. The goal is to have new teachers extensively trained in reading instruction as soon as they are hired. In addition, the principal wants to keep very good data, specifically student achievement data on common assessments and on how the program is unfolding. Which pair of teacher leaders would be the best fit for this task?
A. C&D
B. A&B
C. A&C
D. B&C
A. Teachers C and D are trained in curriculum and assessments and reading instruction, respectfully.
It is the safety policy of the district to require all teachers to be by their doors greeting the students and monitoring the halls. A veteran teacher has come to the principal to let her know that there are some teachers in the math wing who do not stand by their doors. What should the principal do first?
A. Send out an email to all personnel restating the district policy.
B. Talk about the policy at the next faculty meeting.
C. Walk the halls and observe the situation.
D. Ask all the department heads to find out who is following the policy and who is not following the policy.
C. Before making any decisions of firing off an email to all staff, it would be better to observe the situationand decide if there is anything to the teacher's claim. Always investigate before making decisions. Any time a leader has an opportunity to look at data, whether in the form of observations or numbers, the leader should do that first.
The members of the city council want to know how the school is addressing the needs of the community. What is the best approach to take when planning the presentation for the meeting?
A. Focus only on the school's strengths because the principal wants only the best impression of the school out in the community.
B. Keep it simple and positive because business leaders do not understand assessment data.
C. Focus on the strength of the school's academies and how the community can help grow the school's academies.
B. Encourage teachers to engage in informal professional development and allow them professional development points for their time.
C. Cancel the PD altogether because without a budget, it will not work.
D. Encourage teachers to use their own money to enhance their professional learning.
B. Encouraging teachers to engage in informal professional development is an effective way to cultivate life-long learners. Giving them points for their time sends the message that the principal values the professional learning. Sports teams should never fundraise for professional development. Canceling all professional learning until she has money is too drastic and not productive. Asking or encouraging teachers to use their own money is unethical and could be seen as coercive power.
The principal wants to use funds to take the staff on a ropes course where staff will learn to collaborate
to achieve goals together. How can the principal fund this professional outing/learning?
A. Hold a raffle after school.
B. Use Title I funds.
C. Ask the cafeteria manager to split a week's worth of money with the school.
D. Use Title II funds.
D. Title II funds are used for professional development. This activity would be considered professional development because the purpose is to learn to collaborate. Those skills can be applied to PLCs and other professional learning.
Dr.Ramirezwantstobuildinstructionalcapacityintheschoolbybringingonmoreteacherleaders.Some of the veteran teachers in the building are pushing back because many of the teacher leaders are younger with less experience than the veteran teachers. What can the principal do to respond resiliently to these barriers?
A. Tell the veterans that the teacher leader program was implemented by the district, and they can become teacher leaders too by applying.
B. Address criticisms at the next faculty meeting so all teachers will understand the school's and principal's position on teacher leaders.
C. Encourage veteran teachers to sit on the reading and math committees with the new teacher leaders so they can all share ideas and experience to increase student achievement.
D. Ensure there is at least one veteran in the teacher leader pool so the group does not feel marginalized.
C. Allowing veteran teachers to have a voice by encouraging them to sit on committees is the most effective approach here. Simply telling the veteran teachers that they can be leaders too is not really addressing their concerns. Addressing concerns in a faculty meeting will only make the problem worse as more people give their opinions. Putting one veteran in the teacher leader pool regardless of talents and interest is an ineffective solution.
Aprincipalwantstodetermineifaprospectiveteacherwillbeculturallyresponsiveintheclassroom.What would be the best question to ask the candidate?
A. "How do you celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in your classroom?"
B." What will you do to ensure every student feels welcome in your classroom?"
C.Providing the teacher with classroom management professional development
D. Conferencing with the teacher about effective strategies in classroom management
B. Model classrooms are an effective tool in helping new teachers see strategies in action. It is one thing to read about classroom management in a textbook or attend a classroom management professional development session. It is quite another to see it in action. While conferencing with the teacher is certainly ok, model classrooms would be the most effective way to show the teacher new strategies. Simply assigning a teacher to a peer teacher is not targeted enough.
The principal of ACF High School finds out the assistant principal is under investigation for abuse. What should the principal do?
A. Do nothing and let the school board handle it.
B. Call the assistant principal in, and ask him or her to explain the situation.
C. Follow district guidance and policy throughout the investigation.
D. Immediately suspend the assistant principal until the investigation is over.
C. Situations like these are handled by the district, not the individual principal. Therefore, the principal should follow confidentiality protocols and also pay close attention to district guidelines.
In response to a teacher's insubordination regarding lesson plans, the principal has placed a letter ofreprimand in the teacher's file. What does the teacher have the right to do next?
A. Write a response to the letter of reprimand.
B. Collect unemployment.
C. Ask the district to investigate the claims.
D. Take an unpaid leave of absence.
A. Teachers have the right to write a response to any disciplinary action taken. This is part of due process.
A teacher has not been taking attendance in his class for the last few months. After an investigation of the situation, the principal learns the school has lost a significant amount of FTE funds due to this error. What should the principal do in response?
A.Terminate the teacher immediately.
B. Consult with the teacher to determine what happened.
C. Contact the state to see if funding can be reinstated.
D. Place a letter of reprimand in the teacher's file, and notify the district.
D. Contacting the district is the best bet here because funding was impacted. The letter of reprimand fulfills important documentation protocols that may be necessary for an investigation. The principal does not have the power to terminate a teacher immediately. Consulting with the teacher is not enough; the teacher broke the state attendance policy. The district has to step in.
After analyzing school grade data, the principal discovers the school has dropped a letter grade from the previous year. The principal knows the parents in the community will be disappointed and possibly angry. What can the principal do to show resiliency in this situation?
A. Send a newsletter home explaining the drop in school grade and the plan to rectify the situation.
Several teacher leaders have left the school to fulfill assistant principal jobs in the district. What can the principal do to ensure there is no gap in leadership within the building due to the teacher leader vacancies?
A. Focus on training new teachers to fill those positions.
B. Implement a plan for succession management.
C. Request teachers within the building apply for these new job openings.
D. Ask the district to help fill the teacher leadership vacancies.
B. Succession management is a proactive approach to leadership turnover. People are going to leave to pursue new career opportunities. An effective leader prepares by implementing a robust succession management plan. The term succession management is in the test specifications for the FELE. Therefore, anytime you see it in an answer choice, it is probably the correct answer.
A principal is encouraging teachers to be a part of the decision-making process regarding the new school improvement plan. What type of resilience is the principal showing?
A. student-driven
B. research-based
C. collaborative
D. data-driven
C. The leader is working with other teachers. Therefore, the leader is building resiliency by using collaboration.
The type of leadership that assumes the person in command is qualified and has the right to make demands and expect subordinates to be compliant and obedient.
A. legitimate
B. reward
C. expert
D. coercive
A. Legitimate power is when someone is a leader because he or she is in that position, and the position itself is the credential.
An assistant principal is in charge of the teacher induction program at school. What should be the first question the assistant principal contemplates when making decisions on how to develop this program.
A. How many teacher leaders are willing to mentor new teachers?
B. How many teachers are clinical education certified?
C. What will need to be done to align the program to the needs of the school and the needs of the new teachers?
D. What will need to be put in place to make sure new teachers can participate in the induction program?
C. The key word in the question stem is first. While all the choices listed are good things to contemplate, the first thing the leader must do is align the program to the goals of the school. Also, alignment is a good word to be on the lookout for. Leaders should always seek to align their programs with the goals and needs of the school. Once that is established, the leader can see who is clinical education-certified and how many teachers are needed.
