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WGUschool governance
WGUschool governance-Foundations of Teaching
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most states govern education the same way, true or false | true |
| The state office of education in each state is responsible for setting rules and regulations, true or false | false? |
| the federal government provides the largest source of educational funding, true or false | false, state income tax and sales tax are |
| most of the districts budget goes to funding instruction, true or false | true |
| students across a state are provided with basically the same amount of money to fund their education, true or false | false |
| state board of education | the legal governing body that exercises general control and supervision of the schools in a state |
| state board of education governs these 4 things | issuing and revoking teaching licenses, est. the length of the school year, publishing standards for approving and accrediting schools, developing and implementing uniform systems for gathering data |
| describe characteristics of state board officials | people outside the education profession, usually appointed by governor, (some states elect), don't get paid, meet periodically |
| state office of education | responsible for implementing policy on day-to-day basis |
| describe characteristics of state office staff | full time, paid, almost all have been teachers and most have advanced degrees in education |
| local school board | group of elected lay citizens responsible for setting policies that determine how a school district operates |
| What are the 5 major functions of school boards? | budget, personnel hiring/firing, curriculum, student rules, infrastructure |
| school board elections are controversial for 2 reasons | voter turn out is low, question to whether elections should be at large or area-specific |
| characteristics of local school board staff | most are elected and some appointed by large-city mayors or city councils, elected for 3-4 yr terms, typically male, older, white, wealthy, no background in education |
| superintendant | school district's head administrative officer, along with his staff, responsible for implementing that policy in the district's schools, hired by school board |
| what is ther average tenure for superintendants and why? | nationally, under 6 yrs, urban districts less than 3 bc power and authority shared between boards and superintendants leads to conflicts and the superintendants usually lose |
| district office assist the superintendent in translating what? | school board policies into action |
| What are the 4 things the district office is responsible for? | ordering textbooks and supplies, developing programs of study, ordering, distributing, and analyzing tests, evalutating teachers and assisting those with difficulties |
| school principle | the individual having the ultimate administrative responsibilty for a school's operation, has the greatest impact on teacher's lives |
| what roles does the principle play | day-to-day operation, teacher selection and evaluation, school-level curricular and instructional leadership, community relations, coordinatin of pupil service, implement and monitor school budget |
| categorical grants | monies targeted for specific groups and designated purposes |
| block grants | replaced categorical grants, federal monies provided to states and school districts with few restrictions for use |
| Increased spending per pupil has the greatest effect on what students? | low-income and minority |
| 3 emerging issues in school governance | equity in funding, site-based decision making which attempts to involve teachers and parents in the running of schools, school choice in the form of charter schools and vouchers |
| Jonathan Kozol | wrote Savage Inequalities, about poor urban schools vs. rich surburban |
| Demetrio Rodriquez | sued Texas bc he felt his children were being unfairly punished with poor education bc of living in a poor school district, led to Serrano vs. Priest case and many others suing their states |
| weighted student formula | means of allocating resources within a district to schools on an individual basis based on student needs |
| charter schools | alternative schools that are independently operated but publicly funded, |
| issues with charter schools | a lot have unlicensed teachers, lower test grades, |
| state tuition tax-credit plans | a variation on school voucher programs in which parents are given tax credits for money they spend on private-school tuition |
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