AP Staff Supervision & Evaluation 3

Question 1

Which approach to supervision involves teachers recording their own lessons and reviewing footage with a coach or administrator?

Accepted Answer

Video-based reflection

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Instructional rounds

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Learning walks

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Lesson study

Question 2

When conducting instructional rounds, assistant principals are focused primarily on which type of data?

Accepted Answer

School-wide patterns of instructional practice

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Individual teacher personality traits

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Student test scores from previous years

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Attendance and tardiness records

Question 3

A veteran teacher consistently receives satisfactory evaluations but resists adopting new instructional strategies. Which supervisory approach is MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

Non-directive: ask the teacher to set their own professional goals

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Directive: mandate adoption of new strategies immediately

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Suspend the teacher pending retraining

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Assign the teacher to a remediation cohort

Question 4

Which concept describes the alignment between what is taught, what is assessed, and what the curriculum standards require?

Accepted Answer

Instructional alignment

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Vertical alignment

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Curricular coherence

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Standards mapping

Question 5

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which supervisory action could constitute illegal discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Applying different evaluation standards based on a teacher's race

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Requiring all teachers to complete professional development

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Conducting unannounced classroom visits

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Including student data in teacher evaluations

Question 6

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'instructional coaching' as part of a school's supervisory system?

Accepted Answer

A collaborative, non-evaluative support structure focused on improving instruction

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A punitive process for underperforming teachers only

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An administrative process that replaces formal evaluation

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A peer mentoring program limited to new teachers

Question 7

When documenting a teacher's performance concerns, which practice BEST protects the school and district legally?

Accepted Answer

Keeping dated, factual, and specific written records of observed behaviors

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Relying solely on verbal warnings to avoid paper trails

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Recording only subjective impressions and personal opinions

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Sharing concerns only with other teachers, not formally documenting them