BEd Bachelor of Education Family and Community Engagement in Education

Question 1

Which federal law requires schools to provide parents with annual report cards on school and student performance?

Accepted Answer

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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IDEA

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FERPA

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Title I

Question 2

What does Epstein's model of school-family-community partnerships identify as the six types of involvement?

Accepted Answer

Parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, collaborating with community

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Planning, communicating, teaching, assessing, collaborating, evaluating

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Funding, staffing, curriculum, outreach, governance, evaluation

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Attendance, discipline, academics, social-emotional learning, health, arts

Question 3

Which strategy is most effective for increasing family engagement among culturally and linguistically diverse families?

Accepted Answer

Providing translated materials and bilingual staff or interpreters

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Sending English-only written communication home

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Hosting school events during the school day only

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Relying solely on student-delivered messages

Question 4

Which type of parent involvement is defined as families helping their children with learning activities at home?

Accepted Answer

Learning at home

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Volunteering

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Decision making

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Community collaborating

Question 5

A school holds parent-teacher conferences during morning hours only. This practice most likely negatively impacts:

Accepted Answer

Working parents' ability to participate

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Teachers' professional development time

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Student grades and performance

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School budget allocation

Question 6

What is the primary goal of community school partnerships in a BEd context?

Accepted Answer

Connecting students and families with community resources and supports

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Reducing the school's operating costs

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Outsourcing curriculum design to community organizations

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Replacing in-school counselors with community volunteers