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Instructional Leadership Flashcards

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  1. Under California Education Code, which document formally communicates a school's academic goals and instructional program to the community?

    Answer: Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

    The Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) outlines each school's academic goals and strategies, required under California Education Code Section 64001.

  2. An instructional leader uses 'walkthrough observations' primarily to:

    Answer: Gather broad, frequent data on instructional trends across the school

    Walkthroughs provide frequent, informal snapshots of instructional practice to identify trends and inform professional development.

  3. Which instructional strategy is MOST supported by research for English Language Learners in California schools?

    Answer: Sheltered instruction that makes content comprehensible while developing academic language

    Sheltered instruction integrates content learning with language development, supported by strong research evidence for ELL achievement.

  4. A CPACE candidate is asked about formative assessment. Which example BEST illustrates formative assessment in action?

    Answer: A teacher using exit tickets to adjust the next day's lesson

    Formative assessment involves checking for understanding during instruction and using that information to immediately adjust teaching.

  5. California's Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is best described as:

    Answer: A layered framework providing differentiated support for academics and social-emotional needs

    MTSS provides tiered interventions — universal, targeted, and intensive — for both academic and social-emotional learning needs.

  6. When building instructional coherence across a school, a principal should prioritize:

    Answer: Aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment to shared learning goals

    Instructional coherence requires aligning the what (curriculum), how (instruction), and evidence (assessment) around clear, shared learning goals.