School Culture and Climate Flashcards
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California's 'Healthy Places Index' and related equity frameworks are relevant to school leaders because they highlight:
Answer: How neighborhood-level factors like poverty, housing, and health affect student learning and well-being
Understanding that community conditions shape student readiness helps leaders design wraparound supports and advocate for resources that address out-of-school factors affecting learning.
A California administrator wants to address the school-to-prison pipeline. Which school-based intervention has the STRONGEST evidence base?
Answer: Restorative practices combined with PBIS and reduced use of exclusionary discipline
Research shows restorative practices and PBIS, combined with reducing suspensions and expulsions, most effectively interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.
When addressing trauma-informed practices in schools, a California principal should ensure staff understand that students displaying disruptive behavior may be:
Answer: Responding to trauma and stress in ways that require understanding and support rather than just punishment
Trauma-informed approaches reframe disruptive behavior as a possible stress response, shifting educator reactions from punitive to supportive.
California's requirement for schools to address bullying includes which of the following legal obligations?
Answer: Schools must adopt anti-bullying policies and investigate reported bullying incidents promptly
California Education Code requires schools to have anti-bullying policies, investigate complaints, and take corrective action, including cyberbullying that affects the school environment.
The concept of 'belonging' in school climate research refers to students' perceptions that:
Answer: They are valued, included, and connected to others in the school community
Belonging, a key construct in school climate research, refers to students feeling valued, accepted, and connected — which is strongly linked to engagement and achievement.
A California principal is implementing 'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy' (CSP). Which practice BEST reflects CSP principles?
Answer: Incorporating students' home languages, cultures, and community knowledge as core content in curriculum
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, developed by Django Paris, centers students' own cultural and linguistic assets as essential curriculum content, not supplements.