CPACE Study Guide 2026
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📋 CPACE Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CPACE Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample CPACE Questions & Answers
1. Under California law, which party has the authority to expel a student from school?
Only the school district governing board has the legal authority to expel a student under California Education Code Section 48918.
2. When addressing trauma-informed practices in schools, a California principal should ensure staff understand that students displaying disruptive behavior may be:
Trauma-informed approaches reframe disruptive behavior as a possible stress response, shifting educator reactions from punitive to supportive.
3. When analyzing achievement data for subgroup equity, a school leader should look for:
Examining both status and growth across subgroups reveals which students are being well-served and which require additional focus and resources.
4. What type of discrimination occurs when a rule is implemented that marginalizes a specific group of people?
Indirect discrimination occurs when a policy, rule, or practice that appears neutral on the surface disproportionately disadvantages a particular group of people. Even if there's no explicit intent to discriminate, the outcome of the rule creates a barrier or marginalization for that group. This differs from direct discrimination, which is an overt act of treating someone less favorably due to a protected characteristic.
5. Under California's LCFF, the California Dashboard tracks which student outcome areas? (Select the BEST answer)
The California Dashboard tracks multiple indicators across academic and non-academic domains to provide a comprehensive picture of school performance.
6. A California principal is implementing 'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy' (CSP). Which practice BEST reflects CSP principles?
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, developed by Django Paris, centers students' own cultural and linguistic assets as essential curriculum content, not supplements.