M.Ed. Master of Education Educational Leadership and Administration 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which leadership style is characterized by a leader who consults staff before making decisions but retains final authority?
- Laissez-faire
- Autocratic
- Democratic (Correct answer)
- Transactional
Correct answer: Democratic
Democratic leadership involves consulting staff for input while the leader retains decision-making authority.
Question 2: Under IDEA 2004, what document must be created for every eligible student with a disability?
- 504 Plan
- IEP (Correct answer)
- BIP
- RTI Plan
Correct answer: IEP
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is legally required under IDEA 2004 for every eligible student with a disability.
Question 3: A principal who focuses on building shared vision and inspiring staff toward a common goal is practicing which leadership model?
- Instructional leadership
- Transformational leadership (Correct answer)
- Distributed leadership
- Servant leadership
Correct answer: Transformational leadership
Transformational leadership centers on inspiring staff and building a shared vision to achieve collective goals.
Question 4: Which federal law governs the education of students with disabilities in US public schools?
- No Child Left Behind
- Every Student Succeeds Act
- IDEA (Correct answer)
- ADA
Correct answer: IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates free and appropriate public education for students with disabilities.
Question 5: Which budgeting approach requires administrators to justify every expense from zero each fiscal year?
- Incremental budgeting
- Zero-based budgeting (Correct answer)
- Program budgeting
- Site-based budgeting
Correct answer: Zero-based budgeting
Zero-based budgeting requires justification of all expenditures from scratch rather than basing them on prior-year allocations.
Question 6: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 primarily prohibits discrimination based on which characteristic?
- Race
- Disability
- Sex (Correct answer)
- National origin
Correct answer: Sex
Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
M.Ed. Master of Education Educational Leadership and Administration 1
Which leadership style is characterized by a leader who consults staff before making decisions but retains final authority?