SAC Student Services & Special Education 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a key responsibility of a school administrator regarding English Language Learners (ELL) under Title III?
- Exempting ELL students from standardized testing
- Ensuring ELL students receive language instruction programs and annual assessments (Correct answer)
- Placing all ELL students in self-contained classrooms
- Requiring ELL students to repeat grades until proficient
Correct answer: Ensuring ELL students receive language instruction programs and annual assessments
Title III of ESSA requires schools to provide language instruction educational programs and assess ELL students' English proficiency annually.
Question 2: What does 'least restrictive environment' (LRE) mean in special education?
- Students with disabilities are always placed in general education classrooms
- Students with disabilities should be educated with non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate (Correct answer)
- Special education classrooms must have fewer than 10 students
- Students choose their own placement annually
Correct answer: Students with disabilities should be educated with non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate
LRE is the IDEA principle that students with disabilities should be educated alongside non-disabled peers to the greatest extent that is educationally appropriate.
Question 3: A school administrator notices a pattern of disproportionate special education identification among students of one racial group. What is the first appropriate step?
- Suspend new referrals from that group
- Analyze data to identify potential causes and implement culturally responsive practices (Correct answer)
- Reduce overall special education enrollment
- Report the pattern only to the state
Correct answer: Analyze data to identify potential causes and implement culturally responsive practices
Administrators must investigate disproportionality by analyzing referral and placement data, then address root causes with culturally responsive and equitable practices.
Question 4: Which approach best supports students who are experiencing social-emotional difficulties that impact their learning?
- Immediate suspension to remove disruption
- Implementing School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) (Correct answer)
- Assigning additional academic homework
- Limiting extracurricular participation
Correct answer: Implementing School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS)
SWPBIS is a research-based framework that uses proactive, positive strategies to address behavioral challenges and improve school climate.
Question 5: Under FERPA, who has the right to access a student's educational records?
- Any teacher in the school
- Parents of minor students and the student once they turn 18 (Correct answer)
- Local law enforcement on request
- All school staff for any educational purpose
Correct answer: Parents of minor students and the student once they turn 18
FERPA grants parents of minor students (and students at age 18 or upon college enrollment) the right to access, review, and request corrections to educational records.
Question 6: What is the role of a Response to Intervention (RTI) model in identifying students with learning disabilities?
- It replaces all formal evaluations
- It uses student response to research-based instruction as part of the evaluation process (Correct answer)
- It assigns disability labels based on test scores alone
- It identifies giftedness, not disabilities
Correct answer: It uses student response to research-based instruction as part of the evaluation process
RTI uses documented responses to evidence-based interventions as part of the process for identifying specific learning disabilities, providing data beyond traditional assessments.
SAC Student Services & Special Education 2
Which of the following is a key responsibility of a school administrator regarding English Language Learners (ELL) under Title III?