SLQ School Management and Operations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal law requires schools to report disaggregated student achievement data and hold schools accountable for the progress of all subgroups?
- IDEA
- FERPA
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Correct answer)
- Title IX
Correct answer: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
ESSA requires schools to collect and publicly report academic performance data disaggregated by student subgroups, and establishes state accountability systems.
Question 2: A school leader observes that Title I funds are being used for activities that do not directly support disadvantaged students. What should they do?
- Continue as long as the overall budget balances
- Immediately realign spending to comply with Title I requirements (Correct answer)
- Wait for the next audit to make corrections
- Redirect funds to the general operating budget
Correct answer: Immediately realign spending to comply with Title I requirements
Title I funds are legally restricted to supporting educationally disadvantaged students, and misuse must be corrected immediately to maintain compliance.
Question 3: Which scheduling model provides longer, uninterrupted blocks of instructional time and is often used to support project-based learning?
- Traditional 7-period day
- Block scheduling (Correct answer)
- Drop schedule
- Parallel block scheduling
Correct answer: Block scheduling
Block scheduling organizes the school day into fewer, longer instructional periods, allowing for deeper exploration of content and project-based approaches.
Question 4: When creating a safe school environment, which approach is most comprehensive and proactive?
- Increasing security cameras and police presence only
- Implementing PBIS, restorative practices, social-emotional learning, and clear safety protocols (Correct answer)
- Suspending students for any rule violation
- Locking all exterior doors during the school day
Correct answer: Implementing PBIS, restorative practices, social-emotional learning, and clear safety protocols
A comprehensive school safety approach combines positive behavior supports, restorative practices, SEL, and emergency protocols to address both climate and physical safety.
Question 5: Which process involves systematically reviewing all school policies and procedures to ensure they do not disproportionately impact students of color?
- Crisis management planning
- Equity audit (Correct answer)
- Accreditation review
- Annual school report card
Correct answer: Equity audit
An equity audit systematically examines policies, practices, and data to identify and address disproportionate impacts on historically marginalized student groups.
Question 6: A school principal must reduce spending by 5% mid-year. Which approach best protects instructional programs?
- Cutting professional development budgets first
- Eliminating teaching positions immediately
- Analyzing all discretionary spending and cutting non-instructional costs first (Correct answer)
- Reducing instructional time to lower utility costs
Correct answer: Analyzing all discretionary spending and cutting non-instructional costs first
Effective budget management during cuts protects instruction by first reducing discretionary, non-instructional expenditures before affecting staffing or program quality.
SLQ School Management and Operations 2
Which federal law requires schools to report disaggregated student achievement data and hold schools accountable for the progress of all subgroups?