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Principal Educational Law & Policy Flashcards

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  1. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaced No Child Left Behind and shifted significant authority over education policy to:

    Answer: State governments and local education agencies

    ESSA deliberately returned more control over accountability, standards, and assessments to states and local education agencies.

  2. A student with an IEP requires a one-on-one aide as a related service. The district experiences a budget shortfall. Under IDEA, the district may:

    Answer: Not reduce services without first convening the ARD committee and amending the IEP

    IDEA requires that any change to services specified in an IEP be made through the ARD (Admission, Review, and Dismissal) committee process with parental input.

  3. Under Texas Education Code §21.006, a principal who knows a teacher has engaged in certain misconduct must report it to TEA. Failure to report is classified as:

    Answer: A Class A misdemeanor

    Failure to report educator misconduct as required by TEC §21.006 is a Class A misdemeanor, reflecting the seriousness of the obligation.

  4. Which federal law requires schools receiving federal funds to adopt a policy prohibiting the use of federal funds for the purchase or hiring of lobbyists?

    Answer: The Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment

    The Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment prohibits using federally appropriated funds to pay anyone for influencing federal grants or contracts.

  5. A student's Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) concludes that the behavior WAS a manifestation of the student's disability. The school must:

    Answer: Return the student to their current placement and conduct an FBA if not already done

    When behavior is a manifestation of the disability, the school must return the student to the current placement and address behavior through the IEP, including an FBA.

  6. Under the Texas Public Information Act, a request for public school records must generally receive a response within:

    Answer: 10 business days

    The Texas Public Information Act requires governmental bodies to promptly respond to information requests, with a standard deadline of 10 business days.

  7. The Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines established that students do not 'shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.' This ruling specifically addressed:

    Answer: Student symbolic political speech that does not cause substantial disruption

    Tinker protected students' First Amendment rights regarding nondisruptive symbolic speech (wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War).