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Principal Leadership & School Administration Flashcards

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  1. A Texas principal receives a complaint from a parent alleging a teacher engaged in discriminatory grading. What is the principal's FIRST required action?

    Answer: Conduct a preliminary inquiry and document all findings per campus policy

    Principals must first conduct a preliminary inquiry and document findings according to local campus and district policy before escalating.

  2. Under Texas Education Code, which entity holds primary authority for adopting a campus improvement plan?

    Answer: The campus-level committee (SBDM)

    Texas law requires the campus-level Site-Based Decision Making (SBDM) committee to develop and adopt the Campus Improvement Plan.

  3. A principal wants to increase instructional time without extending the school day. Which strategy best aligns with TEA guidelines?

    Answer: Audit and reduce non-instructional interruptions such as announcements and transitions

    Auditing and minimizing non-instructional interruptions is an approved, practical strategy to reclaim instructional minutes within the existing schedule.

  4. When distributing leadership across a campus, which action BEST demonstrates distributed leadership practice?

    Answer: Teacher leaders are given authority and accountability for specific school improvement initiatives

    Distributed leadership means teacher leaders are empowered with real authority and accountability for improvement initiatives, not just administrative tasks.

  5. A campus accountability rating drops to 'Needs Improvement' under the Texas accountability system. What is the principal's immediate statutory obligation?

    Answer: Notify parents and develop a targeted improvement plan in coordination with the district

    Texas law requires principals to notify parents/guardians and work with the district to create a targeted improvement plan when a campus receives a low accountability rating.

  6. Which description BEST reflects Texas's definition of instructional leadership as applied to campus principals?

    Answer: Focusing resources, attention, and actions on improving teaching and learning campus-wide

    Texas frameworks define instructional leadership as focusing campus resources and actions on improving teaching and student learning outcomes.

  7. A principal must approve a professional development (PD) calendar. Which TEA requirement must be satisfied?

    Answer: PD must be aligned to identified student learning needs and campus/district improvement goals

    TEA requires that professional development be aligned to identified student learning needs and campus or district improvement plan goals.