WGU D016 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND ETHICS | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

D016: Leadership Foundations and
Ethics (Pre-Test Practice)

What is a school vision? - ANS>>A descriptive statement of aspirations for the
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school
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Which example represents a school vision? - ANS>>To foster the growth of
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compassionate, capable, and responsible citizens who will build a better world.
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What is the objective of a school's mission statement? - ANS>>To articulate the
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school's purpose and its commitments as an organization
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A high school has "collaboration" as an established core value. Which action
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demonstrates a principal modeling the core value? - ANS>>Forming discussion
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groups for staff to discuss current school needs and propose changes
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What should be included in a school's mission statement? - ANS>>The school's
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goals and priorities
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A school principal reviewed student assessment data for the last school year and
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noticed a high number of students with special needs who are failing to make
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academic gains. The principal believes that one problem is that this population of
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students is failing to be appropriately challenged, so the principal proposed
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implementing a new school-wide core value to help address the problem.
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How can a school-wide core value be used to help this school better meet the
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educational needs of its students with special needs? - ANS>>Students and staff
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will be exposed daily to the belief that all students can meet high expectations
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An elementary school's mission states in part, "All students can and will learn."
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The school's vision reads in part, "We will support the educational success of all
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students."
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Which school improvement goal aligns to the school's mission and vision? -
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ANS>>Creating a customized learning plan for each student and reaching 90% of
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the documented academic growth benchmarks in the learning plans.
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At Ridgeland Academy, professional development is considered a high priority for
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both individual and organizational success.
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Why does Ridgeland Academy place so much importance on professional
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development? - ANS>>Sustainable organizational success occurs when change or
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improvement is supported through shared vision, program coherence, and respect
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for teachers' knowledge, skills, and focus on all students' ability to learn.
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, The new principal for George Madison High School has observed that teachers
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work in silos, do not appear to value collaborative planning, and exhibit
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competitive behaviors, such as not sharing effective instructional strategies, in an
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effort to keep individual performance scores higher than those of other instructors.
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Ms. Johnson, the new principal, has decided to begin implementing peer
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observations and working to provide specific, positive feedback on observed,
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successful instructional practices.
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Which specific features are being fostered with these actions? - ANS>>Recognition
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and celebration of positive instructional practices, creating an environment of
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transparency, and encouraging inclusive practices to build trust and professional
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respect
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What is the main factor that distinguishes an open system from a closed system?
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- ANS>>The boundaries that allow influences to affect the system
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Which steps should a principal take to help build a culture of trust, transparency,
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and inclusiveness? - ANS>>Using active listening and shared decision-making,
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demonstrating professional respect, and celebrating teachers' and students' efforts
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and successes
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Which actions do leaders take who are practicing conversational leadership? -
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ANS>>Clarify purpose and intent, explore critical issues, engage key stakeholders,
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use collaboration, guide collective intelligence, and foster innovative capacity
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A principal has been concerned about the school's lack of improvement in
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standardized test scores over the last three years.
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Which approach demonstrates the use of conversational leadership to address the
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problem? - ANS>>Fostering discourse among all staff focused on the issue and
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leveraging their collective wisdom to find solutions.
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On her first day as principal at a new school, Mrs. Turay held a staff meeting and
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explained in detail what staff could expect from her and what she expected from
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them.
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How is Mrs. Turay's approach effective in establishing trust early in the course of
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a new school leadership role? - ANS>>It helps minimize uncertainty and anxiety
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among staff.
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Which action from a principal demonstrates transparency in leadership? -
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ANS>>Communicating to all stakeholders the school's response to an emergency
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situation
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Which characteristic is an element of effective supervision? - ANS>>A collegial
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rather than hierarchical relationship between teachers and formally designated
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supervisors
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