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

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What is the purpose of a mission statement? - ANS>>to articulate the
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purpose of a school
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What is an example of a core value? - ANS>>student-centered
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What is an example of a goal? - ANS>>"Increase the percentage of students
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reaching growth targets on state math assessments by 5% by the end of
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the school year"
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Who is an example of an internal stakeholder? - ANS>>A teacher
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What does S.M.A.R.T stand for? - ANS>>Specific, measurable, attainable,
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relevant, time-bound
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What is the purpose of a vision statement? - ANS>>To aspire to become
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something
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What is the foundation for collaboration? - ANS>>Trust
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What are the four components of cultivating a positive professional culture? -
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ANS>>Promoting Trust, Establishing a Growth-Oriented Professional Culture,
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Demonstrating a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and
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Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
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What type of system has a pattern of energy exchange that is cyclical? -
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ANS>>open systems
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What is an organized whole that comprises interacting personalities bound
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together in an organic relationship? - ANS>>Social system
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What are external feedback loops used for? - ANS>>Gaining feedback from
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outside the organization
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What is encouraged by transparency in decision-making? - ANS>>Trust
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What is the responsibility of a school leader in terms of faculty awareness? -
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ANS>>Ensuring currency of theories and educational practices
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What is the role of the school leader in relation to discipline according to
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Marzano? - ANS>>Protecting the classroom environment in order to support
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effective teaching practices
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, What does the school leader ensure teachers have for successful job
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execution? - ANS>>Materials and professional development
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What is a key behavior in Conversational Leadership? - ANS>>The leader
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interacts with key stakeholders privately
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How are decisions made in Democratic Leadership? - ANS>>By popular vote
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of each member
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What is a primary feature of Authoritative Leadership? - ANS>>It relies on the
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leader's own confidence and skills
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What is at the core of Distributive Leadership? - ANS>>Sharing leadership
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responsibilities with followers
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What is the goal of Achievement-Oriented Leadership? - ANS>>Focusing on
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performance excellence
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What term can be a barrier to communication? - ANS>>non-verbal
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paralanguage
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What is an expectation regarding the use of social media in schools? -
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ANS>>It must adhere to policy guidelines for that school or district
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What is the primary goal of First-Order Change? - ANS>>To involve a minor
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or temporary incremental change that doesn't alter the basic organization of
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the system itself.
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What is the relationship between Single-Loop Learning and First-Order Change?
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- ANS>>They are closely related
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What is the focus of Double-Loop Learning? - ANS>>Solving a systemic
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organizational problem
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Who makes the change in the second stage of Organizational Change
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Management? - ANS>>The entire organization
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Who works with the members of the organization to incorporate the change
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into daily routines? - ANS>>the leader
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What is the purpose of the American Association of School Administrators
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(AASA)? - ANS>>To advance the goals of public education
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What is empathy in the context of ethics? - ANS>>A process of perceiving
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the worldview of others
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