SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADER (SDL) EXAM (2026) GRADED
100% CORRECT.
Piaget's Theory Answer - Children actively construct their understanding of the
world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Jacobs Answer - curriculum mapping
Calkins Answer - writers workshop
Dufour Answer - Professional Learning Communities
Vygotsky Answer - zone of proximal development
Gardner's Answer - our abilities are best classified into eight independent
Multiple Intelligences, which include a broad range of skills beyond traditional
school smarts
Skinner's Answer - Operant Conditioning Development consists of the pattern
of behavioral changes that are brought about by rewards and punishments
culture and learning Answer - environment with a emphasis on learning and
high expectations for academic achievement
, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Answer - A federal law that
regulates the management of student records and disclosure of information
from those records. The Act has its own administrative enforcement
mechanism.
SWOT analysis Answer - a planning tool used to analyze an organization's
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
IB Answer - rigorous curriculum program implemented in schools around the
world. Need- PD, international network, high level or rigor
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Answer - 1. Assessment and Accountability
Systems;
States must develop a system that includes performance goals, measures
student performance, indicators of school quality (climate and safety or
engagement)
2. School improvement and support:
States must offer support to schools in need of improvement
3. Improving school climate, safety, and access to high quality comprehensive
learning supports (MTSS)
shared decision making Answer - structured process to include all individuals
in the process for inclusion of stakeholders in the district's decision-making
process.
zero-tolerance policy Answer - No violation is forgiven; the offender is
disciplined accordingly. The discipline goes up to and includes termination.
transactional leaders Answer - leaders who guide or motivate their followers in
the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements
100% CORRECT.
Piaget's Theory Answer - Children actively construct their understanding of the
world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Jacobs Answer - curriculum mapping
Calkins Answer - writers workshop
Dufour Answer - Professional Learning Communities
Vygotsky Answer - zone of proximal development
Gardner's Answer - our abilities are best classified into eight independent
Multiple Intelligences, which include a broad range of skills beyond traditional
school smarts
Skinner's Answer - Operant Conditioning Development consists of the pattern
of behavioral changes that are brought about by rewards and punishments
culture and learning Answer - environment with a emphasis on learning and
high expectations for academic achievement
, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Answer - A federal law that
regulates the management of student records and disclosure of information
from those records. The Act has its own administrative enforcement
mechanism.
SWOT analysis Answer - a planning tool used to analyze an organization's
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
IB Answer - rigorous curriculum program implemented in schools around the
world. Need- PD, international network, high level or rigor
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Answer - 1. Assessment and Accountability
Systems;
States must develop a system that includes performance goals, measures
student performance, indicators of school quality (climate and safety or
engagement)
2. School improvement and support:
States must offer support to schools in need of improvement
3. Improving school climate, safety, and access to high quality comprehensive
learning supports (MTSS)
shared decision making Answer - structured process to include all individuals
in the process for inclusion of stakeholders in the district's decision-making
process.
zero-tolerance policy Answer - No violation is forgiven; the offender is
disciplined accordingly. The discipline goes up to and includes termination.
transactional leaders Answer - leaders who guide or motivate their followers in
the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements
