FELE Study Guide Questions- A Correct answers latest update

FELE Study Guide Questions- A Correct answers latest update TORTS A tort is an intentional or negligent civil wrong. Torts are different from crimes. Duty Schools have a duty to protect students. There is no duty if the injury was not foreseeable. Teachers have duty to care for children in school. FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPAFederal law that protects the privacy of students‟ educational records. This law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children‟s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he/she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. FTE Full-time equivalent. A student can be counted as 1.0 FTE for 900 hours of instruction during the school year (180 days X 5 hr/day)When referring to FTE, the state is referring to "headcount". Property taxes Most common local source of funds Sales Tax Primary source for funding public education. Basic Student Allocation the value that state allocates for FTE, student x program factor. Each district receives a predetermined amount of money each year. District cost differential makes sure that money is available for districts with a higher cost of living. Makes things fair for all districts. Program cost factors PCF are the same across each district. The is the value placed on teaching ESOL, ESE, EBD, vocational. EBD students get more money. set annually School Internal Funds accounts for all transactions (cash, checks) going through the school. Transformational Leadership Helping staff develop and maintain a collaborative, progressive school culture: This means staff members often talk, observe, critique, and plan together. vertical planning planning from one grade to another in a subject. Future learning horizontal planning teaching in a cross curriculum approach. Using different means to teach the curriculum. Norm-Referenced (NRT) classic approach to assessment in which a student‟s performance is compared to the performance of other students who took the test. Criterion-Referenced type of test that compares the performance of the student to criteria that were established in the instructional objective. Performance is directly related to educational objective. Victor Vroom Motivate behavior increases when there is positive relationship between effort and performance Hygiene Theory Fredercik Herzberg, unhappy employees were concerned about working conditions. McClelland's Needs Theory Need for achievement, power, affilitaing. Accomplish goals, influence others, close relationships. Needs assessment process of gathering information on a problem and possible solution. Needs assessment order Collect data, organize data, report to stakeholders. First step in instruction diagnosis Aptitude Test Measuring the cognitive abilities ORC Organizational Resistance to Change, change is natural and people will fight the change until Holistic Teaching Teaching a subject without breaking it down. Scaffolding Teaching Teaching a lesson step by step until students can perform on their own. Florida School Recognition Program Grants financial rewards to public school who achieve or maintain excellence. Improvement by 1 letter grade or keep an A. FERPA Family Educationa Rights and Privacy Act. IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. TIEP must offer as much mainstream time as possible. Goal of Kindergarten Help students adjust to school life and cooperate with others. Child Study Team Role: absent student cases must be referred to the CST. Team reviews the case and contacts parents. that is the Florida Education Code Percentil Scores compare student performance to the performance of group who took the test. Example 66th percentile that student scored higher than 66% of students who took the same test. Corporal Punishment Must be approved by district school board. can be performed by teacher or prinicipal, 1 adult must be present. Parents don't have to be notified via written record. Summative Assessment Assessment at the end of a unit. Readability Index Measures # of syllables in each word and length of sentences. Indicates the sophistication of text. Basal Reading Development of foundational vocabulary. ESL Approach Teaching by focusing on english. Helping students acquire new english speaking skills. Validity of Test Is the test measuring what it is meant to measure. Reliability of Test How accurate and consistent results are. Writing Problem Steps Audience, Explanation, Problem, Solutions, Monitoring. Stanine Score Standard 9, 1-3 low, 4-6 average, 7-9 above average. Grade Level Equivalent Test developed for specific grade level, given to other grade levels. if 4th grader receives 7th grade equivalent reading score it means 4th grader has the ability to read like a 7th grader. Class size rules Pre to 3rd-18, 4-8 22, 9-12 25 Deductive Thinking Going from general to specific Inductive Thinking Specific to general Symbolic thinking representation of an abstract idea by physical or perceptive object. Auditory Discrimination Student might have a hard time following spoken direction. ability to differentiate sounds. speech therapy can help Divergent Thinking Creativity. developing innovative ideas. Formative Assessment Conducted in middle of lesson at times, checking for knowledge. let students know how they are doing. Should highlight strengths and weaknesses. informal assessment Talking to students, observing. Serrano Vs Priest 1971 Fiscal neutrality. schools being funded by property taxes. Florida Education Finance Program 1973 FEFP, comes out of general fund. formula: FTE x District Cost Differentials x Base student allocation = base funding Requirements for Using FEFP