AEPA Principal exam
In Arizona, a primary role of the State Board of Education is to: - correct
answer ✔set minimum curriculum and competency requirements for high
school graduation.
The goals that have been articulated for an elementary school include
ensuring that all students have equitable access to the curriculum. Which of
the following approaches would best help the principal evaluate how well this
goal is being achieved? - correct answer ✔examining disaggregated results
from recent assessments
A principal is working with staff to create and implement plans to achieve
goals for improved student learning. In this context, the principal would most
appropriately encourage staff members to conduct research into what other
schools are doing as a way to facilitate which of the following processes? -
correct answer ✔identifying effective action steps to remedy school issues
identified through data analysis
A recently appointed principal must create a new vision for a school where
student performance on all academic measures has been declining for some
time. The principal knows that the current level of parent/guardian and
community participation in the life of the school is very low, as is overall
stakeholder support for the school. The principal expects that creating and
implementing a new vision in this context will be challenging. Which of the
following strategies used by the principal would best help ensure that the new
vision will have broad stakeholder support? - correct answer ✔creating
multiple opportunities for individuals from diverse segments of the community
to participate in various stages of the visioning process
Last year a principal led teachers in implementing a plan to incorporate a
specific set of research- based techniques into their instruction. The goal of
the plan was to increase students' motivation and engagement in learning.
, This year during classroom observations, the principal sees that a few
teachers have modified their use of the prescribed techniques in ways that
depart somewhat from the original guidelines. The principal can best respond
by first: - correct answer ✔evaluating the effectiveness of the teachers'
modifications to the new techniques in addressing the school's improvement
goals.
An elementary school has been trying a new approach to math instruction
during the past couple of years, but the results have been disappointing. The
principal is putting together a team to consider this problem and identify
possible solutions. At first, the team was going to include the principal, an
assistant principal, teachers from different grade levels, and the district math
coordinator. The principal then decided to include a representative group of
parents/guardians as well. Which of the following is likely to be the most
important benefit of the principal's decision? - correct answer ✔expanding
the range of perspectives and ideas that will be brought to the problem-solving
process
The elementary school principals in a district note that kindergartners enter
their schools with significant disparities in their literacy backgrounds. Some
children are already proficient readers, while others have little or no prior
experience with books. Which of the following actions taken by district
educators would best help ensure that all young children will have an equal
opportunity to
be successful readers? - correct answer ✔putting in place an early
intervention program in which eligible students and their families may
participate
Following many discussions about disparities in educational results among the
student groups in a school, the principal announces plans to put in place new
programs designed to address this problem. During a meeting to share
information about plans for change, many parents/guardians and community
members express anger and dismay upon learning that the new programs will
largely be funded at the expense of existing school programs. The principal
can best respond by emphasizing which of the following ideas? - correct
In Arizona, a primary role of the State Board of Education is to: - correct
answer ✔set minimum curriculum and competency requirements for high
school graduation.
The goals that have been articulated for an elementary school include
ensuring that all students have equitable access to the curriculum. Which of
the following approaches would best help the principal evaluate how well this
goal is being achieved? - correct answer ✔examining disaggregated results
from recent assessments
A principal is working with staff to create and implement plans to achieve
goals for improved student learning. In this context, the principal would most
appropriately encourage staff members to conduct research into what other
schools are doing as a way to facilitate which of the following processes? -
correct answer ✔identifying effective action steps to remedy school issues
identified through data analysis
A recently appointed principal must create a new vision for a school where
student performance on all academic measures has been declining for some
time. The principal knows that the current level of parent/guardian and
community participation in the life of the school is very low, as is overall
stakeholder support for the school. The principal expects that creating and
implementing a new vision in this context will be challenging. Which of the
following strategies used by the principal would best help ensure that the new
vision will have broad stakeholder support? - correct answer ✔creating
multiple opportunities for individuals from diverse segments of the community
to participate in various stages of the visioning process
Last year a principal led teachers in implementing a plan to incorporate a
specific set of research- based techniques into their instruction. The goal of
the plan was to increase students' motivation and engagement in learning.
, This year during classroom observations, the principal sees that a few
teachers have modified their use of the prescribed techniques in ways that
depart somewhat from the original guidelines. The principal can best respond
by first: - correct answer ✔evaluating the effectiveness of the teachers'
modifications to the new techniques in addressing the school's improvement
goals.
An elementary school has been trying a new approach to math instruction
during the past couple of years, but the results have been disappointing. The
principal is putting together a team to consider this problem and identify
possible solutions. At first, the team was going to include the principal, an
assistant principal, teachers from different grade levels, and the district math
coordinator. The principal then decided to include a representative group of
parents/guardians as well. Which of the following is likely to be the most
important benefit of the principal's decision? - correct answer ✔expanding
the range of perspectives and ideas that will be brought to the problem-solving
process
The elementary school principals in a district note that kindergartners enter
their schools with significant disparities in their literacy backgrounds. Some
children are already proficient readers, while others have little or no prior
experience with books. Which of the following actions taken by district
educators would best help ensure that all young children will have an equal
opportunity to
be successful readers? - correct answer ✔putting in place an early
intervention program in which eligible students and their families may
participate
Following many discussions about disparities in educational results among the
student groups in a school, the principal announces plans to put in place new
programs designed to address this problem. During a meeting to share
information about plans for change, many parents/guardians and community
members express anger and dismay upon learning that the new programs will
largely be funded at the expense of existing school programs. The principal
can best respond by emphasizing which of the following ideas? - correct
