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ILLINOIS PEL STUDY MATERIAL
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
What is resource mapping? - correct answer -The process of
evaluating available resources and how they can be used most
effectively and efficiently.
Before implementing any changes indicated by needs
assessment data, it is important to consider the availability of
resources and how they are currently being used.
A school social worker is a member of an Individualized
Education Program (IEP) team for a student with an intellectual
disability. At the end-of-year IEP meeting, team members report
that the student has demonstrated significant regression of
previously learned academic and social skills after weekends and
long breaks. Given this information, which of the following
recommendations would be most appropriate for this student?
A. referring the student for Extended School Year services
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B. designing assignments for the student to complete outside of
school
C. providing the student with outside tutoring services
D. adding additional modifications for the student's classroom
assignments - correct answer -A. referring the student for
Extended School Year services
What are extended school year services? - correct answer -
Extended school year services are services provided for students
with disabilities beyond the normal school year.
Purpose is to help students maintain their current skill levels.
According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Code of Ethics, with regard to confidentiality, school social
workers have an ethical obligation to:
A. reveal confidential student information to teachers according to
district guidelines
B. maintain the confidentiality of student information in
accordance with best practice in the field
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C. make confidential student information openly accessible for
educational purposes
D. consult the local education agency's legal staff in questions of
confidentiality of student information - correct answer -B. maintain
the confidentiality of student information in accordance with best
practice in the field
A high school student informs the school social worker that the
student's family has recently become homeless and is living in a
shelter across town that is not in the school's attendance zone.
The student is concerned about having to attend school in the
new attendance zone. Which of the following responses by the
school social worker would most appropriately address the
student's concerns?
A. explaining to the student that the student is required to attend
school in the shelter's attendance zone
B. informing the student about the right to stay put in the current
school and be provided transportation as needed
C. explaining to the student that the student may finish the school
year in the current school before changing schools
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D. informing the student of various housing options available in
the current school's attendance zone - correct answer -B.
informing the student about the right to stay put in the current
school and be provided transportation as needed
What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act? - correct
answer -A federal law designed to provide assistance to students
who are homeless.
According to the law, students who are homeless have the right to
stay put in the current school, even if their attendance zone
changes.
Students who are homeless will be provided with free
transportation to and from school
Meant to ensure consistency and stability in the students'
education.
A school social worker is hired as a consultant by a school district
to assist with the implementation of a district initiative for school
social work service delivery. The initiative represents a significant
change from the district's current approach. The social worker can
most effectively support this change by giving primary
consideration to:
ILLINOIS PEL STUDY MATERIAL
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
What is resource mapping? - correct answer -The process of
evaluating available resources and how they can be used most
effectively and efficiently.
Before implementing any changes indicated by needs
assessment data, it is important to consider the availability of
resources and how they are currently being used.
A school social worker is a member of an Individualized
Education Program (IEP) team for a student with an intellectual
disability. At the end-of-year IEP meeting, team members report
that the student has demonstrated significant regression of
previously learned academic and social skills after weekends and
long breaks. Given this information, which of the following
recommendations would be most appropriate for this student?
A. referring the student for Extended School Year services
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B. designing assignments for the student to complete outside of
school
C. providing the student with outside tutoring services
D. adding additional modifications for the student's classroom
assignments - correct answer -A. referring the student for
Extended School Year services
What are extended school year services? - correct answer -
Extended school year services are services provided for students
with disabilities beyond the normal school year.
Purpose is to help students maintain their current skill levels.
According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Code of Ethics, with regard to confidentiality, school social
workers have an ethical obligation to:
A. reveal confidential student information to teachers according to
district guidelines
B. maintain the confidentiality of student information in
accordance with best practice in the field
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C. make confidential student information openly accessible for
educational purposes
D. consult the local education agency's legal staff in questions of
confidentiality of student information - correct answer -B. maintain
the confidentiality of student information in accordance with best
practice in the field
A high school student informs the school social worker that the
student's family has recently become homeless and is living in a
shelter across town that is not in the school's attendance zone.
The student is concerned about having to attend school in the
new attendance zone. Which of the following responses by the
school social worker would most appropriately address the
student's concerns?
A. explaining to the student that the student is required to attend
school in the shelter's attendance zone
B. informing the student about the right to stay put in the current
school and be provided transportation as needed
C. explaining to the student that the student may finish the school
year in the current school before changing schools
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D. informing the student of various housing options available in
the current school's attendance zone - correct answer -B.
informing the student about the right to stay put in the current
school and be provided transportation as needed
What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act? - correct
answer -A federal law designed to provide assistance to students
who are homeless.
According to the law, students who are homeless have the right to
stay put in the current school, even if their attendance zone
changes.
Students who are homeless will be provided with free
transportation to and from school
Meant to ensure consistency and stability in the students'
education.
A school social worker is hired as a consultant by a school district
to assist with the implementation of a district initiative for school
social work service delivery. The initiative represents a significant
change from the district's current approach. The social worker can
most effectively support this change by giving primary
consideration to:
