TEXES 268 EXAM QUESTIONS & A+
GRADED ANSWERS
Can school rules and policy be enforced off campus? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, as long as it is a
school event.
Do students have a right to free speech? - correct answer ✔✔As long as they are not impeding
the educational environment.
Student news paper staff has conducted a survey of the worse teachers on the staff and want to
publish it. Can we as Administrators stop them? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, If an article does not
have an educational benefit then it can be censored. Admin. has final say. Also because it is
taxpayer funded.
Whole point about school law is? - correct answer ✔✔Don't be a jerk.
SMART goals are - correct answer ✔✔Specific, Measure, Attenable, Realistic, and Time bond
Elementary principal decides to departmentalize (switch classes like middle school) the upper
level grades. The staff doesn't want to. He tells them he want do it and we the next year rolls
around he does it anyways and craps hits the fan. What is this an example of? - correct answer
✔✔Example of an administrator that doesn't have a clear vision for the school.
Which of the following is an example of a good school goal? - correct answer ✔✔The school will
reduce its drop out rate by 5%.
Good goals will have data attached to it. (SMART GOALS)
Goal equals - correct answer ✔✔Data (#'s)
,Who is a stakeholder? - correct answer ✔✔Is anyone that wants to see a student be successful.
A lot questions revolve around one theme? - correct answer ✔✔Stakeholder Input. This is
usually the answer.
Internal vs. External Stakeholders - correct answer ✔✔Internal= anyone that gets a pay check
from the district.
External= everyone else
A parent calls you (the principal) and wants you address the needs of a homeless student in her
daughters class. Which of the following would be a good internal resource to meets the needs
of this family?
A. contact homeless shelter
B. contact city hall
C. contact the school's social worker. - correct answer ✔✔C. contact the school's social worker
What is the Template/order to effect change for a school problem? - correct answer ✔✔1&2
may switch depending on the situation.
1. Stakeholder input. If there are emotions involved. Parental and community involvement,
student and staff morale. Stakeholder will go first.
, 2. Data (trends) (often Data goes first.) if clear data exist data will go first. Changes in
curriculum, dropout rates, or how to increase student scores.
3. Look at what similar schools are doing. (That has been effective.)
4. To get additional input. (from the staff)
5. Put the Plan in Place
6. Progress Monitoring
After the school is dismissed for the day. Kids are still staying unsupervised on the campus and
bad things happen. What should be the principals first action step?
A. Require all teachers to stay on campus until everyone leaves.
B. Assemble a committee of stakeholders to discuss possible after school programming.
C. Look at the budget for the school and purchase the most affordable research based after
school program and implement it. - correct answer ✔✔B. Assemble a committee of
stakeholders to discuss possible after school programming.
The principal wants to make changes to the ________ curriculum (doesn't matter which). What
should be the first action step to making changes to the curriculum?
A. Look at the data to see what trends exist to know what to focus on first.
B. Talk the teachers in that department.
GRADED ANSWERS
Can school rules and policy be enforced off campus? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, as long as it is a
school event.
Do students have a right to free speech? - correct answer ✔✔As long as they are not impeding
the educational environment.
Student news paper staff has conducted a survey of the worse teachers on the staff and want to
publish it. Can we as Administrators stop them? - correct answer ✔✔Yes, If an article does not
have an educational benefit then it can be censored. Admin. has final say. Also because it is
taxpayer funded.
Whole point about school law is? - correct answer ✔✔Don't be a jerk.
SMART goals are - correct answer ✔✔Specific, Measure, Attenable, Realistic, and Time bond
Elementary principal decides to departmentalize (switch classes like middle school) the upper
level grades. The staff doesn't want to. He tells them he want do it and we the next year rolls
around he does it anyways and craps hits the fan. What is this an example of? - correct answer
✔✔Example of an administrator that doesn't have a clear vision for the school.
Which of the following is an example of a good school goal? - correct answer ✔✔The school will
reduce its drop out rate by 5%.
Good goals will have data attached to it. (SMART GOALS)
Goal equals - correct answer ✔✔Data (#'s)
,Who is a stakeholder? - correct answer ✔✔Is anyone that wants to see a student be successful.
A lot questions revolve around one theme? - correct answer ✔✔Stakeholder Input. This is
usually the answer.
Internal vs. External Stakeholders - correct answer ✔✔Internal= anyone that gets a pay check
from the district.
External= everyone else
A parent calls you (the principal) and wants you address the needs of a homeless student in her
daughters class. Which of the following would be a good internal resource to meets the needs
of this family?
A. contact homeless shelter
B. contact city hall
C. contact the school's social worker. - correct answer ✔✔C. contact the school's social worker
What is the Template/order to effect change for a school problem? - correct answer ✔✔1&2
may switch depending on the situation.
1. Stakeholder input. If there are emotions involved. Parental and community involvement,
student and staff morale. Stakeholder will go first.
, 2. Data (trends) (often Data goes first.) if clear data exist data will go first. Changes in
curriculum, dropout rates, or how to increase student scores.
3. Look at what similar schools are doing. (That has been effective.)
4. To get additional input. (from the staff)
5. Put the Plan in Place
6. Progress Monitoring
After the school is dismissed for the day. Kids are still staying unsupervised on the campus and
bad things happen. What should be the principals first action step?
A. Require all teachers to stay on campus until everyone leaves.
B. Assemble a committee of stakeholders to discuss possible after school programming.
C. Look at the budget for the school and purchase the most affordable research based after
school program and implement it. - correct answer ✔✔B. Assemble a committee of
stakeholders to discuss possible after school programming.
The principal wants to make changes to the ________ curriculum (doesn't matter which). What
should be the first action step to making changes to the curriculum?
A. Look at the data to see what trends exist to know what to focus on first.
B. Talk the teachers in that department.
