SLLA 6990 EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED EXAM
WITH MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+
| ASSURED SUCCESS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
1. Cultural responsiveness in a learning environment means:
A. Creating a uniform curriculum that ignores students’ backgrounds.
B. Making sure there is a culturally responsive learning environment that indicates
respect and validation for students' home culture.
C. Expecting students to assimilate to one dominant culture.
D. Providing translated textbooks only.
Rationale: Cultural responsiveness centers on respect and validation for students’ home
cultures, not assimilation or token translation.
2. Due process in an educational context refers to:
A. A school's right to expel students without notice.
B. Steps to ensure fair treatment; students/parents must be notified of hearings and
the right to appeal.
C. Only the right to petition the district superintendent.
D. A teacher's informal classroom rules.
Rationale: Due process guarantees procedural fairness, including notification and appeal rights.
3. Data-driven decision making is best described as:
A. Making choices based on intuition alone.
B. A process of making choices based on appropriate analysis of relevant information
— using what we already know to help get students where they need to be.
C. Collecting data without using it.
D. Choosing programs by popularity.
Rationale: True data-driven decisions analyze relevant information to guide actions toward
student needs.
4. New Jersey v. T.L.O. established that a student may be searched when:
A. There is absolute certainty of misconduct.
B. There is reasonable ground (reasonable suspicion) for doing so.
C. The principal dislikes the student’s attitude.
D. Parents submit a written request.
,ESTUDYR
Rationale: The Supreme Court allowed searches at school on reasonable suspicion, a lower
standard than probable cause.
5. Title IX, enacted June 23, 1972, requires that:
A. Schools ignore gender when assigning classes.
B. No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in or
denied benefits of any education program/activity receiving federal financial
assistance.
C. Only athletics must be equal for men and women.
D. It applies only to private schools.
Rationale: Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in any federally funded education program or
activity.
6. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination based on:
A. Gender identity only.
B. Sex, race, color, national origin, or religion.
C. Marital status only.
D. Political party.
Rationale: Title VII covers those five protected categories in employment contexts.
7. A Manifestation Determination is required when:
A. A student misses one class.
B. A team reviews the relationship between a student's inappropriate behavior and
the disability — required under IDEA when a student violates code of conduct.
C. Only for academic dishonesty.
D. For teacher disciplinary actions.
Rationale: Manifestation Determination connects behavior incidents to a student’s disability
under IDEA protections.
8. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act primarily:
A. Provides monetary awards to disabled students.
B. Protects against discrimination because of disability.
C. Replaces IDEA entirely.
D. Only applies to private clubs.
Rationale: Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funds.
9. IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) includes:
A. Definitions/purpose, services for ages 3–21, provisions for birth-to-3, and federal
, ESTUDYR
activities promoting education for individuals with disabilities.
B. Only K–12 transportation services.
C. A federal curriculum for all students.
D. Only special education teacher salaries.
Rationale: IDEA outlines terms, coverage ages, early intervention, and related federal activities.
10. FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law that:
A. Requires all student records to be public.
B. Regulates management and disclosure of student education records and protects
their privacy.
C. Only applies to colleges.
D. Governs teacher performance reviews.
Rationale: FERPA protects student records and sets rules for disclosure and enforcement.
11. ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) originally passed in 1965:
A. Is a local district policy.
B. Provides federal direction and funds for schools; major federal education
legislation.
C. Only funds private schools.
D. Is the same as IDEA.
Rationale: ESEA is the cornerstone federal act for K–12 funding and policy since 1965.
12. Title I funding is intended to:
A. Replace all local school funds.
B. Provide direct funding for schools with high populations of low-income students —
additional personnel, materials, and PD.
C. Fund only sports programs.
D. Subsidize college scholarships.
Rationale: Title I targets resources to schools serving economically disadvantaged students.
13. FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) requires eligible employers to provide:
A. Paid leave for every employee.
B. Up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for childbirth/adoption, serious family/employee
illness, or certain military exigencies for organizations with 50+ employees.
C. Mandatory overtime pay.
D. Leave only for vacation.