Deck 11: The Instructional Program

Question 1

Which of these is not a state police power:

A) Health
B) Safety
C) Levy tax on all citizens
D) Welfare of all citizens

Answer 1

Levy tax on all citizens

Question 2

Police powers allow the state to:

A) Provide an appropriate public education
B) Require compulsory attendance
C) Require compulsory attendance without exceptions
D) Require obedience to school rules

Answer 2

Require compulsory attendance

Question 3

The most prevalent legal school age for school districts throughout the United States is:

A) Between the ages of six to seventeen
B) Between the ages of five to eighteen
C) Between the ages of seven to sixteen
D) All of the above

Answer 3

Between the ages of six to seventeen

Question 4

Students who fail to earn a high school diploma generally:

A) Have difficulty finding employment
B) Do not earn GED's
C) Experience increased health problems
D) Earn a GED

Question 5

Minimum standards for Home School do not include:

A) Minimum standards for curriculum and instruction
B) Length of instruction time including the number of days in which instruction must be provided
C) Length of time devoted to socialization
D) Documentation

Question 6

Charter Schools are:

A) Public schools
B) Private schools with a Charter
C) Independent school bounded by rules and regulations that govern public schools
D) Parochial schools

Question 7

School vouchers in principle allow:

A) Parents to use them to support their child's private school education
B) The same allocation that is provided to public schools for a child's education
C) Parents the flexibility of choosing the best school for their child
D) All of the above

Question 8

The U.S. Supreme Court in Zelman v. Harris held that the voucher program in Ohio did not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment. Which item below is not a component of this test?

A) Program must have a valid secular purpose
B) Aid must go to parents and not the school
C) A small class of beneficiaries must be covered
D) There must be adequate non-religious options

Question 9

States may require medical examinations and certain immunizations as a prerequisite for public school admission based on:

A) Police powers of the state
B) A concern for the health and safety of everyone
C) A desire to protect the public from communicable diseases
D) State sovereignty

Question 10

Public schools are required to educate students who are:

A) Domiciled in their district
B) Reside within the district
C) Homeless and have no permanent residence
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which one of the following is not a pillar of No Child Left Behind?

A) Stronger accountability for results by teachers
B) Increased flexibility and local control
C) Expanded options for parents
D) An emphasis on teaching methods that have proven to work

Question 12

Based on No Child Left Behind provisions, students cannot be left behind based on:

A) Race/ethnicity
B) Gender
C) Nationality
D) Intellectual ability

Question 13

Under No Child Left Behind, a school that fails to make adequate progress must:

A) Continue to make public school choice available
B) Continue to make remedial services available
C) Decide if restructuring is necessary
D) Fire the principal

Question 14

What factors should not be used to determine fair use under the Copyright Act:

A) Purpose of use (commercial, educational purpose)
B) Who benefits from the work
C) Amount of material extracted
D) A and C

Question 15

Educational malpractice suits have not been successful to date because:

A) They have no validity
B) Courts do not know where to apportion the blame
C) Public opinion has permitted the courts to render a decision
D) No injury is alleged

Question 16

Common Core Standards are designed to:

A) Establish high expectations regarding what students should know
B) Provide consistent and focused understanding regarding what students are expected to learn
C) Provide more rigorous standards to better prepare students to compete in a global marketplace
D) All of the above

Question 17

U.S. citizens have no federal constitutional right to a public education.

Question 18

The legal authority for defining the curriculum rests with local school boards.

Question 19

School vouchers are illegal invirtually all states.

Question 20

Parents may face criminal charges for willful failure to comply with compulsory attendance laws.

Question 21

Students who violate compulsory attendance laws may be suspended or expelled.

Question 22

The courts will support religious exceptions to compulsory attendance.

Question 23

Home schooling minimum standards are prescribed by the state board of education.

Question 24

The states through their police powers require school age students to be immunized as a prerequisite to school admission.

Question 25

School districts cannot impose tuition costs if a student attends school within the district with the intent to remain.

Question 26

Courts are reluctant to intervene in academic matters in public schools.

Question 27

The No Child Left Behind Act does little to strengthen Title I accountability.

Question 28

The intent of NCLB is not to increase choices available to parents of students attending Title 1 schools.

Question 29

Local educational agencies may not permit low income students to use Title I funds to obtain supplemental services.

Question 30

NCLB permits school districts to spend up to 10% of their Title I funds to provide school choice and supplemental educational services.

Question 31

School personnel may physically punish a child for failure to meet acceptable academic standards.

Question 32

School officials may withhold a diploma in cases where a student shows disrespect for authority.

Question 33

Teaching the Bible in public schools is a secular manner which violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. (No violation if taught in a secular manner.)

Question 34

Teachers are not constitutionally permitted to create a devotional atmosphere in their classrooms.

Question 35

Intelligent Design, as a concept, suggests that certain features of the universe, including living things, exhibit characteristics of a product derived from an intelligent cause as opposed to a natural selection.

Question 36

Intelligent Design has religious connotations and violates the principle of separation of church and state according to one court.

Question 37

The Theory of Evolution advances the view that all life is unrelated and does not descend from a common ancestor. (It espouses the view that life is related and descended from common ancestors.) (The court prevented the legislature from banning evolution taught in public schools.)
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Question 38

Malpractice is embraced by the courts in other professions such as medicine and law. Why has educational malpractice not been embraced by the courts? What are your views regarding the future posture courts may take with respect to educational malpractice? Provide a rationale to support your view.

Question 39

How would you as principal deal with a teacher who physically punished a student for his inability to solve a math problem in class. The child's parents, who are obviously upset, have scheduled a conference with you to discuss this matter. How will you address this issue first with the teacher and later with the parents?

Question 40

What are your views on The No Child Left Behind Act? Discuss the pros and cons regarding the Act and the practical and political realities associated with NCLB.

Question 41

Discuss the Children's Internet Protection Act as well as its implications for school personnel.

Question 42

React to the following issues regarding home schools by stating your views on the issue, a rationale to support your view and the implications for public education.
a. Home schools should comply with teacher certification requirements.
b. Children should be ineligible for home schooling if their national standardized test scores fall below the 20th percentile.
c. There should be meaningful measures of accountability for performance for those who offer home schooling

Question 43

Discuss the concept parens patriae and its influence over compulsory attendance laws affecting public schools.

Question 44

Discuss the courts' view on matters regarding academic requirements in public schools. What issues relating to academic requirements are the courts more inclined to address and explain. Why are the courts willing to address the issues you identified?

Question 45

Discuss the current debate regarding the use of vouchers. What are the pros and con's surrounding their use? What are your thoughts regarding the future status of vouchers? Will they increase or decrease in popularity. Provide a rationale to support your view.

Question 46

Discuss the use of multi-media as it relates to the Copyright Act. What prerogatives do teachers have in using multi-media in the classroom? What are the legal limits imposed by the act?

Question 47

Discuss the primary intent of truancy laws in the U.S. Since parents are responsible for the upbringing of their children, should they not be able to decide if their children attend school? Why? Why not?