Types of Schools
These types of schools are operated by local, state, or government agencies to provide free education to all local children.
Public
At what ages do most kids attend preschool?
ages 3 to 4
What is the culture of a school?
The teachers positive or negative influences in a classroom.
Where students are taught at home or in a home environment, usually taught by a family member
Homeschooling
What is a self contained classroom?
When one teacher has responsibility for their homeroom class for the majority of the day.
They teach all core subjects to their homeroom.
What is school choice?
Letting parents decide which school meets their child's best needs and allows parents to choose which school the child attends.
A type of school where you live at the school instead of at home.
Boarding school
What is it called when a teacher stays with a particular group of students for more than one year?
Looping
Most rural schools are ______ compared to suburban and urban schools
smaller
Public schools are primarily funded by______.
Taxes
What is the purpose of the 90 to 100 minute alternative high school schedules?
So students will only have 4 classes a semester and only have 4 classes to study for instead of 6 or 7
A clear and focused mission, high expectations for success, instructional leadership, and frequent monitoring of student process are some of the ____________ of an affective school?
Characteristics
A school with unique opportunities to attract certain students. The focus may be math or science (or both), performing arts, or technology that require specific student qualifications.
Magnet schools
Early childhood settings should be characterized by......
warmth, sensitivity, and nurture
Urban schools require more _______ per student by the federal government because of their certain low socioeconomic levels
Funding