The person who can appoint or remove school personnel at the state level and in some states at the local levels. (214)
Who is the governor?
With the consolidation of schools, the number of school districts was reduced by this amount. (212)
What is 116,433 school districts?
The name of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the school (204)
The body that establishes and maintains public schools. (214)
What is the state legislature?
Private school principals or headmasters report to this agency. (220)
What is a board of directors or school committee?
The primary federal educational agency? (217)
What is the US Department of Education?
The nonpublic school that enrolls more students in private schools. (220).
What are catholic schools?
The percentage of unpaid school board members (200)
What is 75%?
Name the other schools that are not exempt from governmental influences. (219)
What are nonpublic schools?
The job of local school districts in each state (200)
What is to delegate varying degrees of responsibility for the day-to-day school operations?
The agency that advises the state legislation and establishes policies for implementing legislative acts related to education. (215)
What is the state board of education?
Another name for the state superintendent or commissioner of education. (216)
Who is the chief state school officer?
An agency that operates under the direction of the state board of education. (216)
What is the state department of education?
The definition for a local school board. (200)
What is a body of citizens, either appointed or elected, who set policy regarding schools in a local school district?
The choice parents have when their child's school does not meet Annual Yearly Progress goals. (218)
What is the choice of sending their child(ren) to other public schools or making free tutoring available to the students?
The recent conclusion that two researchers came to regarding large schools versus small schools. (211)
What is the concept that small schools are better?
The number of educational systems in the US. (200)
What is 50?
The Constitutional Amendment allocating states the primary legal responsibility for public education (200)
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Spell out the term for NCLB. (218)
What is No Child Left Behind?
Another name for Regional Educational Service Agency. (213)
What is Intermediate Units?
Four governmental levels of Education in the US. (200)
What are 1) local, 2) intermediate, 3) state, & 4) federal levels?
Involving the community in the educational process yields 4 positive results. (208)
What are 1) higher student test scores on standardized tests, 2) lower absenteeism, 3) improved behavior at home and school, and 4) higher motivation to study?
School boards employ at approximately these number of teachers, administrators, and support staff each year. (202)
What is 6.2 million?
The administrative officer at a school. (207)
Who is the principal?
At least three responsibilities School Superintendents do. (205)
What is 1) management of professional and nonteaching personnel, 2) Leadership in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and 3) administrative management?