The first step is to examine the school's practices relative to which three factors
What is school-level, teacher-level, and student-level
100
This should be considered the the single most important aspect of effective school reform
What is leadership
100
Leadership trait that provides hope during the the difficult times
What is optimism
100
Goal of any intervention
What is positively impact student achievement
200
Number of principles the New Era of School Reform is based on
What is 3
200
What provides the first important set of data a school will use
What is Questionnaire
200
A critical function of the leadership team
What is send the message to nonteam members that they are valued and respected as professionals
200
Optimistic leadership increases this
What is self-esteem and motivation
200
One of the first things a school must do in examining the effect on achievement
What is identify the type of achievement data you will use
300
The new era of school reform is characterized by a heavy emphasis on this
What is data
300
Which question focuses on how well the school is doing in a specific aspect of a school-level, teacher-level or student-level
What is "To what extent do we engage in this behavior or address this issue?"
300
All decision making and problem solving should be done in an atmosphere of ___________
What is mutual respect
300
Trait sometimes referred to as a people orientation or a concern for people
What is consideration
300
Educators and Administrators have a natural tendency to do this
What is dismiss any type of achievement data other than state tests or standardized tests
400
Change is approached on this kind of basis
What is incremental
400
Answers to this question provide perceptual data regarding how much effort it will take to change current practice
What is "How much effort it will take to significantly change our practices regarding this issue?"
400
Leadership for change is most effective when _____
What is carried out by a small group of educators with the principal functioning as a strong cohesive force
400
Characterized by truthfulness and consistency between words and action
What is honesty
400
Viable option for informal evaluation purposes
What is teacher-made assessments
500
Successful organizations do not just collect data, they ____
What is revere it
500
Answers to this question provide perceptual data about the extent to which current practices relative to the issues will actually enhance student achievement
What is "How much will a change in our practices on this item increase the academic achievement of our students?"
500
How must the leadership team operate?
What is in a way as to provide strong guidance while demonstrating respect for those not on the team
500
The optimist avoids this during times of adversity
What is catastrophizing
500
Reason why state tests and standardized tests are probably not the best assessment devices is that they are not specific to this