Chapter 11 Flashcards
U.S. Department of Education Secretary
Chosen and appointed by the president
Governor
Leader of state government
State Board of Education
Elected/appointed by the governor
State Superintendent
Chief state education officer
School District
Organizational structure of local schools defined by geographical boundaries
Feeder System
Students in elementary school that go on to a particular middle and high school
Hawaii
Is one school district
Texas
Has more than 1000 separate districts
At-large Elections
Voters choose any candidates regardless of their district
Single-member Elections
Only those in an area can vote for representatives in their areas
Transparent
Decisions are made with full disclosure of information and reasoning
District Superintendent
Functions as the school district’s chief executive officer
Micromanagement
When board members get involved in day-to-day operations
Stakeholders
Those who will be ultimately affected by public school district governance
Principal
Oversees every aspect of school life
Site-based Management
Local school governance that gives teachers and community decision-making power
Federal Funding
Makes smallest contribution to public education
Property Taxes
Primary source of local funding for public education
Expenditure Per Pupil
Average amount of money spent from all sources on an individual student
Bond Referendum
A way for school districts to borrow money
What best describes the organization and governance of public schools in America
Federal government to state government to school district to school
What act was developed during the Obama administration
Every student succeeds act
The person responsible for appointing the state chief education officer as well as members of the state board of education in some states is the
Governor
What is not a responsibility of a state legislator
Determining curriculum standards and accountability
State boards of education
Establish the standards by which schools are accredited
Ace state department of education operates under the guidelines of
Governor, legislature, state board of education
The person in charge of bureaucracy that is usually centralized in the state capital city, and travels throughout the state as the acknowledged authority on how schools should operate is the
State superintendent
What are some of the state department of education does not address
How state chief officers of education and state board members are selected
Mr. Parsons and Ms. Beck are interested in starting a new charter school. To which organization should they go for approval
State department of education
The Dale County school District include for elementary schools that move into two middle schools and then go on to Dayl County high school this is an example of
feeder system
The institution that generally consist of volunteer members who said policies for the operation of schools is the
District school board
In coffee County, voters may vote for any school board candidate regardless of the area in the district the candidate represents. This is an example of
And at-large election
What is not a responsibility of district school boards
Making decisions about the whole state funds are allocated
What is the school district chief executive officer most often called
The superintendent
What is an untrue statement about principals
They are expected to both advise the school board and carry out board policies
Ms. Thomas is the principal of Howard middle school. She is interested in instituting site-based management at her school. What not a strategy that Ms. Thomas would use in her school
Dictate rules and policies without a collaborative effort
Approximately what percentage of the United States government budget goes to public education
2%
About what percentage of public school revenue comes from federal resources
10%
What is not a categorical grants
No Child left behind act
State money for schools is raised through
State income tax is based on personal earnings, state corporate taxes based on company earnings, state sales tax added as a percentage of cost of goods and services
What is the primary source of local funding for public schools
Property taxes
The average amount of money spent from federal, state, and local sources on an individual student is called
The expenditure per pupil
Children of poverty require
About 40% more spending than students of an average Socio economic status
In addition to instruction cost, common education expenditures include
Student transportation, operation and maintenance, student support services
About what percentage of schools spending goes directly to instruction
60%
