Domain IV - Resource Management and Educational Law

Question 1

0007 - UNDERSTAND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ITS USE IN CREATING A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE LEARNING SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENT GROUPS

Answer 1

GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE JOB!!!

Question 2

Effective, legal, equitable, and ethical procedures for recruiting, selecting, hiring, inducting, developing, and retaining staff

Answer 2

Get the right people the right way and treat them right to keep them

Question 3

Effective, legal, equitable, and ethical procedures for evaluating, supervising, disciplining, and dismissing staff

Answer 3

Get rid of crappy teachers without losing sleep or grievances

Question 4

How to support, motivate, recognize, and celebrate staff at various stages in career development

Answer 4

Encourage the Heart, just because…

Question 5

Skills and strategies for coordinating and aligning human resources, including making appropriate staffing and teacher placement decisions, to support organizational goals and promote equitable learning opportunities for all student groups

Answer 5

Place teachers where it’s best for kids, not just best for teachers

Question 6

Labor relations and collective bargaining as they relate to education in California, and contract implementation and management within the local setting

Answer 6

Don’t get a grievance filed against you

Question 7

How to manage legal and contractual agreements and records in ways that foster a professional work environment and ensure privacy and confidentiality for all students and staff, including using appropriate technological tools

Answer 7

Use evals to help teaching not ruin relationships

Question 8

Policies and procedures related to human resource administration, including relevant state and federal laws and regulations

Answer 8

Know enough law to not get a suit filed against you

Question 9

0008 - UNDERSTAND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ITS USE IN CREATING A SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENT GROUPS

Answer 9

CYA - ESPECIALLY W/ SAFETY

Question 10

Practices and procedures (e.g. record keeping, repair and maintenance, custodial services) and legal requirements (e.g., fire safety codes, OSHA regulations, Civic Center Act) for sustaining a safe, efficient, clean, well-maintained, and productive school environment

Answer 10

Maintain the physical plant to pass all inspections

Question 11

How to manage school operations effectively within the structure of California public education rules, regulations, and laws and how to develop, implement, manage, and modify operational plans, procedures, and schedules to support student learning

Answer 11

Keep all happy and stay within code

Question 12

Legal and policy requirements related to school safety and how to develop and implement plans and procedures for ensuring student and staff safety and building security

Answer 12

Keep kids safe no matter what

Question 13

Effective and equitably applied student behavior management principles and practices, including tiered disciplinary measures, that promote a safe and productive learning environment for all students

Answer 13

Progressive discipline uniformly enforced

Question 14

Principles and practices related to crisis planning and emergency management

Answer 14

Crisis plan in place and known by all

Question 15

Strategies for allocating and utilizing space to meet instructional needs and accommodate extended learning programs (e.g., intervention programs, before/after- school programs, summer school programs, volunteer programs)

Answer 15

Make your facility work for more than the normal school day / year

Question 16

The use of technological systems and tools to support the management of school operations

Answer 16

Use technology to meet your budget

Question 17

Procedures, practices, and legal requirements for managing auxiliary services (e.g., federal and state regulations related to food services, health services, student transportation, free and reduced-price meals)

Answer 17

Stay within law for all external contracts

Question 18

0009 - UNDERSTAND FISCAL AND MATERIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ITS USE IN CREATING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS THAT PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENT GROUPS

Answer 18

MAKE THE BOTTOM LINE MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY

Question 19

How to coordinate and align fiscal and material resources to support learning for all student groups

Answer 19

Use money legally and creatively to help under-performers

Question 20

The financial implications of serving a diverse student population and the relationships between equitable resource management and effective instructional leadership

Answer 20

Reach all and use your money wisely.

Question 21

How to use planning and problem solving to allocate fiscal and material resources effectively, legally, equitably, ethically, and in ways that align with teaching and learning goals for all student groups

Answer 21

Use the little money you have to make everyone happy but bring up underperforming subgroups

Question 22

Procedures for evaluating the use of resources and their educational impact

Answer 22

Prove that money was spent wisely

Question 23

How to leverage and maximize existing resources and seek new resources to enhance teaching and learning

Answer 23

Get money! Keep money!

Question 24

Procedures for developing, managing, and monitoring balanced budgets and for involving stakeholders in budgeting processes

Answer 24

Keep your bottom line transparent and black

Question 25

How to interpret budgets and adhere to restrictions on the transfer and use of funds from various sources, including student activity accounts, to meet educational needs

Answer 25

Don’t be shady with ASB money

Question 26

School finance in CA, including relevant laws and regulations (e.g., state and local revenue sources, capital and operational funding, federal funding)

Answer 26

Get $ and keep $

Question 27

Procedures for communicating and reporting accurate financial information to a variety of audiences (e.g., school boards, community members)

Answer 27

Keep expenditures honest and transparent

Question 28

Types of financial records, procedures for accurate record keeping and reporting, including legal requirements, and the use of current technologies for financial management and business procedures

Answer 28

How to keep records accurate and legal (and on the computer)

Question 29

Procedures for establishing and ensuring effective internal controls to safeguard financial operations

Answer 29

Spend wisely in case of money shortfalls in the future

Question 30

0010 - UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Answer 30

DON’T GET YO ASS SUED

Question 31

Constitutional rights and protections for students and staff (e.g., due process, equal access, free speech, harassment) in various educational contexts and the role of the educational administrator in monitoring and ensuring their implementation

Answer 31

Do the right thing, ethically and under the law

Question 32

Legal issues and responsibilities related to an evolving technological culture )e.g., ensuring equitable access to digital tools and resources to meet all students’ needs, implementing policies for the safe and appropriate use of information technology, promoting responsible use of technology)

Answer 32

Everyone can do their hw; no one is sexting in class

Question 33

How district policies and specific laws (e.g., related to SWD, Els, parents/guardians, mandated reporting, confidentiality, liability) at the federal, state, and local levels affect individuals and schools and how to ensure that the school operates consistently within the parameters of applicable laws, policies, regulations, and requirements

Answer 33

Stay legal with all subgroups