Q200-225 Flashcards
A commonwealth Diploma shall be issued to students completing a commonwealth Diploma program as authorized by the
State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education
The commonwealth Diploma program was developed to
Improve working relationships between high schools and colleges, allow students to acquire college credit prior to college attendance
A successful completion of the requirements for obtaining a commonwealth diploma include
at least twenty-two approved units of credit
The model curriculum framework shall
Identify teaching and assessment strategies and instructional materials, provide ideas on how to incorporate the resources of the community, and provide a directory of model teaching sites and alternative ways of using school time.
Who is responsible for disseminating a model curriculum framework to the local school?
State board for Elementary and Secondary Education
How do public school teachers and administrators have direct involvement in framing the six goals in measurable terms for schools in commonwealth?
Through committees established by the Council on School Performance
The purpose to the Council on School Performance standards is to
Define in measurable terms the outcomes expected of students
Systematic and orderly procedures including specific actions and time frames to be followed in achieving performance goals are defined as
Process goals
in reference to curriculum framework, the possession of skills, knowledge, and understanding to the degree they ca n be demonstrated or measured is defined as
competencies
The specified amount of progress the district shall achieve toward meeting the performance agreed upon in the district improvement plan
interim performance goal
Expected student and school district outcomes, as approved by the state board for elementary and secondary education, are defines as
performance goals
A plan developed by a local school district is consultation with the department of Education to correct identified deficiencies in the achievement of performance goals is called
district improvement plan
The report published annually by each local board of education that presents the districts accomplishment with regard to goals is called:
Annual Performance Report
The district improvement plan shall be approved by the
Local board and state board for elementary and secondary education
Who may request a due process hearing related to an exceptional child
parent or local school district