Week 8

Question 1

What does building capacity refer to and why is it important?

Answer 1

Building capacity is trining as many people as possible in practices so that when anyone leaves other are able to fill the gap - allows for the effective provision of services despite staff turnover

Question 2

Most important person in school BUILDING for school-level systems change

Answer 2

Principle

Question 3

Most important person in school DISTRICT for school-district systems change

Answer 3

Superintendent

Question 4

3 Elements of scaling up reform efforts

Answer 4

Initial implementation - well designed guidance and support structures used to carry out replication stages

Institutionalization - focus on ensuring that infrastructure exists to sustain and enhance productive changes over time

Ongoing evolution - involves development of mechanisms to improve quality and provide continuing support in face of new challenges and changing context

Question 5

School psychologists who are data-based problem solvers cannot and should not attempt to disconnect problems from the _______ in which they occur

Answer 5

Contexts

Question 6

Definition of professional ethics

Answer 6

Combination of broad ethical principles and rules that guide the conduct of practioner in his/her interactions with others

Question 7

Definition of law

Answer 7

Law is body of rules of conduct prescribed by state or federal government that had binding legal force

Question 8

Differences between law and ethical codes

Answer 8

Professional ethical codes are often and generally more stringent

Question 9

If ethical responsibilities conflict with the law, SPs should:

Answer 9

Clarify nature of conflict (consult colleagues, advisor etc.)
Make known their commitments to their code of ethics
Take steps to resolve the conflict in a responsible manner

Question 10

Three basic sources of public school law

Answer 10

US constitution
Statutory law and regulations
Case law

Question 11

Case law

Answer 11

emerges from court decisions

Question 12

The Constitution directly states education is the responsibility of the federal government (True/False)

Answer 12

False

Question 13

14th amendment

Answer 13

Amendment which includes equal protection clause, procedural due process and substantiative due process

Question 14

Equal protection clause

Answer 14

Equal treatment under the law. Ex. States may not make FAPE available to some children and not others within the state (Plyler v. Doe)

Question 15

Procedural due process

Answer 15

guarantees right and meaningful opportunity to protest and be heard (relevant for re-evaluation, suspension/manifestation hearings in special education)

Question 16

Substantiative due process

Answer 16

Guarantees that there are certain rights and privileges that a state may not arbitrarily take from a citizen. I.e. the government’s actions must be justified by a sufficient purpose.

Question 17

Plyer v. Doe (1982)

Answer 17

Court case holding that states cannot constitutionally deny students a free public education on account of their immigration status

Question 18

Arguments of school district in Plyler vs. Doe

Answer 18

Children are not persons in states jurisdiction

Undocumented immigrants should not be protected to same degree as those in US

Texas law serves as substantial state interest justifing the exemption to the equal protection clause

Question 19

Arguments of undocumented children in Plyler v. Doe

Answer 19

SC ruled that equal protection clause applies not only to citizens but to any person

Discrimination against school-age children not justified by any substantial state interest

While education is not a fundamental right under the constitution, the equal protection clause requires that when a state establishes a school system, no child living in that state may be denied access to schooling.

Question 20

Plyer vs. Doe decision

Answer 20

5-4 decision in favor of undocumented

Question 21

10th Amendment

Answer 21

Powers not delegated to the federal government by the constitution fall to the states (Education is a state responsibility as a result of this amendment)