Week 8 Flashcards
What does building capacity refer to and why is it important?
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
Most important person in school BUILDING for school-level systems change
Principle
Most important person in school DISTRICT for school-district systems change
Superintendent
3 Elements of scaling up reform efforts
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
School psychologists who are data-based problem solvers cannot and should not attempt to disconnect problems from the _______ in which they occur
Contexts
Definition of professional ethics
Combination of broad ethical principles and rules that guide the conduct of practioner in his/her interactions with others
Definition of law
Law is body of rules of conduct prescribed by state or federal government that had binding legal force
Differences between law and ethical codes
Professional ethical codes are often and generally more stringent
If ethical responsibilities conflict with the law, SPs should:
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
Three basic sources of public school law
US constitution
Statutory law and regulations
Case law
Case law
emerges from court decisions
The Constitution directly states education is the responsibility of the federal government (True/False)
False
14th amendment
Amendment which includes equal protection clause, procedural due process and substantiative due process
Equal protection clause
Equal treatment under the law. Ex. States may not make FAPE available to some children and not others within the state (Plyler v. Doe)
Procedural due process
guarantees right and meaningful opportunity to protest and be heard (relevant for re-evaluation, suspension/manifestation hearings in special education)
Substantiative due process
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.
Plyer v. Doe (1982)
Court case holding that states cannot constitutionally deny students a free public education on account of their immigration status
Arguments of school district in Plyler vs. Doe
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
Arguments of undocumented children in Plyler v. Doe
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.
Plyer vs. Doe decision
5-4 decision in favor of undocumented
10th Amendment
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)
