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
a. a single-member election.
b. an at-large election.
c. an open race.
d. none of the above
Question 2...District school board responsibilities include all of the following except
a. making decisions about how state funds are allocated.
b. hiring and firing personnel, both professional and classified.
c. approving and evaluating programs that may affect some or all schools, teachers, and students within a district.
d. determining organizational policy.
Question 3...All of the following are examples of categorical grants except
a. No Child Left Behind Act.
b. Head Start.
c. Title I.
d. Bilingual Education Act.
Question 4...What percentage of public school revenues comes from federal sources?
a. Less than 10
b. About 25
c. About 40
d. Over 50
Question 5...Approximately what percentage of the U.S. government budget goes to public education?
a. Less than 1
b. About 2
c. About 10
d. About 25
Question 6...Ms. Thomas is the principal of Howard Middle School. She is interested in instituting site-based management at her school. Which of the following would not be a strategy that Ms. Thomas would use in her school?
a. Dictate rules and policies without a collaborative effort.
b. Develop a shared vision based on community values.
c. Insist that students' learning is at the center of the conversation.
d. Work with all participants to implement community decisions.