D016: Leadership Foundations and Ethics (Pre-Test Practice)
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WGU D016
D016: Leadership Foundations and Ethics (Pre-Test Practice)
What is a school vision? - ANS A descriptive statement of aspirations for the school
Which example represents a school vision? - ANS To foster the growth of compassionate, capable, and responsible citizens who will build ...
D016: Leadership Foundations and
Ethics (Pre-Test Practice)
What is a school vision? - ANS A descriptive statement of aspirations for the school
Which example represents a school vision? - ANS To foster the growth of compassionate,
capable, and responsible citizens who will build a better world.
What is the objective of a school's mission statement? - ANS To articulate the school's purpose
and its commitments as an organization
A high school has "collaboration" as an established core value. Which action demonstrates a
principal modeling the core value? - ANS Forming discussion groups for staff to discuss
current school needs and propose changes
What should be included in a school's mission statement? - ANS The school's goals and
priorities
A school principal reviewed student assessment data for the last school year and noticed a high
number of students with special needs who are failing to make academic gains. The principal
believes that one problem is that this population of students is failing to be appropriately
challenged, so the principal proposed implementing a new school-wide core value to help
address the problem.
How can a school-wide core value be used to help this school better meet the educational
needs of its students with special needs? - ANS Students and staff will be exposed daily to the
belief that all students can meet high expectations
An elementary school's mission states in part, "All students can and will learn." The school's
vision reads in part, "We will support the educational success of all students."
Which school improvement goal aligns to the school's mission and vision? - ANS Creating a
customized learning plan for each student and reaching 90% of the documented academic
growth benchmarks in the learning plans.
At Ridgeland Academy, professional development is considered a high priority for both
individual and organizational success.
, Why does Ridgeland Academy place so much importance on professional development? - ANS
Sustainable organizational success occurs when change or improvement is supported through
shared vision, program coherence, and respect for teachers' knowledge, skills, and focus on all
students' ability to learn.
The new principal for George Madison High School has observed that teachers work in silos, do
not appear to value collaborative planning, and exhibit competitive behaviors, such as not
sharing effective instructional strategies, in an effort to keep individual performance scores
higher than those of other instructors. Ms. Johnson, the new principal, has decided to begin
implementing peer observations and working to provide specific, positive feedback on observed,
successful instructional practices.
Which specific features are being fostered with these actions? - ANS Recognition and
celebration of positive instructional practices, creating an environment of transparency, and
encouraging inclusive practices to build trust and professional respect
What is the main factor that distinguishes an open system from a closed system? - ANS The
boundaries that allow influences to affect the system
Which steps should a principal take to help build a culture of trust, transparency, and
inclusiveness? - ANS Using active listening and shared decision-making, demonstrating
professional respect, and celebrating teachers' and students' efforts and successes
Which actions do leaders take who are practicing conversational leadership? - ANS Clarify
purpose and intent, explore critical issues, engage key stakeholders, use collaboration, guide
collective intelligence, and foster innovative capacity
A principal has been concerned about the school's lack of improvement in standardized test
scores over the last three years.
Which approach demonstrates the use of conversational leadership to address the problem? -
ANS Fostering discourse among all staff focused on the issue and leveraging their collective
wisdom to find solutions.
On her first day as principal at a new school, Mrs. Turay held a staff meeting and explained in
detail what staff could expect from her and what she expected from them.
How is Mrs. Turay's approach effective in establishing trust early in the course of a new school
leadership role? - ANS It helps minimize uncertainty and anxiety among staff.
Which action from a principal demonstrates transparency in leadership? - ANS Communicating
to all stakeholders the school's response to an emergency situation
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