The document discusses several topics related to a principal's role and responsibilities including: - Ensuring proper representation and participation in ARD committee meetings - Understanding how the ADA relates to and supports IDEA - Following all legal documentation regarding parental custody and rights - Maintaining student privacy and avoiding sharing punishments or personal information due to FERPA - Responding appropriately to crises, such as student deaths, by addressing grief or referring to emergency plans

1. • Role of Teacher in an ARD committee
meeting

2. in most cases, except for brief
ARD (this may consist of an
administrator, a parent or legal
guardian, and one other support
staff – special ed teacher,
diagnostician, etc.), a general
education teacher and a special
education teacher must attend and

3. • Americans with Disabilities act in relation
to Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA)

4. ADA is intended to provide all
persons the same life
opportunities as persons without
disabilities and where necessary to
participate fully in life
opportunities, government(s) –
like public schools – must provide
accommodations for persons

5. • Parents get a divorce – mother
request non-custodial parent
name be removed from
records. What action should
the principal take?

6. All terms of a divorce – that is legal
documents impacting children’s
custody – must be shared with the
principal and principals cannot act
solely on the word of another if
that other person has been
recognized as a legal guardian, or
at least, a parent or legitimate step
parent in a case. See the TExES
tutorial with my Legal Tips – this is

7. • A fight on the bus with a coach
driving between two students
the parent of the student that
was assault wants to know the
punishment of the other child
who hit her child

8. absolutely not – sharing such
information is a FERPA violation;
more importantly, a leader should
inform any appropriate parent or
faculty member for that matter
that “all involved are being
addressed following school district
policies and procedures, and that
is all I am at liberty to share at this
time.”

9. • Teacher announces the names
of the students who passed
TAKS to the entire class.
Parents complain about
confidentially being broken.
What action should be taken?

10. I am not sure of the choices but
remember this is a FERPA
violation, principal should visit
with the teacher and remind them
of the policies of confidentiality
and here is another key point –
“inform the teacher that FERPA
violations can result in the district
losing all federal funding.”

11. • Two students killed in an
alcohol related accident the
principal called an assembly.
What is the purpose of the
assembly? What is the role of
the principal during this crisis?

12. First and foremost, such assemblies
should b e the result of suggested
actions under the Campus Emergency
Plan; the principal’s role is to maintain
the health and safety of the campus and
the goal of the assembly would
probably be addressing grief issues; but
if the choices are should you have an
assembly or arrange for grief
counselors to meet with individual or
small groups of students – the

13. • Parents in a school want to
implement metal detectors and
dress code because of gang if
the gang activities pose a
safety issue to all stakeholders.

14. You do not initiate metal detectors or
dress codes because of the demands of
some parents. Statements like this
usually call for a process answer – “the
principal should appoint a committee of
appropriate stakeholders – parents,
faculty, district security or police to
consider gang activities that are posing
safety and security issues at the
campus.”

15. • Special education students
throwing chairs and other
things in classroom. What is
the principal responsibility?
Safety of the student and other
students

16. Immediate action is to remove the students
throwing the chairs – principal should have
appropriate staff (like teachers and
diagnostician, along with administrators) do a
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) for the
students with special needs to determine if
their conduct is related to their disabilities,
and if yes, then implement a BIP – a Behavior
Intervention Plan to address the problem
behavior. But by all means, any student,
including special education students, may be
removed from the classroom and campus if
they are a threat or pose harm to other

17. • Implementing a need
technology program and
budget gets cut. Would you
wait until next year to
implement or think of
innovative ways?

18. Remember, this is Green Grass ISD
a place where we never say never –
be innovative and try to find ways
to implement as much of the
technology improvements as
possible.

19. • Teacher on a committee does
not like the at risk students
tutoring program. What should
you do?

20. Again, this is Green Grass ISD and all of
the questions on the TExES are based
on the Effective Schools Research of
Larry Lezotte and Ron Edmonds, and
followers – the mission of all effective
schools are places where all children
can and will learn to their highest
abilities and with high expectations and
support from all stakeholders – and all
children truly means all!!! So the
principal will need to visit with the

21. • Intruder on campus what is the
first step?

22. 1) call 911 and implement district
lock down proceduresOr if you
have an answer that says
“implement emergency or crisis
management plan,” that will be
your answer because
implementation of this plan will
probably include lockdowns and
calling 911.

23. • A large number of special
education students failed TAKS.
What to do?

24. Identify what TEKS/TAKS are being
missed and plan professional
development, as well as differentiated
instruction to address those
weaknesses identified in analyzing the
TAKS data on the students with special
needs. The analysis and professional
development may lead to some
recommendations regarding giving
alternative forms of TAKS, but
remember, students with special needs

25. • Parents upset over new
language arts program. What
should you do?

26. First and foremost, always listen to
parents, affirm or restate that you
understand their concerns, emphasize
that the program is designed to best
address the state standards, TEKS, and
be open to provide opportunities for
the parents to review the new
curriculum and program, but you never
cancel a program due to complaints
from some parents as long as the
program is in compliance with the state

27. • Hiring a person with disability
when can you not hire that
person legally?

28. You can never not hire anyone due
to a disability – that would be a
violation of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Act (EEOC) and ADA.

29. • Doors with glass in hallway
what to do?

30. Replace glass doors with metal
doors or metal with shatter proof
glass.

31. • Maintenance department needs
repairs what would you do to
advocate for funds

32. Is this a matter of safety and
security? If yes, such repairs
should always be a high district
priority; if not, then the principal
should have policies and
procedures in place to try to
prioritize repairs in order of most
important needs – that is the need
to have a high functioning, learner
centered safe classrooms and

33. • A Special Education student
misbehaving on a regular
school bus. What should you
do?

34. If you see a pattern or have data
indicating this misbehavior is
causing harm to this student and
others, call for a brief ARD and
recommend moving the student to
a special education bus with
additional monitors to secure the
safety of this student and others.

35. • Interpreting a parent survey
and the data mentioned in the
academic area and instructional
area. There were two questions
about this on the test

36. parent surveys and needs
assessments are very important to
the campus improvement plan, but
parent surveys demanding a
change in curriculum cannot
happen because principals are
mandated to implement and be
compliant in following the state
mandated curriculum, the TEKS.

37. • Budget cut by $80.000 what
do?

38. cut it even across all subject area –
or establish a committee to assess
each program and determine what
programs, if any, may be cut
without greatly weakening the
academic program of the campus –
a committee of such stakeholders
should prioritize budget cuts
based on needs assessments,
including program assessment.

39. • Technology law about using:
site license

40. Again, principals must be
compliant with following site
license – again go to the legal
section on Copyrights, etc. under
the TExES Tutorial Jenkins’ Review.

41. • Low reading scores on TAKS in
all grade levels. What should
the principal do?

42. Again, comprehensive data
analysis to identify what specific
Reading TAKS objectives are not
being met, and then have a plan of
action developed and supported
by stakeholders (like the SBDM) to
implement and monitor addressing
the low scores.

43. • What information is permissible
to ask during an interview?

44. If you go to EDLD 5345, I believe
week two or three has some do’s
and don’t’s for interviews. I will
also forward another HR Preparing
for Interviews document that I am
using for the on-campus EDLD
5345 course.

45. • Who would you include on a
committee about ethnic, legal,
copyright, plagiarize? Answer
choose include a technology
teacher; director of student
services

46. Certainly the technology teacher
should be able to help on
copyright issues, but the director
of student services should know
the demographics (ethnic
backgrounds) and legal issues
involving equal opportunities for
all!

47. • Superintendent outlines some
new guidelines to help with the
budget cut. Teachers complain
to the principal about not
having small appliance

48. First and foremost, it is not about
teachers and giving them nice
appliances – do the small
appliances contribute to improve
educational and learning
environments to help students
grow academically and socially.
Remember, we are looking for
student-centered responses.