Exam 23: Collaborative Team Decision-Making

In which tier of an MTSS does a schoolwide assistance team typically operate?

Instead of including all the information examined and collected in a written report, it is important to report only the most ________ information.

_________ teams function to collect, analyze, and interpret data on students across the district for the purpose of informing instructional planning and resource allocation.

What is one recommendation given for assisting a team in following appropriate organizational procedures and ensuring all team members get an opportunity to share relevant information?

The _________ team meets annually to review the progress and instructional programs for each student receiving special education services individually.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective school team?

Effective _________ and collaboration is essential to promoting positive student outcomes.

A team of teachers and the principal meet to analyze achievement data on all students from statewide assessments and school benchmarks. In analyzing the data, they determine that the math is an area of weakness when compared to other curricular areas across grade levels. Based on this data analysis, they make recommendations for increasing professional development and developing a three-tiered intervention model in the area of math.  What type of school team probably made this type of decision?

What are some dynamics of group decision making that can hinder good decision making?  What are four ways that school teams can avoid these barriers to effective decision making? Why is it so important for school teams to function effectively?

Team members must work to ensure the _______ of student data and information.

___________ teams address difficulties that individual students or small groups of students may be having in a general education setting.  Together, team members define and analyze the problem, implement an intervention, monitor student progress, and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan.

Which team typically addresses the difficulties that small groups of students or individual students experience within the general education setting?

In team meetings, it is important to balance structure with ________.

Unfortunately, parents' unique knowledge about their child is often disregarded or ignored by school professionals who often make decisions ______ to team meetings.

In order for teams to work effectively, they should have shared goals and ________.

Which of the following is NOT a condition of transferring student files to another school? ​

In which of the following circumstances are schools required to have explicit parental consent to collect data?

Written reports should use language that is accessible to parents and other school professionals and avoid _______.

A _________ can assist the team in following organizational procedures and ensuring all team members share in a way that enables the team to make progress towards its goals.

Which team is responsible for determining whether a student is eligible for special education services?