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CH 8 Notes PDF
CH 8 Notes PDF
– Passes laws
– Determines budget, funding
– Provides leadership
– Promotes education standards and equality
– Advocates for citizen support, public funds
– Usually elected
– Link between legislature and board of education
– Sets policies
– Approves curriculum, funding
– Determines budget
– Oversees hiring
– Negotiates with employee unions
• Spending is unequal
– from one state to another
– from one district to another
• Spending per pupil used to compare
• School districts with lower property values
have lower property taxes
• Students from lower-income areas often need
a higher level of services (school funding gap)
• Some states and districts provide additional
funding for schools that need extra services
– Many of these schools have lower test scores,
higher dropout rates (achievement gap)
• Community resources
that help schools
– Community social
services
– Public libraries
– Museums
– Area colleges and
universities
– Career and technical programs
teachers
• Schools can
– draw on community resources
– work with service agencies to help families
– monitor students’ progress closely
– get tutoring for students who need it
– find mentors for students in the community
– get students involved in school activities
• Living in fear affects ability to concentrate
- cyberbullying
– Sexual and racial harassment
– Physical violence
• Promote communication,
discipline
• Encourage groups, such
as Students Against
Destructive Decisions
(SADD)
• Address problems as soon as possible
• Watch for symptoms to identify possible
problems
• Provide students and parents with a warm
and caring relationship
• Link families with community resources
Review
• Where do schools get the majority of their
funding?
?the state
• List four social problems that affect schools.
?poverty, violence, sexually active students, alcohol
and other drugs
• ____ is intimidation through e-mail, social
networking sites, and texting.
?Cyberbullying
• What is usually the result of a zero tolerance
policy?
?expulsion