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Chapter 7: Financing and Governing America's Schools
What is an adequate education?
Local funds come from
Chapter 7: Financing and Governing America's Schools
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Local funds come from
property taxes
raffle ticket sales
donations from parents
fundraisers
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What is an adequate education?
provide all students with the resources needed to meet graduation standards
ensure every student is ready for college
asking parents to decide what should be taught in classes
raising teacher salaries
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Funding impacts all of the following except
quality of teachers
resources and facilities
number of state championships
class sizes
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How many administrators do we have at BHS?
4
1
2
5
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What is the Robin Hood reform effort?
require the best teachers to change districts
let poor districts figure out how to collect more funds from property taxes
take money from wealthy schools districts and give it to poor districts
take money from poor schools districts and give it to wealthy districts
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The three main sources for school funding are
local, state, federal
donations, fundraisers, raffles
lottery, tickets, businesses
savings, checking, investments
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What does revenue refer to?
money
resources
students
administrators
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How is our new stadium being funded?
City of Buford
Federal funds
State funds
Business donations
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Which resources might be compromised if there was a lack of funds?
AP courses
Highly-qualified teachers
Textbooks
Fine arts programs
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What are 2 responsibilities of a school board?
teach classes and serve lunch
drive the bus and make repairs to aging facilities
make the football schedule and work in the concession stands
hire new superintendent and approve personnel
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What does FTE refer to?
textbooks
students
equitable education
facilities
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People living in wealthy areas usually pay _________ property taxes
same amount
higher
lower
no
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What is the formula the GA State Department of Education uses to determine how much money to give to school districts?
QBE
CPF
FGE
NFL
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What is an efficient way to gather input from parents about their child's school?
track meets
surveys
newsletters
drama performances
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The culture and climate of a school is part of the ______________________________.
hidden government
federal government
media center
fine arts
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____________ has been named as BCSS new Superintendent.
Mr. Dubose
Ms. Hagelthorn
Mrs. Reed
Dr. Amy Chafin
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Why are state departments of education in charge of schools?
The 10th Amendment made education the responsibility of the states.
The federal government has too many other responsibilities.
The are more people who work for the state department of education.
They can do a better job managing schools.
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State funding sources do not include
the lottery
property taxes
income taxes
tuition payments
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People living in low income areas usually pay _____________ property taxes.
no
same amount
higher
lower
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As a future teacher, you should be concerned about ___________________________.
number of students in your class
changing role of technology
front office secretary
being teacher of the year
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Who is the state school superintendent?
Leonard Jackson
Kevin Ponder
Richard Woods
Kerry English
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According to the information on the GA Insights website, which BCSS spent the most $ on salaries and benefits in 2024?
Buford Elementary
Buford Senior Academy
Buford High School
Buford Academy
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Funds from the federal government help pay for all of these except
new sports equipment
special education services
Title I
school meals
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What is a potential problem with commercialization in schools?
not enough space for advertising
too many businesses would want to donate money
sales increase
undue influence on students
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How do businesses partner with schools?
Pay for advertisements at sporting events
Tell teachers what to teach
Influence students to do wrong things
Pay teachers' salaries
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Who is the chair of the Buford Board of Education?
Paul Thompson
Henry Mathis
Bryant Appling
Phillip Beard
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What are the state department of education's main responsibilities?
set standards
buy new buses
teacher certification
distribute funds to schools
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Why is the FTE count important?
It tells us how many parents we have in the district.
It determines how many clubs we can have.
It is used to exempt students from final exams.
The amount of funds received is based on number of students enrolled.
