Chapter 12: Community and Interagency Contexts
Chapter Assessment
1. All of the following are ways community member support school activities except
A. Volunteering in classrooms
B. Helping with school activities
C. Deciding textbooks
D. Advocating for a school’s needs
2. Engaging community members in partnerships with schools cannot
A. improve low-performing schools
B. help to close achievement gaps
C. greatly improve the relationships between schools and their communities
D. discourage family involvement
3. Mr. Alan is a community liaison who acts as cultural interpreters and “boundary
crossers,” as well as model outreach strategies for the teachers. Which role is Mr. Alan
performing?
A. Direct service and support to families considered to be at risk
B. Support for teacher outreach.
C. Support for school-based partnership teams.
D. Member of the RtI team
4. Taking time to have conversations and reach agreement on how best to collaborate in
order to improve student achievement represents which strategy for effective
partnership?
A. Agreeing on core values
B. Building one-to-one relationships between families and educators that are linked
to learning
C. Listening to the community
D. Setting, communicating, and supporting high and rigorous expectations
5. Taking time at the beginning to think deeply and reflect about what participants believe,
and why they think the efforts will work represent which strategy for effective
partnership?
A. Agreeing on core values
B. Building one-to-one relationships between families and educators that are linked
to learning
C. Listening to the community
D. Setting, communicating, and supporting high and rigorous expectations
6. All of the following are benefits of system coordination except
A. services provided by different systems can be maximized
B. problems in services minimized
C. schools have test scores
D. costs reduced
7. Who is not a required member of an IFSP team?
A. The student
B. The parents
C. The service coordinator
D. Professionals serving the child
8. Ensuring frequent use of open communication lines, including written informational
updates, regular meetings, phone calls, e-mail messages, and informal links to promote
personal connections are strategies for strengthening
A. Commitment
B. Communication
C. Leadership
D. Resources
9. In this model of serving young children with special needs, the teacher must work as a
member of a team that consists of staff members with expertise in several related
disciplines.
A. Home based
B. Center based
C. Home and Center based
D. School based
10. Appropriate community-based instruction is characterized by all of the following except
A. Individualized
B. Dependent on student needs
C. Reflects student’s age
D. Reflects the home context
11. True or False Schools that enjoy community and family involvement have
more positive outcomes with students.
12. True or False Family involvement must be intensive and highly structured to make a
difference in students’ performance and their future planning.
13. True or False A community liaison serves as a link between the community and school.
14. True or False Evaluation studies of after-school programs have been unequivocal in
their results.
15. True or False A collaborative relationship develops when schools and school
professionals develop a collective sense of purpose and a long range plan
for building school–community partnerships.
16. True or False The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires formal
transition planning for students with disabilities beginning at age 16.
17. True or False System coordination is a collaboration among schools and public and
private community agencies that share responsibility for a community’s
children and youth.
18. True or False The Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program (IWRP) is similar to
the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and is developed under a
similar process.
19. True or False Collaboration involves schools mentoring community agencies on how to
serve children and families.
20. True or False The decision to collaborate may be reached by one set of professionals
although the implementation of a collaborative effort is the responsibility
of a different set of individuals.
21. List and explain the CEC policy on inclusive communities and the professional
relationship to them.
22. List and explain two issues that can arise as a result of interagency collaboration.
23. Marse Middle School is forming a partnership with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lion
County. List and explain four strategies the school should consider for effective
partnerships.
24. Explain the role of community liaison and the services that are provided.
Chapter 12: Community and Interagency Contexts
Chapter Assessment