KERA required each of the state's schools to form a school-based management council to set policy in each of the following areas except _____.

• A. Curriculum
• B. Teachers' salaries
• C. Discipline
• D. Extracurricular activities

Answer: (B)

KERA’s school-based decision making councils are designed to give schools control over policies that shape the daily learning environment and instructional program. They address what is taught and how it’s taught (curriculum), how students are governed and supported (discipline), and what activities and programs the school offers (extracurriculars). Money matters, including how much teachers are paid, are handled through district budgets and contracts, not by the school’s own council. So teachers’ salaries are the area not set by the school-based decision making council, making that choice the exception.