The Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) Principal as Instructional Leader exam is used to assess the requisite skills and knowledge of prospective certified principals in Texas public schools.
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Exam Outline
The TExES 268 exam contains 70 selected-response questions and 4 constructed-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 4 hours and 45 minutes.
The exam is split into six content domains. Domains I-III contain both selected-response questions and constructed-response questions, while domains IV-VI contain only selected-response questions.
I. School Culture (22%)
The questions in this domain assess your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Establishing and implementing a culture of high expectations and shared vision
- Working with stakeholders as key partners in supporting student learning
II. Leading Learning (42%)
The questions in this domain assess your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Developing and implementing high-quality instruction via collaboration
- Monitoring and assessing instruction to improve student achievement and teacher effectiveness
III. Human Capital (18%)
The questions in this domain assess your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Providing coaching, feedback, and professional development to staff
- Reflecting on your own practice with the aim to grow professionally
- Using selection, retention, and placement practices to promote high-quality teaching
IV. Executive Leadership (6%)
The questions in this domain assess your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Developing relationships with external and internal stakeholders
- Selecting appropriate communication strategies for specific audiences
- Improving student outcomes via change management, resiliency, and collaboration
V. Strategic Operations (6%)
The questions in this domain assess your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Determining goals and implementing strategies that are aligned with the school vision and support positive student outcomes and teacher effectiveness
- Providing administrative leadership via resource management, coordination of school operations and programs, and policy implementation
VI. Ethics, Equity, and Diversity (5%)
The questions in this domain assess your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Advocating for children by providing ethical leadership
- Ensuring student access to effective services and educators by providing ethical leadership
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Registration
To register for the exam, you must create an online NES account via their website. Once your account has been created, you can use it to register for the exam and schedule an exam date. When you register, you will need to pay the $200 examination fee.
Test Day
On the day of the exam, you should arrive at the testing center 30 minutes prior to the scheduled appointment to allow time for the check-in process. During this process, you will be asked to sign in and provide at least one form of valid photo ID. If your ID is invalid, you will not be permitted to take the exam that day and your exam fees will be forfeited.
Once the check-in process is complete, you will be asked to leave all personal items in a secure locker outside the testing area. This includes your cell phone, wallet, keys, bags, food items, and large coats.
Once you enter the testing room, you will be given a brief tutorial on the computer-adaptive testing system. Once the tutorial is complete, the exam will begin.
How the Exam is Scored
The TExES Principal as Instructional Leader exam is computer-adaptive. Here’s a look at how it works:
The first question is judged to be of medium difficulty, and depending on your performance, the next question may be easier or harder. If you do well on the first question, the second question will be harder; conversely, if you do poorly on the first question, the second question will be easy.
The questions on this exam are rated on a scale of 100-300. The higher a question is rated, the harder the question is (e.g., a question marked as 204 will be more difficult than a question marked 189).
To pass the exam, your final question must be on or above the 240 mark. If your final question is below this mark, you will not pass the exam, even if you have answered some questions above the 240 mark at some point during the exam. This is because the computer has rated the difficulty of your final question based on how you answered the previous questions.
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FAQs
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How many questions are on the TExES Principal as Instructional Leader exam?
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There are 74 questions on the exam.
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How long is the TExES Principal as Instructional Leader exam?
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The time limit for the exam is 4 hours and 45 minutes.
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What is the passing score for the TExES Principal as Instructional Leader exam?
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To pass the exam, you must achieve a minimum scaled score of 240.
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How much does the TExES Principal as Instructional Leader exam cost?
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The examination fee is $200.
