Your guide to acing the TExEs exam This best-selling handbook is the definitive resource for prospective principals who want to boost student performance and demonstrate outstanding school leadership. Thoroughly updated to address the completely revamped TExES exam, this new edition details: The domains and competencies of successful school leadership The leadership philosophy on which TexES is constructed A sample test and important areas to focus on What to do in the weeks, days, and even the night before the test An extensive list of additional resources to supplement each domain

Elaine L. Wilmore guides superintendents in Texas and elsewhere through the certification test in Passing the Superintendent TExES Exam, the sequel to her best-selling Passing the Principal TExES Exam. This comprehensive resource is a must-have for anyone taking the superintendent TExES exam, but it will also be useful to others across the nation and around the world as the Texas standards are closely aligned with those of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC). By breaking down the domains and competencies of the test into manageable components, Wilmore guides readers through personal success plans to superintendent certification.

THIS IS THE BREAKTHROUGH BOOK FOR THE PRINCIPAL # 068 EXAM Most books will make you a promise. This book will deliver. As a future administrator preparing to take the Principal #068 Exam you will be faced with a myriad of scenarios within this exam. This book is a comprehensive and exceptionally practical blueprint of strategies, explanations, definitions, helpful hints and other key rudiments needed to enhance your performance on the exam as well as in your career. The use of practical approaches to further your understanding each domain and its various competencies go a long way towards you achieving your ultimate goal of becoming a school administrator. Davis has provided a list of acronyms, state laws, stem changer, education codes and lots of other information to help with your success. By implementing the strategies, tips and study skills contained in this book. I will help you generate new techniques that will enhance your triumph the day of the exam. Bio: Larry Davis is the creator of "Preparing To Pass The TExES Principal Exam." He has also researched and developed a teacher induction program aimed at recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers. Davis received his Associates in Applied Arts from Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas, his Bachelors of Arts in Communications from the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas and his Masters in Education Administration from Texas Woman's University located in Denton, Texas. Davis is a second career educator who spent 10 years in corporate America before becoming an educator. The birth of his son in 1995 prompted him to take a close look at the education system which leads to him becoming part of the Texas Public School System. Davis now works as a school administrator here in the great State of Texas and has dedicated his career to building quality education for all learners through the development of highly qualified administrators and teachers.

Make the most of your time—and your leadership Is your school’s vision getting buried under paperwork? If you spend more time picking up pieces than putting them together, this is your book. Written by seasoned school principals, this plan of action will get you back to the essence of your job: instructional leadership. By using educational technology to maximize efficiency, you’ll improve teaching, student achievement, resource management, and school culture. This comprehensive guide features: Easy-to-follow, single-topic chapters Standards–based scenarios and questions Time-management self-assessments Easily adaptable experiential exercises Strategies for battling the “silent time thief”

Enhance learning with a collaborative, inquiry-based system of leadership! This practical guide presents a systematic, ongoing process for collecting information, making decisions, and taking action in order to improve instruction and raise student achievement. The authors illustrate a collaborative inquiry-action cycle within a real-world context and offer questions and exercises to guide individual reflection and group discussion. Thoroughly grounded in research, this book helps administrators: Identify areas for instructional improvement Determine community-supported solutions and build stakeholder commitment Articulate an action plan based on multiple data sources Take steps that support teacher development Systematically evaluate program results

Get ready for the TExES Math 4-8 exam with targeted review, end-of-chapter quizzes, expert test-taking strategies, 2 full-length practice tests, and an online graphing calculator tutorial.

Bridge the gap between good intentions and real results Instructional Leadership is one of the most researched and discussed leadership practices, but most school leaders don’t know where to begin or how to balance this role with all of their other responsibilities. Peter DeWitt’s Instructional Leadership provides practical tools for delivering lasting improvement through small, manageable changes over time. This step-by-step, how-to guide presents the six driving forces of instructional leadership—implementation, focus on learning, student engagement, instructional strategies, efficacy, and evaluation of impact—within an easy-to-follow, multi-stage implementation model. It also includes: · Practical strategies grounded in research · "Entry point" sections highlighting the best places to start · Help working with PLCs, faculty meetings, teacher observations, and walkthroughs · Study questions As a leader, you are the guide for your teachers, staff, and students. Let this book guide you to a vision of instructional leadership that really works.