FELE
For Testing Beginning 1/1/2026

Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Test Format and Sample Questions

The Leadership Practices for Student Learning subtest contains approximately 50 multiple-choice questions. You will have one hour and 30 minutes to complete the subtest.

Each of the questions will contain four response options. You will choose the best response out of the available options, and indicate A, B, C, or D.

The table below presents types of questions on the exam and directs you to examples of these formats among the sample items that follow.

Table of Question Formats

Type of Question	Sample Question
Sentence Completion Select the response option that best completes the sentence.	Question 1
Scenario Examine a situation, problem, or case study. Then answer a question, make a diagnosis, or recommend a course of action by selecting the best response option.	Question 3
Direct Question Choose the response option that best answers the question.	Question 9

Sample Questions

The following questions represent both the form and content of questions on the examination. These questions will acquaint you with the general format of the examination; however, these sample questions do not cover all of the competencies and skills that are tested and will only approximate the degree of examination difficulty.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 1—Knowledge of facilitation of student achievement results aligned with student learning goals and state accountability measures

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Teachers in a high school social studies department are developing school learning goals that address State Board of Education benchmarks related to a standard on preparing students to participate as active and engaged citizens. One of the benchmarks states that students will "Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues that cause the government to balance the interests of individuals with the public good."

The teachers can best address this benchmark by developing learning goals focused on promoting students'

Choose an answer

1. self-determination skills.
2. goal-setting skills.
3. problem-solving skills.
4. critical-thinking skills.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 1—Knowledge of facilitation of student achievement results aligned with student learning goals and state accountability measures

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal wants to plan professional development activities for teachers aimed at reversing a school trend toward declining scores on the statewide reading assessment. The principal can most effectively begin the planning process by taking which of the following actions first?

Choose an answer

1. analyzing test data to identify specific reading skills needing improvement or subgroups of students needing additional support
2. reviewing materials disseminated by the state about the types of questions and tasks that appear on the reading assessment
3. identifying high-quality teacher resources aimed at improving reading instruction that are available in the school or district
4. meeting with small groups of teachers to elicit information about the methods they currently use to promote student reading skills

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 1—Knowledge of facilitation of student achievement results aligned with student learning goals and state accountability measures

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Three years ago a middle school implemented a new mathematics program. Following are some data derived from the school's scores on the statewide mathematics assessment for the last three years.

	Year 1		Year 2		Year 3
	All Students	Economically Disadvantaged Students	All Students	Economically Disadvantaged Students	All Students	Economically Disadvantaged Students
% Passing	49%	36%	58%	39%	71%	39%
% Not Passing	51%	64%	42%	61%	29%	61%

After reviewing these data, the middle school principal should place the highest priority on answering which of the following questions?

Choose an answer

1. Should the school investigate other mathematics programs that may maximize mathematics gains for all student groups?
2. How can the achievement gap in mathematics performance between the total group and the subgroup be closed?
3. What factors were most important in promoting improvement in the school's overall performance in mathematics?
4. Has there been a significant change in recent years in the number of students in the total group and the subgroup?

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 1—Knowledge of facilitation of student achievement results aligned with student learning goals and state accountability measures

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

School administrators are in the process of designing a data report that will be used to communicate standardized assessment results to classroom teachers. The reports are likely to be most useful in facilitating and improving the teachers' instructional planning if they

Choose an answer

1. include information about each student's performance on each section of a test.
2. incorporate a variety of summary statistics, such as mean, range, and standard deviation, to characterize student scores.
3. compare an individual's current performance to performance on previous tests.
4. provide an indication of how each class performed on each test question compared with other classes at the same grade level.

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 1—Knowledge of facilitation of student achievement results aligned with student learning goals and state accountability measures

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following statements most accurately explains the primary benefit of the use of common assessments by grade-level teachers at one school?

Choose an answer

1. Teachers can compare results across classrooms.
2. Curriculum standards will be addressed across classrooms.
3. Teachers can identify gaps in students' learning and adjust instruction as needed.
4. Students benefit because they are sure to be assessed in similar ways to their peers.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 2—Knowledge of prioritization of student learning through leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on student success and continuous improvement

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal has established grade-level teacher teams to provide teachers with professional support and improve school performance. A key school goal at this time is to "set and achieve high academic expectations for every student." In observing the teacher teams in action, the principal can best ensure that they are effectively striving to meet this goal if team members place the greatest emphasis on discussing ways to

Choose an answer

1. determine the skills and content that are most important for students to master.
2. provide students with enhanced opportunities to practice and improve their test-taking skills.
3. create meaningful incentives that encourage students to work to their potential.
4. respond to students who are progressing at different rates in the classroom.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 2—Knowledge of prioritization of student learning through leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on student success and continuous improvement

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A recently hired principal at a low-performing school wishes to create a school climate that fosters strong academic achievement for all students. Which of the following approaches by the principal would best help promote attainment of this goal?

Choose an answer

1. using a variety of means to communicate a vision of high expectations for students and faculty on a regular basis
2. guiding faculty to give students ample flexibility in determining what they will learn and how they will learn it
3. providing meaningful incentives to reward faculty when a specified proportion of their students meet expectations
4. prompting faculty to offer students a mix of individual, small-group, and whole-class learning opportunities

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 2—Knowledge of prioritization of student learning through leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on student success and continuous improvement

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal, who has been reviewing student scores on the statewide assessment, is concerned about a significant and rapid decline in the performance of students from a subgroup in the school. The principal's best initial response would be to involve faculty and staff in

Choose an answer

1. identifying additional human or other resources that would be expected to improve the students' performance.
2. determining specific factors that are likely to be causing or contributing to the observed student trend.
3. analyzing the extent to which the problematic test results reflect the students' true skills and abilities.
4. evaluating the match between the school curriculum and the content that is covered on the students' tests.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 2—Knowledge of prioritization of student learning through leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on student success and continuous improvement

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following actions by a principal most clearly illustrates the principal's resiliency on the job?

Choose an answer

1. presenting a research-supported argument for retaining a student program that district leaders are talking about eliminating to reduce school spending
2. leading faculty work groups to develop new strategies to turn around poor student performance after the failure of a previous effort
3. delegating a number of daily tasks to others in the school in order to spend additional time addressing long-term instructional leadership goals
4. surveying individuals involved in a recently initiated teacher mentoring program to improve knowledge of perceived program weaknesses and needs

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 2—Knowledge of prioritization of student learning through leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on student success and continuous improvement

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A school leadership team plans to introduce learning walkthroughs in all classrooms to foster more discussions about pedagogy in the school. To most appropriately meet its goals, the team should take which of the following steps before starting the walkthroughs?

Choose an answer

1. providing a schedule for when each classroom visit will occur
2. creating shared understandings with faculty about instruction
3. outlining curriculum standards that will be the focus of the instruction
4. detailing how feedback to faculty will be provided after each classroom visit

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 3—Knowledge of development and implementation of an instructional framework that aligns school curricula with state standards, instructional strategies, student learning needs, and assessments

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A recently hired principal wishes to evaluate teacher quality in the school by determining the extent to which the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices are currently being implemented. The principal can best achieve this goal by taking which of the following actions first?

Choose an answer

1. providing each teacher with an instructional self-evaluation form to complete
2. meeting with each teacher to discuss their teaching methods and priorities
3. arranging to spend time observing in each teacher's classroom
4. analyzing samples of student work submitted by each teacher

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 3—Knowledge of development and implementation of an instructional framework that aligns school curricula with state standards, instructional strategies, student learning needs, and assessments

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A recently hired middle school principal has determined that many students from one subgroup, which makes up approximately one-quarter of the student body, often do not benefit fully from the instruction their teachers are delivering. The principal wants to offer the faculty suggestions for improving their performance in regard to this issue.

Which of the following suggestions would be most appropriate to offer?

Choose an answer

1. using a variety of materials during instruction that are likely to be relevant and meaningful to all students
2. offering students frequent opportunities to work with classmates of their choice on self-selected projects
3. defining different academic goals for students who are achieving at different levels or who learn in different ways
4. starting each unit of study with a focus on basic knowledge and gradually incorporating higher-level thinking

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 3—Knowledge of development and implementation of an instructional framework that aligns school curricula with state standards, instructional strategies, student learning needs, and assessments

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Last year a school district initiated an interim assessment program in which two interim assessments aligned with state-adopted standards for mathematics would be administered each year to students in grades 3 through 10. Which of the following issues should a principal in the district consider the most important concern during the first year of implementing the interim assessment?

Choose an answer

1. The interim assessments included some questions in formats that differ from the formats used on the annual statewide assessment.
2. Teachers had only very limited access to their students' interim assessments before the assessments were administered.
3. The interim assessment results were not available to school staff until nearly 3 months after they were administered.
4. Students did not have opportunities to take practice tests reflecting the content that would be on their interim assessments.

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 4—Knowledge of structuring and monitoring of a school environment that improves learning for all student populations

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Which of the following practices observed in an elementary classroom would best reflect the teacher's commitment to the belief that all students are capable of learning and achieving academic success?

Choose an answer

1. providing students with opportunities to address curricular content from integrated and varied perspectives
2. using increasingly intensive instructional interventions for students who continue to struggle
3. implementing a flexible grading system that uses each student's prior performance as a basis for assigning grades
4. displaying many examples of student work that reflect excellence in relation to instructional goals

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 4—Knowledge of structuring and monitoring of a school environment that improves learning for all student populations

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal who is new to a school plans to use student results on both district-mandated interim assessments and annual statewide assessments to help monitor teacher performance. In using this approach, the principal can best help assure fair and accurate monitoring by taking into consideration the

Choose an answer

1. level of student success on teacher-developed classroom tests.
2. perspectives of each teacher regarding his or her own instruction.
3. previous performance of the students in each teacher's class.
4. difficulty level of the content and skills each teacher is teaching.

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 4—Knowledge of structuring and monitoring of a school environment that improves learning for all student populations

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal recently led the development of a comprehensive database that includes standardized test results, classroom assessment results, and report card grades for all of the students in each grade level. Teachers can easily access the database to review existing information and enter new information.

Teachers' regular use of this database is likely to be most effective in promoting achievement of which of the following goals?

Choose an answer

1. clarifying criteria for distinguishing levels of student learning
2. strengthening instructional decision making
3. identifying obstacles to success for underperforming students
4. facilitating the use of accountability procedures

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 4—Knowledge of structuring and monitoring of a school environment that improves learning for all student populations

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

An elementary school principal is aware that certain student groups in the school, such as ELLs and students with an economically disadvantaged classification, tend to perform at substantially lower levels than their peers both in the classroom and on standardized tests. The principal can best address this situation by providing teachers with professional development aimed at improving their ability to

Choose an answer

1. incorporate project-based learning activities into the curriculum.
2. develop individualized performance criteria to drive instruction and assessment for each student.
3. create and implement standards-aligned independent study programs.
4. provide differentiated instruction that builds on students' unique strengths and experiences.

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 4—Knowledge of structuring and monitoring of a school environment that improves learning for all student populations

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A parent or guardian tells an elementary school assistant principal that a teacher keeps their child in the classroom during recess when they do not complete the previous night's homework. When the assistant principal asks the teacher about this practice, the teacher says that it gives the student a chance to practice new skills and the teacher an opportunity to assess the student's understanding.

Which of the following strategies would be most appropriate for the assistant principal to suggest the teacher use to address the student's behavior?

Choose an answer

1. asking the parent or guardian for details regarding how the student approaches homework
2. communicating with the parent or guardian when the student does not complete assignments
3. involving the parent or guardian in the student's assignments to be completed outside of class
4. telling the parent or guardian that the teacher can help the student complete homework before school

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Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 4—Knowledge of structuring and monitoring of a school environment that improves learning for all student populations

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A middle school assistant principal issues detentions to a student who is habitually tardy to school. The disciplinary consequences, however, have not changed the student's behavior. Which of the following additional actions would be most appropriate for the assistant principal to take to help the student get to school on time?

Choose an answer

1. sharing with the student how their behavior may affect their learning
2. speaking with each of the student's teachers about how the student is progressing in their classrooms
3. establishing a system in which the student receives a small reward on the days they meet expectations
4. meeting with the student, school counselor, and parent or guardian to discuss the reasons for the student's behavior

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal in a school with a history of low performance is preparing to interview candidates for an open position in the English department. The principal is considering various prompts that could be used to elicit information from the candidates during their interviews.

Which of the following prompts would likely yield responses that provide the principal with the most useful information about a candidate's effectiveness as an educator?

Choose an answer

1. Discuss your most important strengths as a teacher, and describe what you consider to be your greatest professional development needs and goals at this time.
2. Explain how your courses at the college or graduate level, as well as your teaching experience to date, have prepared you to be a successful English teacher.
3. Describe a significant problem you encountered in attempting to promote learning for one or more students, and explain how you addressed that problem.
4. Identify the components of the English curriculum that you believe are most crucial for students to master, and explain why those components are so important.

AnswerEnter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded

Correct Response: C.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A school is planning to initiate a new mentoring program for beginning teachers. Goals of the program include promoting the instructional proficiency of new teachers and increasing new teacher retention. Which of the following practices used by school administrators would best help ensure the success of the new program?

Choose an answer

1. observing and providing feedback on meetings between mentors and mentees on a regular basis
2. providing initial and ongoing training for individuals who are selected to serve as a mentor
3. pairing new teachers with mentors who have similar backgrounds and life experiences
4. giving mentors flexibility in defining their own roles and responsibilities in the mentoring relationship

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal will be working with a small group of staff members to select professional development activities that all teachers will participate in during the upcoming school year. The principal can best promote effective decision making by guiding the staff members to place the most emphasis on which of the following criteria when evaluating each professional development option under consideration?

Choose an answer

1. Does the activity match defined school goals and priorities?
2. Will the activity accommodate faculty learning styles and preferences?
3. Is the breadth of knowledge covered by the activity sufficient?
4. Are the resources required for the activity available within the school?

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal will be leading a school in which most teachers work independently with minimal professional interaction with their peers. One of the principal's goals is to transform the school into a professional learning community in which groups of teachers will collaborate on an ongoing basis, analyzing and evaluating student performance and using reflection, discussion, experimentation, and problem solving to promote continuous improvement in student learning. The principal begins by leading many discussions with teachers about the characteristics, functions, and benefits of professional learning communities and by implementing training for teachers on relevant skills, including data analysis.

Which of the following additional actions by the principal is likely to be most important in making the identified goal a reality?

Choose an answer

1. encouraging teachers in each group to observe and provide feedback to each other
2. allowing teachers to select the colleagues with whom they will work
3. prompting each group to define specific roles and responsibilities for each teacher in the group
4. allocating time in the school schedule for teachers to work together

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Correct Response: D.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

An assistant principal has conducted an observation in a teacher's classroom. Although the teacher exhibited a number of strengths during the observation period, the assistant principal also identified some areas needing improvement. Which of the following actions taken by the assistant principal would best help in preparing for a productive post-observation conference with the teacher?

Choose an answer

1. organizing data and notes collected during the observed lesson that can serve to guide discussion with the teacher
2. reviewing teacher-provided samples of lesson materials used and student work generated during the observation period
3. preparing a list of recommended professional development activities based on the teacher's observed performance
4. providing the teacher with a brief summary of observed strengths and needs to review before the conference occurs

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Correct Response: A.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

A principal who was hired to turn around a failing school intends to conduct a thorough review of student performance on standardized tests to assist in analyzing current teacher effectiveness in the school. The principal can best ensure that this approach will yield accurate results by first taking steps to verify that

Choose an answer

1. students are receiving ongoing opportunities to learn and reinforce skills for taking standardized tests.
2. the curriculum taught in the school is closely aligned with the content addressed on the standardized tests.
3. teachers' classroom assessments incorporate question formats similar to those used on the standardized tests.
4. the standardized tests reflect current knowledge about processes by which individuals gain knowledge and skills.

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

Peer coaching would be most appropriate to use as a professional learning strategy for teachers in which of the following school contexts?

Choose an answer

1. Teachers have expressed interest in exploring recent research on students with certain types of disabilities and its implications for instruction.
2. A school recently hired a group of beginning teachers who are experiencing difficulty adjusting to the various demands of the job.
3. Teachers have received feedback from a new assistant principal and are beginning to implement suggestions in their classes.
4. A school is making plans to begin using a new set of teacher accountability procedures based on guidelines developed by district staff.

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Correct Response: B.

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Subtest 2 – Leadership Practices for Student Learning

Competency 5—Knowledge of recruitment, induction, and retention practices to develop a high-performing faculty and staff

DIRECTIONS: Read the question and select the best response.

An assistant principal wants to understand how their work administering policies and procedures affects the school's culture and climate. Which of the following steps would be most appropriate for the assistant principal to take for this purpose?

Choose an answer

1. reviewing data that show trends in students' behavior and discipline
2. engaging in conversations with a cross section of students and staff
3. conducting a survey that gauges staff members' perceptions of the school's learning environment
4. asking district leaders if they have any concerns about the operations and management of the school

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Correct Response: B.

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