Description: Passing the Leadership Test: Strategies for Success on the Leadership Licensure Exam is a study guide for the School Leaders Licensure Examination (SLLA).
Brief description: Eugene Kennedy is a psychologist and former priest, and the award-winning author of several books, including The Unhealed Wound: The Church, the Priesthood, and the Question of Sexuality and My Brother Joseph: The Spirit of a Cardinal and the Story of a Friendship. He writes a nationally syndicated column and lives with his wife, Sara Charles, M.D., in Chicago, Illinois.
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"Preparing for the School Leaders Licensure Examination?Passing the Leadership Test: Strategies for Success on the Leadership Licensure Exam is a valuable resource as you engage in the due diligence necessary to fully prepare for the exam. Understanding the SLLA's foundation and design is critical to your preparation. A review of the Educational Leadership Policy Standards: ISLLC 2008 provides you with an increased foundational understanding. The components of the exam are explained in detail along with sample vignettes and scoring rubrics. The SLLC primer combined with test-taking tips and considerations make this book a must-read." --Richard A. Flanary, Director, Professional Development Services, National Association of Secondary Schools Principals
"Both potential and current educational leaders will find Passing the Leadership Test: Strategies for Mastering the Leadership Licensure Assessment a valuable tool. The authors offer an interactive, personal and systematic approach for preparing for the SLLA. Though the focus is test preparation, the real-world scenarios and connection to the ISLLC standards make this material relevant for leaders at all stages in their careers." --Deborah Bordelon, dean, College of Education, Nicholls State University "Quite simply, [this book] provides the reader with a blueprint for passing the ISLLC examination. In addition, this book will benefit any educator serving in a leadership role, and I will recommend it as such." --Annette Breaux, author of 101 Answers for New Teachers and Their Mentors "This is a phenomenal publication that serves many purposes. Classroom teachers, principals, and other educators can benefit from Parts I and II; and there are numerous benefits of Part II for individuals in Educational Leadership. The discussion of the standards is so important to the work that school leaders must do for this time." --Joanne Matthews, supertindent of school in Lafourche Parish and president of the South Central Regional of Superintendents in Louisiana