SLLA 6990 School Leaders Licensure Assessment Study Guide 2026–2027 — Redesigned Illustrated Edition | 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA 6990) with a complete, illustrated study guide that reviews all six leadership content categories, coaches you through the constructed-response Analysis section, and includes 200 practice questions with detailed answer explanations.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 90 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, print-ready PDF with a clickable table of contents
• Current exam facts: 120 selected-response questions (165 minutes) and 4 constructed-response questions (75 minutes), the 100–200 score scale, 0–3 constructed-response scoring, the $425 fee, at-home or test-center delivery, retake rules, and the weight of each content category
• Strategic Leadership: SMART goals, data-driven needs assessment, action plans, ESSA, IDEA, and policy alignment, communicating the vision, delegation and accountability, revising goals
• Instructional Leadership: high expectations and achievement gaps, professional learning communities, high-quality professional development, instructional time, curriculum alignment, feedback, and assessment types
• Climate and Cultural Leadership: emergency management, psychological safety, MTSS (RTI and PBIS), SEL, trauma-informed practice, fair and restorative discipline, equity and cultural responsiveness
• Ethical Leadership: ethical frameworks and decision-making, conflicts of interest, advocacy, transparency and feedback, and school law (FERPA, IDEA, Section 504, Titles VI and IX, Tinker, Goss v. Lopez, New Jersey v. T.L.O.)
• Organizational Leadership: operations, budgeting and internal controls, hiring, evaluation, and progressive discipline, systemic change, and education trends
• Community Engagement Leadership: resource mapping, partnerships, volunteers, family communication, barriers to engagement, and public relations
• Constructed-response coaching: how responses are scored, how to analyze scenarios and data, a response framework, and 2 practice scenarios with scoring notes
• PSEL standards alignment table and 35+ quick-reference tables and process diagrams
• 2 practice tests with 100 scenario-based questions each (200 total), organized by content category
• Complete answer keys with an explanation for every question
• A ten-week study schedule, FAQs, test-taking strategies, and test-anxiety techniques

WHO IT'S FOR

• Aspiring principals and assistant principals preparing for the SLLA 6990
• Teachers, coaches, and counselors moving into school administration
• Educational leadership program students and faculty supporting licensure candidates

FORMAT

Instant digital download. Study on any device or print at home. No physical item will be shipped.

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