TEXES Principal Exam With Complete Verified
Solutions Latest Update
Remember - ANSWER Sometimes the TEXES provides what seems to be an excellent
answer choice but doesn't answer the questions to which it refers.
Underline the important words in the prompt and question to keep you focused.
Overview of Domain 1 - ANSWER School and Community Leadership - 33% of the Test
Culture-Climate-Vision
What a principal should do to develop and nurture a climate, culture and vision that is
supportive of all stakeholders.
KEY: Getting as many people on board as possible. THE MORE THE BETTER.
Competency 1: The philosophy of Learner Centered Leadership and Culture - ANSWER
Shape-Facilitate-Develop-Nurture-Support Campus Culture
DO NOT Dictate or be Tyrannical
Shape Campus Culture by: developing, articulating, implementing and being a steward
of a vision for learning!
C1 Principal - knows how to create a campus culture that. - ANSWER sets high
expectations, promotes learning, provides intellectual stimulation for ALL!
,C1 Principal - ensures parents and other members of the community are an integral part
of the campus culture. - ANSWER Guarantees by welcoming, appreciating, respecting
ALL. even when they may not "deserve" it.
C1 Principal - implements strategies to ensure collegial relationships are developed and
true collaboration occurs. - ANSWER Strategies can be implemented only after
collaborative planning has taken place.
FAMILY - picks each other up, sticks together, nurtures, and does not give up on one
another.
C1 Principal - responds appropriately to diverse needs in shaping campus culture. -
ANSWER Positively-Proactive in responding Appropriately to different kinds of people
and communities.
Nurturing - Caring - Lovingly
C1 Principal - uses strategies for involving all stakeholders in the planning processes to
enable the collaborative development of a shared vision focused on the teaching and
learning! - ANSWER Focus on: teaching and learning.
Involve all stakeholders in the planning process! This enables a shared vision!
hard work, collaboration, planning, development, implementation of specific strategies
designed to make the vision happen
C1 Principal - facilitates collaborative development of a plan that clearly articulates
objectives and strategies for implementing a campus vision. - ANSWER The plan is
collaborative!!!
1. Develop the vision and articulate it!!!
, 2. The objectives and strategies are developed, articulated, and implemented!
This is the roadmap to success.
C1 Principal - financial, human and material resources are aligned to support
implementation of the campus vision. - ANSWER People-Money-and other stuff: Match
the Vision!
Budget must include resources needed to achieve the vision.
Resources in budget must contribute to help campus achieve the vision.
C1 Principal - institutes processes for reviewing plans and revising and changing those
plans and their implementation when not working to realize the vision. - ANSWER
Procedures are needed to review plans and adjust and change those plans and their
implementation if they are not working to realize the vision.
This is a continuous process - constant - always!
Assess and change everything!
And, if it's working, improve it!
No sacred cows allowed!
C1 Principal - inspires creative thinking and taking risks within the school community
and regards unsuccessful experiences as a learning opportunity. - ANSWER Look at
everything as an opportunity for learning!
Particularly when it involves failures in trying to innovate.
Always support the innovation that is being made!
C1 Principal - acknowledges and celebrates efforts of students, community members,
Solutions Latest Update
Remember - ANSWER Sometimes the TEXES provides what seems to be an excellent
answer choice but doesn't answer the questions to which it refers.
Underline the important words in the prompt and question to keep you focused.
Overview of Domain 1 - ANSWER School and Community Leadership - 33% of the Test
Culture-Climate-Vision
What a principal should do to develop and nurture a climate, culture and vision that is
supportive of all stakeholders.
KEY: Getting as many people on board as possible. THE MORE THE BETTER.
Competency 1: The philosophy of Learner Centered Leadership and Culture - ANSWER
Shape-Facilitate-Develop-Nurture-Support Campus Culture
DO NOT Dictate or be Tyrannical
Shape Campus Culture by: developing, articulating, implementing and being a steward
of a vision for learning!
C1 Principal - knows how to create a campus culture that. - ANSWER sets high
expectations, promotes learning, provides intellectual stimulation for ALL!
,C1 Principal - ensures parents and other members of the community are an integral part
of the campus culture. - ANSWER Guarantees by welcoming, appreciating, respecting
ALL. even when they may not "deserve" it.
C1 Principal - implements strategies to ensure collegial relationships are developed and
true collaboration occurs. - ANSWER Strategies can be implemented only after
collaborative planning has taken place.
FAMILY - picks each other up, sticks together, nurtures, and does not give up on one
another.
C1 Principal - responds appropriately to diverse needs in shaping campus culture. -
ANSWER Positively-Proactive in responding Appropriately to different kinds of people
and communities.
Nurturing - Caring - Lovingly
C1 Principal - uses strategies for involving all stakeholders in the planning processes to
enable the collaborative development of a shared vision focused on the teaching and
learning! - ANSWER Focus on: teaching and learning.
Involve all stakeholders in the planning process! This enables a shared vision!
hard work, collaboration, planning, development, implementation of specific strategies
designed to make the vision happen
C1 Principal - facilitates collaborative development of a plan that clearly articulates
objectives and strategies for implementing a campus vision. - ANSWER The plan is
collaborative!!!
1. Develop the vision and articulate it!!!
, 2. The objectives and strategies are developed, articulated, and implemented!
This is the roadmap to success.
C1 Principal - financial, human and material resources are aligned to support
implementation of the campus vision. - ANSWER People-Money-and other stuff: Match
the Vision!
Budget must include resources needed to achieve the vision.
Resources in budget must contribute to help campus achieve the vision.
C1 Principal - institutes processes for reviewing plans and revising and changing those
plans and their implementation when not working to realize the vision. - ANSWER
Procedures are needed to review plans and adjust and change those plans and their
implementation if they are not working to realize the vision.
This is a continuous process - constant - always!
Assess and change everything!
And, if it's working, improve it!
No sacred cows allowed!
C1 Principal - inspires creative thinking and taking risks within the school community
and regards unsuccessful experiences as a learning opportunity. - ANSWER Look at
everything as an opportunity for learning!
Particularly when it involves failures in trying to innovate.
Always support the innovation that is being made!
C1 Principal - acknowledges and celebrates efforts of students, community members,
