Praxis 5412 study guide
Praxis 5412 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Praxis Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision (test code 5412) is one of the School Leadership Series assessments published by ETS. States and educator-preparation programs use it as one piece of evidence that a candidate is ready for an administrative role - most often building-level leadership such as principal or assistant principal, and in some states other leadership licenses as well. The Praxis 5412 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,113 words.
01Strategic Leadership
Strategic leadership is the principal's work of setting direction and building the systems that keep the school moving toward it. Know the vision (an aspirational picture of the school's future) versus the mission (the school's present purpose and core business).
293 words, about 1 min02Instructional Leadership
The instructional leader's focus is the quality of teaching and learning for every student. Understand curriculum alignment across the written, taught, and tested curriculum; assessment literacy (formative assessment is ongoing and used to adjust instruction; summative assessment judges learning at a point in time); and data teams or PLCs that examine common assessments and student work to change instruction.
278 words, about 1 min03Organizational Leadership
Organizational leadership covers the operational systems that make instruction possible: master scheduling, budgeting and fiscal stewardship, facilities, safety and crisis planning, human resources (recruitment, hiring, induction, mentoring, retention), and legal compliance - IDEA, Section 504, Title IX, FERPA confidentiality, and due process in personnel decisions. Also know distributed leadership : delegating with clear authority and expectations, building teacher leadership teams, and shared decision making.
261 words, about 1 min04Community Leadership
Community leadership treats families and community partners as assets in student success, not as an audience to be managed. Know two-way communication : multiple channels, translated materials, accessible timing, and follow-up - a newsletter alone is not engagement.
281 words, about 1 min