WorksheetsPraxis 5412 Practice
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 3600secs
A principal notices that ninth-grade biology scores dropped for the second year. What should the principal do first?
Replace the biology textbook
Create a mandatory tutoring program
Review student achievement and subgroup data with teachers
Facilitate a data team meeting to identify root causes
A school improvement team proposes too many unrelated initiatives. What is the leader’s best response?
Allow teams to self-select one project each
Focus efforts on 1–2 goals aligned to the school mission
Delay all new initiatives
Ask teachers to vote on their preferences
A new assistant principal wants to establish high expectations for instruction. What should the principal do first?
Provide teachers with new evaluation rubrics
Co-develop shared expectations using teacher input
Observe classrooms immediately
Send expectations in an email
Data show chronic absenteeism among 9th graders. What is the principal’s first step?
Assign consequences
Call parents of all students
Increase security at entrances
Analyze attendance patterns to identify root causes
Teachers feel overwhelmed by district initiatives. What should the leader do?
Prioritize initiatives and eliminate low-impact tasks
Require teachers to complete all initiatives
Add additional planning days
Adopt a new instructional model
A leader wants to promote continuous school improvement. What action is most effective?
Review goals annually
Establish ongoing cycles of data reflection
Conduct weekly staff meetings
Update the mission statement
A school is adopting a new literacy curriculum. What should the leader do first?
Replace all supplemental materials
Assess readiness and identify professional-learning needs
Evaluate teachers on implementation
Send parents a letter
A teacher resists participating in PLCs. What is the best leadership response?
Document insubordination
Reassign the teacher
Clarify expectations and support the teacher’s involvement
Excuse them from collaboration
A school’s mission statement is outdated. What should the leader do?
Rewrite the mission alone
Engage staff, students, and community to co-create a new mission
Copy the district mission
Delay until next school year
Benchmark data reveal ELL students are underperforming. What should the leader do?
Form a team to analyze instructional practices and support structures
Require all teachers to take an ELL endorsement
Retest students
Increase homework
A district goal focuses on equity. How should the principal respond?
Treat all students the same
Identify gaps and allocate resources to targeted support
Give advanced courses to all students
Eliminate remedial programs
The principal plans to roll out a new initiative. What should happen first?
Begin full implementation immediately
Communicate the rationale and gather staff input
Develop consequences for noncompliance
Contact parents
Teachers disagree about grading practices. What is the best leadership move?
Let each teacher choose their own system
Facilitate a committee to develop consistent, research-based practices
Suspend all grading
Require a single grading scale without discussion
The leader wants to improve communication. What action is most effective?
Send more emails
Use multiple channels and create two-way communication structures
Require teachers to meet daily
Hold more assemblies
Instructional coaches feel disconnected from leadership. What should the principal do?
Reduce their responsibilities
Include coaches in strategic planning and data review
Reassign them to classrooms
Ask them to observe more teachers
A school’s vision mentions collaboration, but staff rarely collaborate. What is the principal’s first step?
Establish structures that support collaboration, such as PLCs
Discipline teachers who don’t collaborate
Assign mandatory committees
Extend the school day for meetings
A school faces budget cuts. What should the leader prioritize?
Eliminate after-school programs
Protect resources that directly impact learning
Reduce teacher planning time
Cut professional development first
A parent group pressures the principal to adopt a new program immediately. What should the principal do?
Approve their request
Review evidence and assess alignment with school goals
Refer them to the district office
Ask teachers to vote
Student discipline incidents spike mid-year. What is the leader’s best response?
Increase suspensions
Review behavior data and reteach expectations
Add detention hours
Call police
The SIP goal requires increasing reading proficiency by 10%. What should the leader do first?
Revise the goal
Analyze current reading instruction and interventions
Purchase new books
Offer optional tutoring
A leader wants to improve teacher retention. What is the best first step?
Offer stipends
Reduce PD
Analyze exit and climate survey data
Hire additional substitutes
A school’s strategic plan is not being followed. What should the leader do?
Revisit and clarify goals with stakeholders
Replace teachers resistant to the plan
Cancel the plan
Wait for district direction
Staff feel unclear about decision-making processes. What should the leader do?
Reduce communication
Increase transparency and communicate how decisions are made
Centralize all authority
Abolish committees
The principal wants goals to be measurable. Which action aligns best?
Add inspirational language
Reduce the number of goals
Ensure each goal includes clear success criteria
Ask teachers to guess expected outcomes
A leader wants to improve resource allocation. What should they do?
Distribute resources equally
Match resources to identified student needs
Reduce classroom budgets
Spend remaining funds quickly
A team struggles to stay focused during meetings. What should the leader do?
Shorten meetings
Add more members
Implement agendas with clear outcomes
Add icebreakers
Staff morale is low after several leadership changes. What is the best response?
Implement new initiatives
Build trust through consistent communication and support
Increase observations
Cancel all meetings
The school’s mission mentions equity, but special education students lack access to advanced coursework. What should the leader do?
Remove barriers and redesign scheduling practices
Wait for district approval
Offer optional tutoring
Ignore because coursework is rigorous
Teachers are unsure if school goals are being met. What should the leader do?
Rewrite goals
Cancel goals
Share regular progress updates using data
Reduce expectations
Stakeholders complain that large decisions happen without their input. What is the most effective solution?
Send more emails
Establish advisory groups representing all stakeholders
Limit decision making to administrators
Host occasional celebrations
A school struggles with too many competing priorities. How should the principal respond?
Add more goals
Survey parents only
Adopt a streamlined improvement plan with focused goals
Delegate all tasks to department chairs
A principal wants to ensure improvement efforts are sustainable. What is the best strategy?
Build staff ownership through shared leadership
Complete all tasks independently
Hire external consultants
Rely solely on the district office
Staff disagree about resource use for technology. What should the leader do first?
Vote
Purchase new devices
Analyze usage data and student impact
Reduce all technology spending
Parent complaints about homework volume are increasing. What should the leader do?
Eliminate homework
Facilitate a review of homework practices
Increase homework
Ignore complaints
A key improvement goal is not on track. The principal should:
Abandon the goal
Reprimand teachers
Extend school hours
Identify barriers and adjust strategies accordingly
A teacher requests funding for a project not aligned with school goals. What should the principal do?
Approve the request
Explain alignment expectations and explore alternatives
Reject without discussion
Give partial funding
A leader implementing a new initiative wants staff buy-in. What action helps most?
Present final plan at a meeting
Give teachers a handbook
Involve staff early in planning
Mandate compliance
Data indicate that special education students perform below expectations. What should the leader do first?
Conduct a root-cause analysis with special education and general education staff
Add more testing
Remove students from electives
Increase suspensions
A school is planning major changes. What is the leader’s responsibility?
Make changes quickly
Delegate decisions to veteran teachers
Ensure decisions align with mission and equitable outcomes
Reduce communication to avoid confusion
A district asks each school to create measurable equity goals. What should the principal do first?
Ask teachers to guess goals
Copy another school’s plan
Hold a staff meeting
Examine school-level data for disparities
A teacher’s instruction is misaligned with state standards. What is the principal’s best first step?
Assign the teacher mandatory PD
Conduct a non-evaluative observation and discuss alignment
Write the teacher up
Ask students for feedback
PLCs are meeting but not analyzing data effectively. What should the leader do?
Provide coaching on data protocols
Shorten PLC meetings
Remove data from PLC agendas
Add additional paperwork
During walkthroughs, the principal sees inconsistent checks for understanding. What is the best leadership action?
Ignore it
Add more summative tests
Provide targeted feedback and PD on formative assessment
Reduce walkthroughs
A teacher is using outdated instructional materials. What should the leader do?
Discuss alignment to curriculum and provide updated resources
Ask other teachers to complain
Ignore it
Reduce the teacher’s course load
Students in a science class struggle with engagement. What should the principal do first?
Replace the teacher
Observe instruction to understand root causes
Assign extra homework
Ask parents to volunteer
A new teacher needs support with classroom management. What should the principal do?
Give a written warning
Reassign them
Assign a mentor and provide coaching
Wait for more observations
Students with disabilities are not receiving accommodations listed in their documentation. Which law applies?
A general education teacher says they don’t have time to implement required accommodations for a student with a 504 plan. What must the leader do?
Ignore it
Ensure accommodations are implemented and provide support
Remove the student from class
Transfer the teacher
A student with an IEP is removed from class repeatedly for behavior related to their disability. Which law applies?
IDEA
FERPA
504
Title I
Which leadership action best supports instructional improvement?
Provide ongoing, job-embedded professional learning
Offer one-time workshops only
Reduce instructional expectations
Allow teachers to select unrelated PD
Benchmark data show strong Tier 1 instruction but weak Tier 2 interventions. What should the principal do?
Replace Tier 1 curriculum
Add more assessments
Reduce interventions
Strengthen intervention systems and progress monitoring
A teacher consistently fails to differentiate instruction. What is the best leadership response?
Reassign the teacher
Provide coaching and model differentiation strategies
Give students extra homework
Delay action
Teachers disagree on assessment practices. What should the principal do?
Remove assessments
Let each teacher choose their own
Facilitate alignment of assessments to standards
Add more tests
A teacher is frequently late entering grades, causing parent complaints. What is the principal’s best response?
Ignore it
Clarify expectations and support time management strategies
Reduce assignments
Reprimand immediately
Which ESSA requirement impacts instructional leadership?
Reduce accountability
Allow any program
Use evidence-based interventions for struggling learners
Replace all state tests
A group of teachers want to create common assessments. The principal should:
Support collaborative assessment design and ensure alignment
Discourage common assessments
Let teachers design assessments with no oversight
Require summative-only assessments
A teacher frequently gives whole-group instruction with minimal engagement. What is the principal’s first step?
Replace the teacher
Add new curriculum
Conduct an observation and provide instructional coaching
Ask students for ideas
Students with limited English proficiency are struggling. What must the leader ensure?
Provide appropriate language supports as required by civil rights obligations
Reduce assignments
Retain students
Remove students from general education
Which action best supports culturally responsive instruction?
Use identical lessons for all students
Reduce cultural content
Ensure instruction reflects diverse perspectives and student backgrounds
Allow only teacher-selected materials
A teacher gives failing grades to an entire class on a major assessment. What should the principal do?
Require grade changes
Ignore it
Reprimand the teacher
Review assessment alignment and instructional delivery
A new teacher struggles with parent communication. What should the leader do?
Provide training on effective family communication strategies
Restrict communication
Write them up
Reduce conferences
A team wants more autonomy in PLC work. What is the appropriate leadership move?
Remove oversight entirely
Increase restrictions
Provide autonomy within agreed-upon schoolwide expectations
Cancel PLCs
A student with a disability needs assistive technology listed in their IEP. What must the school do?
Provide the device as required by IDEA
Wait for funding
Cancel services
Ask parents to purchase it
A parent refuses special education services after eligibility is determined. What must the school do?
Force services
Remove the student
Respect the parent’s decision and document refusal
Ignore the parent
Which leadership practice best supports improved instruction?
Frequent walkthroughs with actionable feedback
Annual observations only
Reduce classroom visits
Ask teachers to self-evaluate only
A teacher uses biased language toward certain student groups. What should the principal do?
Ignore it
Ask another teacher to talk to them
Address the issue directly and provide training on equity
Remove the student from class
The school sees inconsistent implementation of curriculum. What should the leader do?
Replace curriculum
Monitor implementation and provide coaching
Eliminate assessments
Reduce expectations
A teacher frequently excludes students needing accommodations. What must the principal do?
Ignore
Ask the teacher to try harder
Ensure compliance with 504/ADA and provide corrective action
Remove the student
The district adopts new state-aligned assessments. What is the principal’s responsibility?
Ensure staff understand and implement new assessment expectations
Ignore district directives
Replace teachers
Reduce assessment use
Students need more targeted interventions in reading. What is the principal’s next step?
Add new electives
Increase homework
Strengthen MTSS processes and progress monitoring
Remove Tier 3 supports
A teacher refuses to follow district curriculum. What should the leader do?
Ignore
Clarify expectations and support curriculum implementation
Reduce observations
Replace all curriculum
Students with disabilities are not accessing the general curriculum. Which legal requirement applies?
IDEA — LRE (Least Restrictive Environment)
IDEA — LRE (Most Restrictive Environment)
IEP
Title I
A teacher gives zeros for missing work but the school policy discourages it. What should the principal do?
Reinforce grading expectations and provide rationale
Ignore discrepancies
Remove assignments
Replace the teacher
Teachers complain that PD is irrelevant. What should the principal do?
Eliminate PD
Let teachers choose anything
Align PD to school goals and teacher needs
Require longer PD sessions
PLCs lack clear leadership. What should the principal do?
Eliminate PLCs
Assign random leaders
Reduce PLC time
Train PLC leaders and clarify their roles
A principal wants teachers to reflect on instructional practice. What tool helps most?
Weekly memos
Instructional coaching and reflective conferences
Parent surveys
Substitute coverage
Teacher teams disagree about intervention strategies. What should the leader do?
Provide guidance using MTSS structures
Remove interventions
Increase class sizes
Add suspensions
A student recently enrolled under McKinney-Vento protections. What must the school ensure?
Delay until immunizations arrive
Require address verification
Immediate enrollment even without records
Require a residency hearing
Teachers request more coaching around literacy instruction. What should the principal do?
Provide job-embedded literacy coaching
Assign more worksheets
Reduce literacy instruction
Delay support until next year
A teacher denies a student participation in a field trip because they are transgender. Which law applies?
Title IX
Title I
Title IV
Title X
A student reports sexual harassment by a peer. What must the principal do first?
Investigate promptly per Title IX requirements
Ignore unless parents complain
Ask teachers to talk to the student
Wait to see if the issue continues
A fight occurs in the hallway. What is the principal’s first priority?
Call district office
Ensure student safety
Contact parents immediately
Hold a staff meeting
A teacher posts student grades on a wall with names visible. Which law applies?
FERPA
IDEA
504
Title I
A teacher refuses to provide a transgender student access to their affirmed name. What must the principal do?
Let the teacher choose
Move the student
Ensure compliance with district policy and Title IX
Delay action
Students experiencing homelessness are missing school due to transportation difficulties. What must the school do?
Remove students from school rolls
Provide transportation per McKinney-Vento
Wait for parent request
Require bus passes
A parent requests to see their child’s discipline file. What must the school do?
Decline
Charge a fee
Require a subpoena
Provide access under FERPA
A teacher restrains a student inappropriately. What is the principal’s immediate responsibility?
Wait for parent emails
Ignore
Ensure safety and follow crisis intervention protocols
Ask another staff member for advice
A student with a disability receives more than 10 days of suspension. What must occur?
Conduct a manifestation determination under IDEA
Assign further punishment
Notify only classroom teachers
Revoke services
TeIgnore inconsistenciesachers are inconsistent in handling bullying incidents. What should the principal do?
Ignore inconsistencies
Establish a clear protocol and train staff
Expand detention
Remove students involved
Students report racial slurs being used on campus. What must the principal do?
Investigate promptly and implement corrective action
Ignore unless repeated
Ask students to avoid each other
Hold a pep rally
A parent refuses vaccination for a child due to homelessness and lack of records. What must the school do?
Deny enrollment
Wait for full documentation
Enroll immediately under McKinney-Vento
Send them to the district office
A teacher requests student medical records. What determines access?
Legitimate educational interest (FERPA)
Teacher years of service
Parent permission only
Principal discretion only
A staff member accidentally emails a student’s discipline record to the wrong parent. What must the principal do?
Ignore
Delete the email
Follow FERPA breach procedures and notify affected parties
Punish the student
Students with disabilities cannot access a second-floor classroom due to a broken elevator. Which law applies?
ADA / 504
IDEA
Title I
Title II
A teacher gives girls and boys different opportunities in PE. Which law applies?
Title IX
Title I
Title II
Title III
Staff morale is low after multiple student incidents. What should the principal do?
Reduce teacher lunch time
Provide emotional support and reinforce safety structures
Add more supervision duties
Ignore concerns
A parent demands that a child’s attendance be excused due to anxiety, but no documentation exists. What should the principal do?
Review policy and determine if additional supports are needed
Automatically excuse all absences
Suspend the student
Decline all requests without consideration
A staff member discloses private student info in the teacher lounge. What should the leader do?
Ignore
Address FERPA expectations and retrain staff
Ask them to whisper
Move lounge
A school must create a safety plan. What should be the leader’s first step?
Buy new cameras
Add suspensions
Conduct a risk assessment with stakeholders
Reduce recess
A student experiencing homelessness needs access to extracurriculars. What must the school do?
Charge fees
Deny participation
Wait for records
Provide equal access under McKinney-Vento
A teacher refuses to implement Title IX-required accommodations for pregnancy. What must the principal do?
Ignore
Move the student
Ensure compliance and provide corrective action
Reduce assignments only
A principal suspects disparate discipline practices affecting students of color. What should they do first?
Analyze discipline data for disproportionality
Add suspensions
Wait for complaints
Reassign students
A teacher emails student grades to a group of parents. What law is violated?
FERPA
IDEA
Special Education
Title IX
A student confides that they may harm themselves. What must the principal do first?
Call parents only
Email staff
Wait for further reports
Contact appropriate mental health personnel immediately
A substitute teacher sends a student to the office repeatedly for disability-related behaviors. The principal should:
Provide training and ensure supports are implemented
Suspend the student
Replace the substitute permanently
Notify police
A staff member refuses to follow emergency procedures. What is the principal’s responsibility?
Ignore
Reduce assignments
Enforce compliance and ensure safety
Let team decide
A school receives funding through ESSA for struggling learners. What must be ensured?
Funds go to athletics
Evidence-based interventions are implemented
Funds are saved
Funds are used for field trips
A family experiencing homelessness cannot afford school fees. What must the school do?
Deny access
Create a payment plan
Refer to district
Waive fees under McKinney-Vento
A teacher emails student medical info to a coach. What determines legality?
Permission from principal
Coach seniority
Whether the coach has legitimate educational interest (FERPA)
Whether parents complain
A female student is denied access to a STEM club. Which law applies?
Title IX
Title I
Title II
Title X
A student with a disability is frequently isolated during group work. Which action must the principal take?
Reduce group work
Ensure compliance with IDEA and inclusive practices
Move the student to a different class
Ignore
Staff turnover has increased. What should the principal do first?
Analyze exit interviews and climate data
Hire faster
Increase duties
Reduce PD
A threat is reported on social media. What is the principal’s immediate priority?
Ban phones
Move assemblies
Ensure safety and involve appropriate authorities
Wait for confirmation
A parent complains that their child is being excluded due to disability. What must the principal do?
Investigate and ensure ADA/504 compliance
Ask teacher to change seat
Reduce assignments
Wait to see if it continues
A teacher claims they don’t need to follow a student’s IEP. What is the correct response?
Allow teacher discretion
Clarify legal obligations and ensure implementation
Refer to district
Move the student
A principal wants to build stronger relationships with families. What action is most effective?
Send weekly newsletters
Host one assembly
Create two-way communication structures
Ask teachers to make more calls
A student reports bias in grading practices. What must the principal do?
Ignore
Ask the teacher privately
Reduce assignments
Investigate and address equity concerns
A staff member refuses to allow a student with mobility challenges to relocate closer to the door. Which law applies?
ADA/504
Title IX
Title II
IEP
A parent wants to opt their child out of statewide assessments. What must the principal do?
Follow district policy and state guidelines
Automatically approve
Automatically deny
Ignore request
A schoolwide review shows unequal discipline across demographic groups. What should the leader do?
Increase suspensions
Remove all rules
Address disproportionality using data and research-based interventions
Reassign students
