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Passing the Principal TExES Exam: Keys to Certification & School Leadership

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First, let me state that I did pass my TExES principal exam.

But I don't think it was due to this book. I bought this book because (1) there is very few principal TExES review material and didn't have much to choose from anyway, (2) felt like I needed some kind of review, and (3) this book had good reviews on Amazon.

I'm writing this review in 2009, and I bought this book in 2009. It's very outdated for this year. It still talks about the TAAS test (we have long switched over to the TAKS test now). It spends 99% of the book going over the competencies and what they mean...then the author advises that the best way to study is to read the competencies over and over again. While the author does a good job discussing each competency in detail, I didn't find this to be helpful to study for the test when what I really wanted was a chance to apply it and practice. It has some "practice questions" at the end that are no where near the format on what is presented on the TExES. Maybe in the past the test was in a different kind of format?

My advice is not to waste time with an outdated book that doesn't really give you practice. I found the actual released TExES practice principal manual (it's free- google it) to be the most helpful. The manual comes from the test-makers themselves and it has all the competencies that you can read over and over as well as actual real practice questions (about 40 of them) at the end with the answers. It's up to date and it's what I studied.

In Colorado we have the PLACE Exam for Principal licensing. However there are no official study guides for the test. I purchased this book after failing the PLACE and found that the TExES Domains are almost identical to the PLACE. Dr. Wilmore also gave great test taking strategies that were extremely helpful. I used these strategies on the provided practice test, and two PLACE Practice test (one for Principal and one for Superintendent) and scored a passing grade. Then I applied them to the actual PLACE Exam and passed!

Down to earth and very practical. A real eye openner for all students preparing for the Principal's test.

The book is in great condition, a little outdated because Education changes so rapidly, but great study guide

Dr. Wilmore's Book Passing the Principal TExES Exam is a great help to the students working towards their Principal (mid-management) certification. The text is built around the Domains and Competencies set by SBEC and will guide you to achieve your personal best score!

This book was very helpful in preparation for principal certification.
I highly recommend this book.

The information was valuable, but the practice test was way too easy. The real test is much harder.

Thanks to Dr. Wilmore's book, I passed my TExES Principal Exam on my first try! I highly recommend this study guide to anyone preparing for this exam.

This guide came highly recommended to me and it turned out to be just the ticket! This book will help calm your fears about this exam and the knowledge needed for it.

I read the reviews and was very excited about this book, until I received and read it. It basically tells you things you already know! For example, It's important to communicate and collaborate, it's imperative that you make "ethical" decisions....but it does not actually tell you what that specifically means. It gives very round-about, general information without actually going into specifics and the practice at the end is extremely easy. I read the book, became very familiar with the domains and completed the practice test thinking the test would be piece of cake...WRONG!...if you think this book will prepare you for the test, it won't! This book is a waste of money! It basically tells you to know the domains, and i can tell you that for free!