NYSTCE School Building Leader (109/110)

Both parts are computer-based and are given by appointment at Pearson VUE test centers in New York and across the country. You may take the parts on different days or on the same day.

If you take both parts on the same day, plan for 8 hours and 45 minutes, including a 45-minute lunch break. Part Two includes a classroom video of about 15 minutes, played once through a headset; you may take notes while it plays.

Notice two things. Human capital, the heart of Part Two, is tested only through writing, so you must practice the video and human capital tasks. Operations and law, by contrast, appear only as selected-response questions.

Each part produces a total scaled score from 400 to 600, and you need 520 on each part. Your selected-response score is based on the number of questions you answer correctly, with no penalty for wrong answers, so answer every question. A few questions on any form may be unscored field-test items.

Performance tasks are scored on three qualities: completeness (did you address every part of the assignment), accuracy (did you apply leadership knowledge correctly and accurately use the documents) and depth of support and understanding (did you give specific evidence and sound reasoning). Most tasks use a four-point scale; each human capital short assignment uses a three-point scale. A response that is off task, unreadable, not in English or too short to score is marked unscorable, and a blank response earns nothing.

Your score report also shows a performance index for each competency, from ++++ (well above the passing level) to + (well below it), separately for selected-response questions and performance tasks. Use it to aim your study if you need to retake a part.

Exam Tip: If your score on a part falls within half a standard error of measurement (0.5 SEM) of 520, the official test page says you may apply for a score waiver, so read your score report carefully before you register again.

• School scenarios with exhibits (walkthrough notes, interim assessment tables, survey results, discipline data by student group) asking which conclusion is best supported or which action is most appropriate
• Questions asking what a principal should do first when several actions are reasonable
• Equity questions built on disaggregated data
• Legal and operational questions about students with disabilities, multilingual learners, data privacy, safety plans, discipline and investigations
• Written tasks: a data analysis of about 600 to 800 words, two equity and culture responses of about 300 to 400 words, a video observation response of 300 to 600 words, four human capital responses of about 100 to 200 words and a family and community response of about 400 to 500 words