Pick your exam
Two complete study tracks. They share a design and a method; the content and the blueprints are entirely different, and so are the testing windows.
School Building Leader
The principal-level assessment. Part One is Instructional Leadership and School Culture; Part Two is Developing Human Capital, Family & Community Engagement, and Operational Systems, Data Systems & Legal Guidelines. Performance tasks carry 60% of Part One and 75% of Part Two. Passing scaled score 520. Nine pages plus two printable PDFs — a 105-page study packet and a 38-page answer key.
Open the SBL track →School District Leader
The district-level assessment. Part One is Developing, Communicating and Sustaining an Educational Vision plus Supervising Districtwide Change and Accountability; Part Two is Leading the District Educational Program plus Managing District Resources and Compliance. Each part is 60 selected-response items and two written assignments, split exactly 50 / 50. Passing scaled score 220. Nine pages.
Open the SDL track →Which one do you actually need?
| School Building Leader | School District Leader | |
|---|---|---|
| Test codes | 109 (Part One) · 110 (Part Two) | 103 (Part One) · 104 (Part Two) |
| Current version | Revised May 2019; 107/108 retired September 2, 2025 | Never revised; framework is © 2008 |
| Part One structure | 41 selected-response + 3 performance tasks | 60 selected-response + 2 written assignments |
| Part Two structure | 26 selected-response + 3 performance tasks | 60 selected-response + 2 written assignments |
| Writing as a share of score | 60% of Part One, 75% of Part Two | 50% of each part |
| Scoring criteria | Completeness · Accuracy · Depth of Support and Understanding | Purpose · Application of Content · Support |
| Passing score | 520 (scale 400–600) | 220 |
| Fees | $198 · $197 · both $395 | $169 · $168 · both $337 |
| Testing time | 4 hours per part; both parts 8:45 with a 45-minute lunch | 4 hours per part; both parts 8:40 with a 40-minute lunch |
| Availability | By appointment in testing windows — its own dates | By appointment in testing windows — different dates |
| Score waiver (0.5 SEM) | 109 at 512 · 110 at 509 | 103 at 212 · 104 at 211 |
How to use this site
Start Here, then Answer Patterns
Get the blueprint and the logistics straight before you study anything, then learn what the items reward. Those two pages change your score the most per hour spent.
Rehearse the writing early
Constructed response is half your score on SDL and most of it on SBL. Write one full task cold in week one and score it against the rubric — it is the fastest way to find out what you do not know.
Drill, then simulate
Use Practice and Quiz Mode for reps and Day-Of for the clock. Do at least one full-length timed sitting before the real one.
Printable PDFs
Built from the pages on this site, for people who study better on paper. Both tracks ship a packet and a matching answer key; item numbers and card codes line up between the two files.
SBL Study Packet · 105 pages
Nine parts: registration and logistics, answer patterns, the high-yield cheatsheet, law and operations, the performance-task playbook, 98 practice items as questions only with answer bubbles, the recall cards, the day-of plan, and every source URL.
SDL Study Packet · 183 pages
Nine parts: registration and logistics, answer patterns, the high-yield cheatsheet, law and district operations, the written-assignment playbook, 99 practice items as questions only with answer bubbles, 225 recall cards, the day-of plan, and every source URL.