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Field 144: Principal Comprehensive Assessment 
Preparation Resources

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the CEOE test in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Standards

  1. Professional Standards for Educational Leaders, National Policy Board for Educational Administration (2015)

State-Specific Information

  1. Oklahoma State Department of Education — Administrators Page

Journals

  1. Better Schools Magazine, Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administrators
  2. Educational Leadership, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
  3. Principal Leadership, National Association of Secondary School Principals
  4. Principal Magazine, National Association of Elementary Principals

Other Resources

  1. Axtell, P. (2015). Meetings Matter. Jackson Creek Press.

  2. Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2019). Driven by Data 2.0. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

  3. Beers, K., & Probst, R. (2017). Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters. Scholastic, Inc.

  4. Bennis, W., & Biederman, P. W. (1997). Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration. BasicBooks.

  5. Bramante, F., & Colby, R. (2012). Off the Clock: Moving Education from Time to Competency. Corwin Press.

  6. Deal, T., & Peterson, K. (2016). Shaping School Culture (3rd ed.). Jossey-Bass Publishers.

  7. Duckworth, A. (2016). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner.

  8. Dujon, A. (2018). The Gritty Truth of School Transformation: Eight Phases of Growth to Instructional Rigor. Learning Sciences.

  9. Gardner, H. (1995). Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership. BasicBooks.

  10. Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.

  11. Kosmoski, G., & Pollack, D. (2005). Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations. Corwin Press.

  12. Lencioni, P. (2002). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass Publishers.

  13. Singleton, G. (2014). Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools. Corwin Press.

Online Resources

  1. Best practices that lead to success as an HR administrator (2021). ACSA. — https://content.acsa.org/best-practices-that-lead-to-success-as-an-hr-administrator/
  2. Dunlap, T. (2017). Boost community engagement. Principal Leadership, 17. — https://www.nassp.org/publication/principal-leadership/volume-16-2015-2016/principal-leadership-december-2015/boost-community-engagement/
  3. Grissom, J. A., Egalite, A. J., & Lindsay, C. A. (2021). What great principals really do. Educational Leadership, 78(7). — https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/what-great-principals-really-do
  4. Harper, A. (2018). Principals a vital part of special education success. K–12 Dive. — https://www.k12dive.com/news/principals-a-vital-part-of-special-education-success/541268/
  5. Jennings, C. (2021). Supportive discipline: Keeping our students in school. Principal Leadership, 22. — https://www.nassp.org/publication/principal-leadership/volume-22-2021-2022/principal-leadership-december-2021/supportive-discipline/
  6. Lee, L. (2019). Tips from principals for better teacher evaluations. Edutopia. — https://www.edutopia.org/article/tips-principals-better-teacher-evaluations
  7. Lozano Smith, Attorneys at Law (2022). U.S. Department of Education releases guidance on disciplining students with disabilities. ACSA. — https://content.acsa.org/u-s-department-of-education-releases-guidance-on-disciplining-students-with-disabilities/
  8. Majeski, J. (2022). 3 ways to strengthen the principal-counselor relationship. Edutopia. — https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-ways-strengthen-principal-counselor-relationship
  9. Principal school data framework: Get to know your school (2017). Educational Leadership, 12(22). — https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/principal-school-data-framework-get-to-know-your-school
  10. Saphier, J., & Durkin, P. (n.d.). Supervising principals: How superintendents can improve teaching and learning in the classroom. — https://www.ocmboces.org/tfiles/folder1608/Superintendents_supervising%20principals.pdf
  11. Stackpole, B. (2020). The next chapter in analytics: Data storytelling. MIT Sloan School of Management. — https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/next-chapter-analytics-data-storytelling?utm_source=mitsloangooglep&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=datastorytelling&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI98a044rd-QIV3RXUAR1QEQ2zEAMYAiAAEgJKE_D_BwE
  12. Stronge, J. H. (2013). Principal evaluation from the ground up. Educational Leadership, 70(7). — https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/principal-evaluation-from-the-ground-up
  13. Supporting principals as leaders of special education (n.d.). Principal Leadership. — https://www.nassp.org/top-issues-in-education/position-statements/supporting-principals-as-leaders-of-special-education/
  14. Valenzuela, J. (2022). Supporting teachers during times of crisis. Edutopia. — https://www.edutopia.org/article/supporting-teachers-during-times-crisis

Professional Organizations

  1. Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) — https://www.amle.org/
  2. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) — https://www.ascd.org/
  3. Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) — https://www.ccosa.org/
  4. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) — https://www.iste.org/
  5. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) — https://www.naesp.org/
  6. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) — https://www.nassp.org/
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