A district's multihazard emergency operations plan covers prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Which phase named in Texas Education Code §37.108 is missing?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §37.108. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
A new principal finds that the campus has no shared vision. Which first step fits the Texas principal certificate standards?19 Texas Administrative Code §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal as Instructional Leader Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
A parent says one severe incident cannot be bullying because it happened only once. What does Texas Education Code §37.0832 say?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §37.0832. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
A parent who works for the district as a bus driver volunteers for the campus-level committee. How does Texas Education Code §11.251 count her?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.251. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 002
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School environment, continued
A principal's only contact with families is a monthly newsletter. Which change matches the commissioner's principal standards on families as partners?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 002
Each school year, who develops, reviews and revises the campus improvement plan under Texas Education Code §11.253?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.253. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
Students post cruel messages about a classmate from home on a weekend. When does §37.0832 reach this off-campus cyberbullying?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §37.0832. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
Teachers enforce behavior expectations in their own rooms but ignore the hallways. Which picture of school culture do the commissioner's principal standards give?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
Under Texas Education Code §37.115, what must each campus set up so that a student can raise a worry about a classmate's behavior?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §37.115. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 001
What share of the elected professional staff representatives on a planning and decision-making committee must be classroom teachers under §11.251?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.251. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 002
Which of these must every campus improvement plan include under Texas Education Code §11.253(d)?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.253. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain I, competency 002
Leading learning 16
A campus is choosing a new mathematics program. Under the principal certificate standards, what must the curriculum a principal implements be aligned with?19 Texas Administrative Code §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal as Instructional Leader Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
A campus receives an overall rating of D. What does that letter reflect under Texas Education Code §39.054?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §39.054. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
A district enrolls 24 emergent bilingual students with the same home language in third grade. What does Texas Education Code §29.053 require?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §29.053. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
A fifth grader does not perform satisfactorily on the state mathematics assessment. What must the district provide under Texas Education Code §28.0211?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §28.0211. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
A grade-level team places students in intervention groups from one benchmark score. What do the principal certificate standards expect the principal to ensure?19 Texas Administrative Code §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal as Instructional Leader Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
A principal reads test reports in the office and rarely sees a lesson. Which routine do the principal certificate standards name for monitoring and improving instruction?19 Texas Administrative Code §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal as Instructional Leader Certificate (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
A teacher asks whether district policy can make her record at least a 50 on every assignment, whatever the work. What does Texas Education Code §28.0216 say?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §28.0216. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
An appraiser notes that a teacher changes course when students are confused. In which T-TESS domain is the dimension "monitor and adjust"?19 Texas Administrative Code §150.1002, Assessment of Teacher Performance (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
An assistant principal proposes holding accelerated instruction during recess for the students who need it. What does §28.0211 say?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §28.0211. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
Teachers receive benchmark results but say they have no time to study them together. Which step fits the commissioner's principal standards?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
Texas Education Code §29.081 has districts use state assessment data to design accelerated services. By when should those services have students performing at grade level?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §29.081. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
Which of the three accountability domains in Texas Education Code §39.053 uses disaggregated data to show differences among student groups?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §39.053. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 004
Which practice do the commissioner's principal standards name for tracking classroom trends and choosing interventions?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
Which subject belongs to the foundation curriculum, not the enrichment curriculum, in Texas Education Code §28.002?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §28.002. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
Who identifies the essential knowledge and skills of each subject of the required curriculum under Texas Education Code §28.002?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §28.002. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
Within how long of a student's enrollment is the home language survey conducted under Texas Education Code §29.056?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §29.056. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain II, competency 003
Human capital 12
A master schedule gives each teacher one 40-minute planning period a day. Why does this conflict with Texas Education Code §21.404?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §21.404. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 006
A principal observes a teacher on Monday. By when must the T-TESS observation post-conference be held?19 Texas Administrative Code §150.1003, Appraisals, Data Sources, and Conferences (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
A principal pairs a first-year teacher with a mentor under Texas Education Code §21.458. Which requirement does the mentor have to meet?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §21.458. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 006
A returning teacher revises her T-TESS Goal-Setting and Professional Development Plan. By when does she submit it to her appraiser?19 Texas Administrative Code §150.1003, Appraisals, Data Sources, and Conferences (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
A teacher and her appraiser want to split the 45-minute observation into shorter visits. What does 19 TAC §150.1003 require?19 Texas Administrative Code §150.1003, Appraisals, Data Sources, and Conferences (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
A teacher disagrees with her written observation summary. Which option does T-TESS give her?19 Texas Administrative Code §150.1004, Teacher Response and Appeals (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
A teacher new to the district is hired on a probationary contract. How long may one probationary contract run under Texas Education Code §21.102?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §21.102. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 006
After documented concerns, a principal believes a teacher's term contract should not be renewed. What is the principal's role under Texas Education Code §11.202?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.202. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 006
An appraiser wants to mark classroom management as a deficiency only because a teacher wrote many discipline referrals. What does Texas Education Code §21.352 say?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §21.352. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
Under T-TESS, how long must the required classroom observation in a teacher's full appraisal be?19 Texas Administrative Code §150.1003, Appraisals, Data Sources, and Conferences (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
Which description of staff development for teachers matches Texas Education Code §21.451?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §21.451. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 005
Who approves teacher and staff appointments for a campus under Texas Education Code §11.202?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.202. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain III, competency 006
Executive leadership 5
A coach tells a student not to mention a school incident to her parents. How does Texas Education Code §26.008 treat this?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §26.008. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain IV, competency 007
A principal must explain a new attendance procedure to teachers, families and local employers. Which approach matches the commissioner's principal standards?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain IV, competency 007
A staff survey criticizes how a principal runs meetings. Which response fits the indicator "commitment to ongoing learning" in the commissioner's principal standards?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain IV, competency 008
A tutoring program shows no gains at midyear. What do the commissioner's principal standards say an effective leader does when a strategy fails?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain IV, competency 008
When must the campus-level committee hold its required public meeting under Texas Education Code §11.253?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.253. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain IV, competency 007
Strategic operations 5
A campus wants to spend $120,000 with one vendor in a year. What does Texas Education Code §44.031 require for a purchase of that size?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §44.031. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain V, competency 010
A leadership team sets goals in August and next looks at them in June. Which practice do the commissioner's principal standards describe instead?19 Texas Administrative Code §149.2001, Principal Standards (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain V, competency 009
A principal suspends a seventh grader out of school for a violation of the student code of conduct. What is the longest the suspension may last under Texas Education Code §37.005?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §37.005. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain V, competency 010
A teacher removes a disruptive student from class under §37.002(b). By when must the conference with a parent, the teacher and the student be scheduled?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §37.009. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain V, competency 010
Which part of the campus improvement plan must the campus-level committee approve under Texas Education Code §11.253(e)?Texas Education Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §11.253. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain V, competency 009
Ethics 5
A campus places every student with a disability in a separate wing by default. Which requirement of the IDEA regulations does this conflict with?34 CFR Part 300, Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities, §300.114. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain VI, competency 011
A software vendor offers a principal a free tablet while the campus is choosing a reading program. Which standard of the Texas Educators' Code of Ethics applies?19 Texas Administrative Code §247.2, Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators (Legal Information Institute copy). Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain VI, competency 011
A student with an individualized education program faces a disciplinary change of placement. Within how many school days of that decision must the manifestation determination be made?34 CFR Part 300, Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities, §300.530. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain VI, competency 011
A teacher has reasonable cause to believe a student is being abused. How soon must the teacher report under Texas Family Code §261.101?Texas Family Code (Texas Constitution and Statutes site), §261.101. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain VI, competency 011
A teacher who has never taught a student asks to read his discipline file out of curiosity. What does FERPA require before the school discloses it without consent?34 CFR Part 99, Family Educational Rights and Privacy, §99.31. Written to TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) Domain VI, competency 011
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the exam framework of TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) in Section 3 of the preparation manual on the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program website, https://www.tx.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/TX_SG_obj_268.htm (copyright Texas Education Agency), read 2026-10-10: 70 selected-response questions and 4 constructed-response questions in six domains; the selected-response part is weighted about 12%, 17%, 13%, 6%, 6% and 5% of the exam. This bank holds 54 selected-response questions: 11, 16, 12, 5, 5 and 5. The constructed-response questions have no questions here. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question, each opened 2026-10-10: Texas Education Code Chapters 11, 21, 26, 28, 29, 37, 39 and 44 and Family Code Chapter 261 on the Texas Constitution and Statutes site, 19 Texas Administrative Code §§149.2001, 150.1002 to 150.1004, 241.15 and 247.2 in the Legal Information Institute copy, and 34 CFR Parts 99 and 300 in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
A free TExES principal practice test: 54 questions of our own on Principal as Instructional Leader (268), the exam listed now that 068 is gone. Unofficial, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Texas Education Agency or Pearson.
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Six domains, weighted like the exam
The selected-response part gives School Environment about 12% of the exam, Leading Learning 17%, Human Capital 13%, Executive Leadership 6%, Strategic Operations 6% and Ethics 5%. This bank holds 11, 16, 12, 5, 5 and 5 questions.
What the real exam adds
The real exam has 70 selected-response and 4 constructed-response questions in 4 hours 45 minutes of testing. Each written response is 10% of the exam, draws on Domains I to III, and is not practiced here.
Where the answers come from
Each answer rests on a public rule: the Texas Education Code, the principal standards and T-TESS rules in the Texas Administrative Code, FERPA or the IDEA regulations. The section is linked under its question.
The framework marks priority statements with an asterisk and says they are assessed more often. Read those first.
The program's FAQ says the exam reflects T-TESS and T-PESS, the Texas teacher and principal evaluation systems.
Questions and answers
Is there still a TExES 068 practice test?
The program's test list has no exam numbered 068 today. The principal exam on it is Principal as Instructional Leader (268), and the program's FAQ calls 068 and 268 different exams. This page follows the 268 framework.
What is on the TExES Principal as Instructional Leader 268 exam?
Eleven competencies in six domains: a shared vision and partnership with families, curriculum and classroom monitoring, appraisal and hiring, communication and change management, goals and resources, and ethics. Settings run from early childhood to high school in rural, suburban and urban schools.
What score do you need to pass the TExES 268?
The exam's page gives a passing score of 240. Scores are scaled and the written responses carry about 40% of the exam, so this page counts right answers and makes no pass or fail call.
Do you need the PASL as well as the TExES principal exam?
Yes, according to the exam's page: principal certificate candidates pass Principal as Instructional Leader (268) and the Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PASL) to get a standard certificate.
Are these real TExES principal exam questions?
No. Each question was written for this site from one competency and one public law or rule. Nothing is copied or reworded from the real exam or from the sample questions in the preparation manual.