ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader (195 & 196): How to Pass

Exam facts

Exam

ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader (195 & 196)

State / jurisdiction

Illinois

Credential area

School principal

This assessment has separate components. Their formats, testing times and practice resources are listed below; there is no combined diagnostic on this page.

Plan preparation across the components

Confirm which components your program requires and prepare for each one separately. Practice results from one component do not describe another, and short practice scores cannot be combined into an exam score.

• ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader Subtest 1: preparation plan

  Start with 25 practice questions, then review Planning, Change, and Accountability; Instructional Improvement.

• ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader Subtest 2: preparation plan

  Start with 25 practice questions, then review Visionary Leadership, Collaboration, and Contexts of Education; School Management and Legal/Ethical Guidelines.

Exam components

• ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader Subtest 1

  56 multiple-choice questions; 2 constructed-response assignments · 225 minutes testing time

  Free diagnosticStudy guide and outlineExam information

• ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader Subtest 2

  56 multiple-choice questions; 2 constructed-response assignments · 225 minutes testing time

  Free diagnosticStudy guide and outlineExam information

Publisher sources

Checked November 7, 2026. Content areas and weights come from the exam framework; administrative details come from the publisher test pages.

• ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader (195 & 196): source 1
• ILTS Principal as Instructional Leader (195 & 196): source 2

TeacherPreps practice questions and lessons are independently written and are not publisher exam questions.

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