Plan your Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990) preparation with a diagnostic starting point, content priorities and a review routine built on its published framework.
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Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990): How to Pass
Exam facts
- Exam
- Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990)
- State / jurisdiction
- Multiple States
- Credential area
- School principal
- Delivery
- Computer delivered
- Questions
- 120 selected-response questions; 4 constructed-response questions
- Testing time
- 240 minutes (4 hours)
The test has two separately timed sections: 165 minutes for the selected-response questions and 75 minutes for the constructed-response questions.
How to prepare for Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990)
TeacherPreps preparation guidance based on the exam framework linked below. Adjust the plan to your experience and your practice results.
Find your starting point
Take the 25-question diagnostic before reading the explanations. For each missed question, note the content area and the reason: an unfamiliar concept, a misread scenario or a choice that was reasonable but not the strongest. A short diagnostic is a starting point for review, not a measure of readiness.
Study the leadership content this exam emphasizes
Analysis Constructed Response (CR). For the written part of the exam, practice responding to a scenario in a set amount of time. Read the prompt for each task it asks you to complete, ground each recommendation in the information provided and explain how the action would improve outcomes for students. The free diagnostic covers multiple-choice content only, so rehearse written responses separately.
Instructional Leadership. For instructional leadership, connect curriculum, instruction and assessment. Review how a leader uses assessment results to adjust instruction, how classroom observation evidence becomes specific feedback and how interventions are matched to student needs. When comparing answer choices, prefer the option that is grounded in evidence and keeps the focus on student learning.
Strategic Leadership. For mission, vision and improvement planning, practice moving from evidence to action. Given school data, name the problem, set a measurable goal, choose a strategy with a clear rationale and describe how progress will be monitored and communicated. Scenario questions in this area tend to reward collaborative, data-informed planning over a decision made alone.
The Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990) study guide has 55 lessons on these topics; the first lesson is free.
Allocate review time using the framework and your gaps
Use the published content-area weights to balance your plan, and give extra time to areas where your practice shows gaps. A smaller weight does not make an area optional.
- Analysis Constructed Response (CR) (25%)
- Instructional Leadership (17%)
- Strategic Leadership (13%)
- Climate and Cultural Leadership (13%)
- Ethical Leadership (12%)
- Organizational Leadership (10%)
- Community Engagement Leadership (10%)
Check understanding with fresh practice
After reviewing a missed question, answer a new question on the same idea and explain why the correct choice is the strongest action. Members can build practice sets by content area in the Praxis 6990 Exam Builder. A rising score on this fixed diagnostic may reflect remembered answers, and a practice percentage cannot be converted into a scaled exam score.
Rehearse the format and testing conditions
Published testing time: 240 minutes (4 hours). Prepare separately for the written part (4 constructed-response questions); the diagnostic covers multiple-choice content only. Practice reading scenarios carefully: identify who is involved, what the leader is responsible for and what the question asks you to decide.
Check Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990) registration and test-day requirements
Check the exam or component you need
Similar names can refer to different exam codes, credentials or components. Confirm the code your program requires before choosing a study plan or paying a registration fee.
Publisher sources
Checked November 7, 2026. Content areas and weights come from the exam framework; administrative details come from the publisher test pages.
- Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990): source 1
- Praxis School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990): source 2
TeacherPreps practice questions and lessons are independently written and are not publisher exam questions.
Continue your school leadership preparation
Read the study guide lessons, practice by content area in the Exam Builder and review the explanation for each answer.
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