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Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE)

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For more information on the FELE Competencies and Skills, select from among the following:

• Competencies and Skills
• Structure of the FELE Examination
• FELE References
• FELE Written Performance Assessment Sample documents
• Commissioner’s Notice of FELE Changes

Competencies and Skills

General Information

The FELE competencies and skills (see PDFs below) reflect the findings and recommendations of numerous stakeholders, and also include the results of the External Validation Survey submitted to FELE instructional, operational, and school leaders across the state of Florida (e.g. principals, assistant principals, district administrators, university professors of educational leadership). The survey was distributed to all College of Education Educational Leadership programs and a random sample consisting of district administrators/specialists and school building administrators. The total number sampled was approximately 3,000. Based on feedback received from the survey, the competencies and skills were modified to reflect the current wording.

• Competencies and Skills, Third Edition (PDF, 359KB)
• Subtest #1: Instructional Leadership (PDF, 81KB)
• Subtest #2: Operational Leadership (PDF, 55KB)
• Subtest #3: School Leadership (PDF, 36KB)

Structure of the FELE Examination

FELE Test Configuration Model (PDF, 24KB)

FELE References

Written Performance Assessment: Sample Documents

The WPA is intended to measure prospective educational leaders' and administrators' ability to analyze and interpret educational data, as well as the efficacy of written communication. Written responses will be evaluated for content accuracy, data trend analysis, organization, appropriate audience level, and grammar. All three elements (prompt, rubric, and data trends) will be needed by FELE raters in order to properly score responses.

• FELE Written Performance Assessment Instructions (PDF, 10KB). These instructions will appear on Subtest 3 of the FELE before the prompt for the WPA.
• FELE Sample Prompt (PDF, 246KB). This sample serves as a representation of a prompt that examinees will be required to answer for the WPA of the FELE. This sample prompt will NOT appear on any of the FELE test forms.
• FELE Rubric (PDF, 31KB). A rubric is a guide for scoring. This rubric identifies performance features to be judged, including the criteria for evaluating those features, and describes how performance varies across the scoring scale. Written responses are scored using a 6- point rubric (6 being the highest possible score point, 1 the lowest). This rubric applies to all responses for the FELE WPA.
• FELE Data Trends (PDF, 23KB). The data trends in this table should be present in a written response to achieve a particular score. Because these elements depend upon the wording of the prompt, the table is specific to a corresponding prompt. The tables will be used by FELE raters as a supplement to the FELE rubric in order to determine the score of a given written response. The above FELE data trends is specific only to the FELE Sample Prompt (PDF, 22KB). The data trends will be a confidential part of the prompt.

Commissioner’s Notice of FELE Changes

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