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Marshall  \nSan Diego State University  \nDouglas Fisher  \nSan Diego State University  \nAbstract  \nIn 2013, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) approved the implementation of a performance assessment for all preliminary services credential candidates. The result is what is now known as the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA). Consisting of three sub-assessments, prospective administrators will need to successfully complete and pass the CalAPA. In this article, we provide background information about the CalAPA, present an example of one university’s response to this opportunity to increase the rigor of its program, and describe an introductory CalAPA two-day workshop. Additionally, we share the early perspectives of programs and their initial responses to the CalAPA.  \nKeywords: performance assessment, leadership development, California, university principal preparation, administration  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis work has been supported, in part, by The Wallace Foundation’s University Principal Preparation Initiative (UPPI) .  \nIntroduction  \nThe need for well-prepared, school-ready school leaders has never been greater. Leithwood and Jantzi (2008) describe the significant impact a leader has on both teacher performance and student achievement. The majority of states have established certification programs that require candidates to complete an accredited leadership preparation program. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requires candidates to possess five years of teaching (or school counseling, nursing, etc.) experience and complete a preparation program curriculum in order to be awarded the preliminary administrative services credential. This Tier 1 credential qualifies the individual to begin employment in a school administrator position. With employment, the leader is eligible to begin the Tier 2 clear credential process.  \nFaced with an increasing need for school leaders, coupled with significant numbers of low-performing schools across the state, the CTC established a multi-year plan to increase the rigor of Tier 1 credentialing. The central focus became what is now known as the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) . Consisting of three cycles, prospective administrators will need to pass this performance assessment as part of their Tier 1 credential. Candidates must demonstrate their competence in the following three areas: 1) analyzing data to inform school improvement; 2) facilitating collaborative professional learning to improve teaching and learning; and 3) coaching an individual teacher to improve teaching and learning.  \nThe addition of the CalAPA is a sea change in the preparation of California’s next generation of school leaders, and one which will necessarily impact the entire system. From candidates and the districts from which they come to university, district, and county offices of education that provide administrator preparation programs, each constituency is becoming increasingly aware of the CalAPA requirements and is under pressure to determine how to respond.  \nIn this article, we summarize the background of the CalAPA and its genesis, provide an example of one university’s response to this opportunity for increasing the rigor of its preparation program, and describe the introductory CalAPA two-day workshop. Additionally, we share the early perspectives of programs and their initial programmatic responses to the CalAPA prior to and following the two-day introductory workshop.  \nBackground  \nWe draw on the extensive work of Orr and Orphanos (2011), who suggest that there is evidence linking exemplary leadership preparation programs to leaders’knowledge of effective leadership, as well as their ability to apply that knowledge to their practice. A key term in ","cbCaigWYBoPmaz0r","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigWYBoPmaz0r","pdf",485305,21,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Credentialing and leadership needs\n## Focus on CalAPA and its three competencies\n# Background\n## Exemplary leadership preparation program elements\n# Recruitment and Placement Practices","[{\"question\":\"What is the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA)?\",\"answer\":\"CalAPA is the performance assessment approved in 2013 for preliminary services credential candidates. 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