%0 Journal Article
%T The Performance Assessment for Leaders: Construct Validity and Reliability Evidence
%A Barbara Beaudin
%A Jon Snyder
%A Joseph Murphy
%A Liz Hollingworth
%A Margaret Terry Orr
%A Ray Pecheone
%J Journal of Research on Leadership Education
%@ 1942-7751
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1942775117742646
%X The Performance Assessment for Leaders (PAL) was developed by a team of nationally recognized experts in response to a Massachusetts requirement to determine and evaluate the leadership abilities of candidates seeking initial school principal licensure. This article describes and evaluates research conducted on all aspects of a 2014-2015 statewide field trial of PAL. Findings suggest that this assessment is a valid and reliable measure of individual candidate competence for granting initial school leader licensure, and is a positive, educative experience for candidates. It concludes with implications for use elsewhere
%K principal performance assessment
%K principal licensure
%K leadership preparation policy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1942775117742646