About
The strategy, not the content.
Most exam prep fills you with content. Chapters, flashcards, and practice tests that look nothing like the real thing. You come out knowing a lot of facts and still failing the exam. Principal Ready starts somewhere different. It starts with how the TExES 268 actually works, so you walk in ready to lead. That is the point.
Built by Dr. A
Dr. Jason Ampel
Founder, Principal Ready
Dr. A was the kid the system tracked early. He pushed through anyway and got obsessed with one question: how do high-stakes exams actually work, and why do good people keep failing them?
He built a prior platform from nothing and helped more than 70,000 educators pass their certification exams, with third-party verified pass rates that doubled the field. That result came from how he teaches: a teaching and learning methodology that builds real test-taker confidence and puts proven strategies to work the right way. Principal Ready puts that same methodology, powered by the Built To Pass framework, to work for aspiring principals sitting the Texas TExES 268.
- Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction
- Master's in Secondary Education
- 70,000+ candidates helped pass
- Third-party verified pass rates
Also built by Dr. A, live and in build
The coach in the room
Christie Ray
Principal of the Year, Course Instructor
Christie has sat in the chair these questions describe. She is a Principal of the Year and a former district Leadership Training and Development Senior Manager, and she has made the calls the 268 asks you about for real, with real staff and real students on the line.
In Principal Ready she is the coach in the room. She delivers the lessons, walks you through each of the six domains, and coaches you the way she has coached the leaders on her own campuses. Dr. A builds the strategy and the content. Christie is who makes it land.
- Principal of the Year
- Former district Leadership Training and Development Senior Manager
- Delivers every lesson in the course
- Coaches leaders across all six domains
What people say about Dr. A
Respected by the people who know his work.
Educators and leaders who have worked with Dr. A, in their own words. This is about the coach behind the method.
Dr. Ampel is one of the best in his field supporting educator preparation and growth. He is a staunch advocate for teachers and creates pathways for them to be successful.
Monica M. Gordon, EdD
Chief Administrative Officer
Colleague in educator prep
Jason has made amazing strides toward facilitating teachers to become certified. He brings genuine interest and heart to each class.
Dr. Susan Wegmann
Professor, Higher Education
Dr. A's former professor
Jason operates from a place of problem solving as a genuine entrepreneur.
Dave West
Education Leader
Managed Dr. A directly
Dr. Ampel has gone above and beyond to help raise the level of awareness in the fight to keep our children safe. We thank him for his true leadership and integrity, so they can learn and grow.
Claudio Cerullo, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Anti-Bullying Prevention Expert
Worked with Dr. A
I had very helpful test-taking advice from Dr. Ampel. I passed on the first attempt, so here is the proof that his test-taking advice works and is credible.
Troy Sieusankar, M.S.C.E.
STEM Educator, US Army Veteran
Coached by Dr. A
From public LinkedIn recommendations about Dr. A.