The Interstate School Leaders Consortium is associated with developing standards for school leadership across multiple states. Which option best describes this organization?

• A. Interstate School Leaders Consortium
• B. International Society for Leadership in Education
• C. Institute for School Leadership and Curriculum
• D. National Council for School Leadership

Answer: (A)

The point to grasp is the idea of cross-state collaboration focused on school leadership standards. The Interstate School Leaders Consortium is built around states working together to set and promote common expectations for how school leaders—like principals—should perform. That makes the organization described by the question the organization named in the prompt itself, since “Interstate” signals multi-state collaboration and “Leaders Consortium” points to leaders in that cooperative effort.

The other options point to groups that aren’t the same entity or don’t fit the scope. They imply different organizations or scopes (international, generic institutes, or entirely different councils), so they aren’t the best match for a description of the Interstate School Leaders Consortium.