Staff have high expectations for student success. Students are exposed to a variety of teaching techniques and opportunities for extra help. Special Education teachers and teacher librarians provide essential supports to ensure student literacy and success. The research into good schools highlights the role of leadership. School administrators, and most notably principals, should act as instructional and curriculum leaders and persistently communicate that role to staff, parents and students.
Good administrators work effectively with all staff members.
They should be accessible and visible to staff and students. Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment of Student Progress Students require a sound curriculum that is responsive to a diversity of needs. Every attempt should be made to provide programming consistent with the different characteristics and aspirations of students in a school. Care must be taken not to place greater priority on meeting the needs of college or university-bound students at the expense of others. In the good school student academic progress is measured frequently.