They're designed to help you start asking some questions about what your school and community are already doing. Asking the right questions may put you ahead of the curve in your school or community.
Most teachers have yet to read drafts of standards being developed at any level.
Few parents and citizens have even heard of them. There will be exceptions. There will be a colleague or parent, a business person, or someone else who is familiar with the emerging high standards and the opportunity they present. Find these individuals. You have dreamed for years of helping all your students develop their gifts, so that every one of them reaches his or her full potential.