As schools face challenges of providing quality education for all students, educators must think about working smarter, not just working harder.
Many educators feel overwhelmed with pressures surrounding accountability.
This brief suggests five unifying guidelines that can form the basis from which coordinated, successful strategies for student success can be implemented. While it is evident that individuals cannot solve these problems alone, within every school system there is collective professional expertise that, if utilized, can make this happen. Create communities of educators responsible for groups of students. Students, parents, teachers, and school administrators need clear models of high-quality work that set the standard for what students should know and be able to do. Make collections of evidence for every student every year.