The Performance Standards are clear statements of what students should know and be able to do in order to be successful with their learning.  With the implementation of standards-based classrooms, teachers are asked to do the following:

• Know the standards and teach them.  There is no textbook that includes all instruction related to the standards.  A teacher who just follows the textbook from pages 1 to 400 will not be able to guarantee that 100 % of the curriculum was taught.  Therefore, the teacher must use additional resources beyond the textbook.  Schools and Media Centers have many resources available to teachers.
  
  
• Standards are posted in the classroom for all students to see.  Students should have a clear understanding of what they should know and be able to do.
  
  
• Quality work is displayed in the classroom so that students see what type of work is needed to not only meet the standard, but to exceed it. 
  
  
• Rubrics should be developed by the teacher, often with student input, so that students know what is needed to meet the standard.
  
  
• Teachers work together to develop and use formative assessments across the grade level or content area.  The results of these assessments are then used to re-teach. 
  
  
• Students are given specific, timely feedback by their teachers on the quality of their work This is called the Teacher Commentary.  The purpose of this is to help students understand what is needed to improve their work. 
  
  
• Teachers use Pacing Charts to ensure that students have the opportunity to learn what is needed before state testing occurs.  This is evident in lesson plans.
  
  
• Teachers meet weekly within Professional Learning Communities to work as a team to plan instruction, identify teaching strategies, look at student work, and develop rubrics and assessments. 
  
  
• Safety Net opportunities are provided to students within the school day as well as beyond the school day as soon as it is evident that additional instructional help is needed.