Strategic+Leadership

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP An aligned system increases equity and excellence for studnets when (1) learning standards are known, (2) sufficient opportunities are provided to learn them, (3) instruction is focused on the targets, (4) assessments match the content of the learning standards, and (5) assessment formats are familiar. [|www.k12.wa.us/research/pubdocs/ninecharacteristics.pdf] English and Steffy call this the "doctrine of no surprises" (p.88) English,F.W. & Steffy, B.E. (2001) //Deep Curriculum Alignment, Creating a Level Playing Field for All Children on High-Stakes Tests of Educational Accountability.// Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc.