Curriculum, Standards, Accountability

Standards adopted recently by California assures that 
teachers will know what is expected of them, but doesn't 
assure that all students will reach their highest levels of 
achievement.  It still takes imaginative, creative, and 
sometimes inspired teaching to reach students who are not 
always ready to learn.  So a Master Plan must place 
importance on the continuation of high quality professional 
development opportunities (through grants and other 
incentives) for teachers K-16.  When teachers are renewed, 
revitalized, and energized by material they can internalize, 
then we have possibilities for success in classrooms.  
There are such programs in place now--more need to be 
created.