Much of the content of the model curriculum is addressed to the classroom teacher with suggestions and strategies that can be used within the classroom. This section is written with the needs of the educational leader, curriculum leader or administrator in mind. The questions and answers here are those that might be particularly helpful to this audience who will be responsible for administering and monitoring the standards-based system.

Developing local curricula

• How can standards-based education help schools and districts?
• How should a district curriculum be developed?
• What will a local curriculum include?
• What strategies and tools can I use to ensure that my local curriculum meets the demands of the Ohio Academic Content Standards?

Providing standards-based professional development

• How can an effective professional development system be planned and implemented in a standards-based environment?
• What might a standards-based professional development system need to address?
• How can a professional development system be evaluated?
• What are the planning steps that districts and schools will need to guide teachers through in planning standards-based instruction?
• What strategies and tools can education leaders use to build teacher understanding of the standards?

Effectively using data in a standards-based system

• What strategies and tools can education leaders use to build teacher understanding of assessment and data-driven instruction?
• What steps can schools and districts take when a grade-wide or school-wide standards-based achievement problem is identified?