Fidelity

== Richard Elmore talks about 'fidelity to the core', he uses this phrase to describe the need for educational leaders to be committed to the items that are most important. Elmore defines the 'instructional core' and details the need to follow seven principles toward school improvement.==

In our discussion Dr. Edwards discussed that there must be fidelity to these items.

 * 1) Learning is personal.
 * 2) Front load now to benefit from supports
 * 3) Evidence of achievement
 * 4) AP courses; test takers; completers
 * 5) Classroom Assessment
 * 6) Grades
 * 7) Acuity
 * 8) Explore/PLAN
 * 9) Graduation Rate
 * 10) Monitor everything you want to accomplish
 * 11) Have conversations-10 minute conversations-with staff members every day; make them formal.
 * 12) CSO's are our standard for instruction and they are aligned to Depth of Knowledge levels.

Four types of assessments:

 * = ==Summative== ||= ==Benchmark== ||= ==Classroom== ||= ==Common Assessments== ||