Questions School Leaders and Policymakers Should Ask

• How do we expand the notion of academic achievement so that it goes beyond standardized tests, and how do we communicate this to our community?

• What criteria do we have for ensuring that all new teachers and administrators have computer skills and access to up–to–date technology and that existing staff at all levels receive the necessary training?

• Are there partnerships with businesses and other potential funding sources so that the schools’ computer programs can be upgraded and enhanced?

• What plans are there to revise the schools’ current curriculum to take advantage of up–to–date technology?

• How many of the schools’ computers are multimedia and telecommunications capable so that they can be used as part of a curriculum to foster higher–order thinking skills?

• Are there partnerships with nearby colleges of education which would help local teachers and administrators improve their teaching and school adminstration?