Gifted and honors: earlier?

any thought of backing it up into middle school?
yes, she says: to pre-K: all the way down
"unpacking the curriculum"
textbooks "become the resource" but not the way of delivering the content
strengthening professional development
"how do we make mid-course adjustments" (not seeing at the end of the year that we haven't made it)
"how do we measure rigor" (parent asks)
the national councils (NCTE, NCTM)
"not a lot of worksheets"
looking at lesson plans
"writing to justify your answer...what's the thinking that's behind it?"
"we have to stay the course long enough to see the difference be able to happen"
(that's why, she says, "I spend so much time in the community")
"how do we benchmark where we're headed"