Make time to prepare your students for the high stakes tests in reading and math. These one-time measures will determine whether your school is defined by the Department of Education as satisfactory or in need of improvement. It may also affect how much flexibility you have, as a teacher, with regards to instruction in your class. Schools, and classrooms, that do meet expectations are more likely to be forced into a lock-step approach that is tightly focused on improving performance on the high stakes tests.