Instructional rigor is the consistent practice of conveying high expectations for all students while encouraging them to expand the depth and breadth of their content area understanding, skill acquisition, and real-world application of their knowledge. Instruction is relevant, standards-based, and assessment-driven. Teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers collaborate to support students in their learning activities. Instruction is seamless reflects purposeful learning, and fosters student engagement in appropriately challenging tasks. Classroom management facilitates student learning by providing well-established rituals and routines, making optimum use of time, and incorporating multiple measures of student performance.