The document provides guidance and questions for teachers around academic excellence (AE) practices and lesson planning. It asks teachers to reflect on where they get ideas for teaching AE, how they structure their AE time, and what instructional routines have worked best. It also prompts teachers in non-core subject areas to consider how to use progress monitoring data. Finally, it instructs teachers to work in small groups to create an AE lesson plan or guideline to share with team leaders and staff.