At the Instructor Level I, what authority do instructors have?

Instructors at Level I typically have the primary responsibility of delivering instruction based on established curricula and prepared lesson plans. Teaching from these prepared lesson plans ensures that they adhere to standardized educational objectives and requirements set forth by the organization or regulatory body. This provides consistency across instruction and helps maintain quality and uniformity in training.

The role of Level I instructors generally does not include developing new lesson plans or generating assessments, as these tasks are often reserved for higher-level instructors or curriculum developers who have broader authority and expertise in curriculum design. Similarly, while evaluating student performance is an important responsibility, the focus at the Level I stage is mainly on delivering the content effectively rather than determining assessment methods or grading criteria, which may also involve a higher level of authority or skill. Therefore, the proper authority at Instructor Level I is to teach from prepared lesson plans.