Curriculum

Philosophy

The curriculum office seeks to improve student achievement through the application of “best practices” in staff development and in the integration of the curricula with instructional strategies and diverse assessments of student progress.

Staff

Name
Position
Curriculum & Instruction Director
Instructional Specialist
Instructional Specialist
ELL Coordinator
EL Specialist

Math Eureka Math2

Reading and WritingAmplify CKLA

Science = Cereal City Science

Social Studies = Social Studies Weekly

2017-2018 - New Implementation

2018-2019 - New Implementation

2019-2020 - Review

  • Social Studies (K-12)

2020-2021 - Review

  • Social Studies (K-12)

2021-2022 - Review

  • Visual Arts/Music (K-12)
  • Physical Education (K-12)
  • Foreign Language (6-12)
  • ELA (6th-8th) - My Perspectives 
  • Math & Science (9-12)

2022-2023 - Review

  • ELA & Social Studies (9-12)

2022-2023 - Review Implementation 

  • Eureka Math (K-8)
  • CKLA (K-5)
  • Cereal City Science Kits (K-5)
  • Amplify Science (6-8)

The curriculum office provides leadership in coordinating professional development and school improvement initiatives throughout the district. The department’s responsibilities are to assist buildings to exceed the state average on state-required tests and to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress in all buildings. The Curriculum Department supports several of the action agenda items approved by our Board of Education. These include:

Area of Responsibility by Grade

  • K-12 - Professional Development Committee which is responsible for 5 days of training based on student achievement data
  • K-5 - Title I Programming
  • K-12 - Title II Programming 
  • K-12 - Title III Programming 
  • K-12 - Curriculum Development
  • K-12 - Student Assessment
  • K-8 - Extended Year Program
  • K-12 - Health Initiative