Priority 2

Strategic Priority Two – Aligned Curriculum

Importance
The practice of aligning learning to standards helps to ensure that a higher level of learning is attained. This alignment also serves as a guide; moving students, teachers, and leaders in the same direction. A curriculum that is aligned to standards is a curriculum that ensures that students have the opportunity to access the content and skills outlined in those standards.

Action Steps

• Dedicated time on professional development days for curriculum work at the district level, school level, content level and individual teacher level.
• Develop and Implement PD action plan to support the implementation of Marzano’s Critical Concepts through Proficiency Scales for all staff.
• Design and Implement Text Selection for Standards-Based Instruction at the elementary.
• Reteach and Implement Assessment Literacy Checklist for unit assessments.
• Added plan time K-12 without the loss of instructional time.

Evidence of Implementation
–Elementary Professional Development Day Agendas
–JH/HS Professional Development Day Agenda
–Marzano PD Plan
–Critical Concepts Implementation Plan
-Staff Calendar
–Text Selection for Standards-Based Instruction
–Assessment Literacy Checklist

Evidence of Impact
–Elementary Scope and Sequence and Curriculum Notebooks
-Junior High and High School Scope and Sequence
-Proficiency Scales in elementary classrooms
Example:Proficiency Scale Samples
-Proficiency Scale documents for JH and HS
Example: HS Math
Example: Health
-NWEA Growth Data (Winter 23-24 to Winter 24-25)
–School Level Performance Frameworks

Next Steps

• The district is transitioning to ALMA for a student information system and staff will be able to report grades using standards based grading in the system.
• Evaluate and develop the 26-27 PD plan
• Building continue to find additional time for planning through the year and school day
• Continue to add, adapt and update units in the scope and sequence