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Goal 5 - Strategy 2

Strategy #2: The district will continue its cycle to monitor student content and skill development in all curriculum areas for all ability levels and adjust instruction and programs to accommodate their needs.


 * **Activity Steps** || **Accomplishments** || **Next Steps** || **Comments** ||
 * 1. Research curricula that aligns with the district mission and goals for all student populations and PA state standards.

2. Research best practices, review existing programs, examine materials and conduct site visitations in order to create a shared vision for the future of the curricular area. Specifically, this step allows the curriculum committee: · to cross-reference the existing program with current best practices and standards and to create a shared vision for the future of the curricular area · to investigate how other districts are meeting the needs of students in the content area of study · to identify best practices/materials/technology and provide committee members with specific opportunities to review new materials and technologies

3. Articulate program and learning goals for various disciplines || The following curricula have been aligned to PA Standards within the last three years: Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, Guidance, and Music.

ELL Program Review is in progress this year.

The purposes of the research based Curriculum Review process are: · Provides a logical sequence of activities for revising and updating curricula · Assures a consistent, scheduled examination of all areas in a five year cycle ||   ||   ||


 * 4. Pilot new materials, monitor effectiveness, and formally assess new programs in order to make a recommendation for selection to the school board.

5. Integrate the selected program into targeted grades and areas allowing time for curriculum writing and professional development. This step focuses on formally integrating the selected program into the targeted grades/areas. Specifically, this step focuses on:
 * purchase of new texts, resources and materials
 * curriculum writing
 * development of common assessments and rubrics
 * professional development
 * full implementation of curriculum revisions, assessment and new materials/texts

6. Provide for an on-going evaluation and make appropriate changes in curricula to meet the needs of all students ||< · Facilitates a K-12 perspective · Allows for controlled budgeting, limiting large adoptions to different years · Provides consistent input to the Board regarding curriculum renewal · Allows professional development to interface with the implementation of new curricula

See attached documents below for a complete description of the Curriculum Cycle. ||<  ||   ||