The following curriculum web pages are designed to help staff identify the guaranteed
and viable curriculum for each subject area/course, locate specific
instructional resources and assessments, and provide opportunities for
embedded
staff development.
Curriculum Proposal Form
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Timeline
Kansas College and Career Ready Standards
In
2010, the Kansas State Board of Education adopted new Kansas State
Board of Education adopted new Kansas College and Career Ready Standards
in both Math and English Language Arts. These new standards are
aligned to the Common Core State Standards and include additional
standards important to the learning of Kansas students.
Parent Resources by PTA for the Common Core Standards: Parent's Guide to Student Success (handouts for each grade level).
KSDE website for the Common Core: Access to all Kansas College and Career Ready Standards
During the past three years our teachers have been busy learning
about and beginning implementation of the Common Core State Standards
in both Mathematics and English Language Arts. These Standards are
bringing about very positive and welcome change in the classroom by
fostering higher levels if thinking and problem solving. In addition,
they set the bar for the use of effective communication skills in reading,
writing, speaking and listening within all subject areas and will help us
ensure that our students are better prepared for college, career, and life!
State Assessments
Accountability Systems for State Assessment Scores
You
may have recently heard that Kansas has a new accountability system
when it comes to the use of our state assessment scores. The former
system of accountability known as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) that
was created under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has now changed to
a four part model that uses Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) as its
basis. To learn more about each of the four new accountability measures, please check out the new parent and community resources by clicking here. Simply
scroll down the page until you see the Videos for Parents/Community
Members section. There are also helpful Fact Sheets that further explain
each measure.
Director of Student Learning - Rebecca Khosravipour