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Curriculum Process

The practices of continuous improvement inform the Curriculum Continuous Improvement Process, aligning classroom assessment, instruction, and response practices towards the successful student achievement of our Essential Learning Outcomes. There are two components of the Curriculum Continuous Improvement Process:

1) Ongoing Refinement; and

2) Formal Review and Development.

The Ongoing Refinement Process is led by curriculum leads at each level. Using the curriculum improvement innovation configuration curriculum leads identify district and/or school-level projects on an annual basis for just-in-time improvements. Curriuclum leads use the following questions to determine curriculum needs:

Where are we now? What are our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
What is our next action? Improvement project or develop curriculum (the formal process which will be rare and infrequent)
What do we want to accomplish? Develop a project plan
How do we make that happen successfully? Implement the action plan

For more information about the Ongoing Refinement Process, click here to read the Curriculum Lead's Innovation Configuration.

If it is found that a Formal Review and Development Process is needed:

Research evidence-based practices and study current
Develop intended curriculum
Professional development and implementation

The process is outlined in the a detailed document that can be found here.