R&P 5100                                         CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT                            R&P 5100

            A. Planned and Written Curriculum

            1.   Curriculum design – The curriculum is a standards-based curriculum that                            spirals from Pre-K to expectations for graduation and is aligned to the state

      Standard Course of Study.

            2.   Vertical and horizontal goal alignment

         a.  Vertical alignment of the curriculum ensures that students build on                       their learning as they articulate through grade levels. Concepts                            introduced at one grade level may be included at a higher level; the                     emphasis of the learning is at a higher level of thinking or includes                      additional information.

         b.   Horizontal alignment of the curriculum ensures that students                                experience a curriculum that is common to all classrooms of the                         same grade level or content area and supports the intended                                   curriculum.

            3.   All courses offered within the WCPSS will be supported by a deeply aligned                       written curriculum.

            4.   Curriculum and Instruction staff will collaborate with key stakeholders to                              establish a common format for Learning and Teaching Guides that integrate                         technology throughout the learning process.

            5.   Professional development plan – The WCPSS professional development plan          supports continuous improvement of individuals and learning teams.                                         Professional development includes opportunities to prepare all staff to teach                             the designed curriculum and principals to monitor the curriculum.

            6.   Program adoption – Programs adopted and implemented within the WCPSS                        will comply with Board Policy 5600.

B.  Taught Curriculum

            1.   Research-based teaching strategies – Curriculum and Instruction staff will                           identify research-based teaching strategies that effectively support the                               delivery of the curriculum. The Curriculum Management Plan will include a                          process to review strategies to ensure deep alignment of the written, tested,                       and taught curriculum.

            2.   All teachers will teach the written curriculum.

            3.   All Learning and Teaching Guides will include strategies for integrating 21^st

                 Century skills, as outlined by the Partnership for 21^st Century Skills, into the

                  curriculum in order to ensure that each student is prepared for life in the 21^st

                 Century.

            4.   Professional development opportunities will include effective, research-based                 instructional strategies.

C.  Evaluated Curriculum

             1.   Review cycle – The WCPSS Curriculum Management Plan will include a

                    process for review of curriculum documents, assessments, and research-based

                   instructional strategies.

             2.   Curriculum and Instruction staff will conduct periodic curriculum evaluations                         to determine the effectiveness of the curriculum and instructional program.                           Data used for analysis will include, but will not be limited to, student growth,                        student achievement, and student enrollment patterns.

D.  Assessed Curriculum

             1.   Formative assessments – Working within professional learning teams,                                teachers will create common formative assessments to inform instruction.                           Formative assessment data will be used at regular intervals of a student’s                           progress in order to help improve the student’s performance and to inform the         teacher’s practice. Analysis of summative assessment data will be used to                        inform both instructional practice and curriculum focus.

             2.   District staff will provide support for and monitor the taught curriculum to                              ensure alignment with the written and tested curriculum. Summative                                   assessment data will inform district staff of this deep alignment.