Curriculum Renewal Action Plan

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Curriculum Renewal Action Plan

• Orange School District
• Candace Wallace
• Director of Curriculum and Testing

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Annually

• An Action Plan for writing curriculum
• The Department of Instruction and Testing will
  review and revise the written curricula for all
  content areas over a five year period.
• The curricula will then be developed using a
  district-wide standardized format which is
  streamlined to address the components of a
  Curriculum Guide.

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Current Status The Good News

• 4 Curricula were revised in 2008-2009
• 6 Language Arts Curricula will be revised in
  summer, 2009
• 4 Social Studies Curricula will be revised in
  summer, 2009
• Mathematics Scope and Sequencing will be written
  for Grades 1-5

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Components of a Curriculum Guide

• Mission, Vision, and/or rationale
• NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards
• Course Description
• Course of Study Outline
• Bibliography and Resources
• Pacing Blueprint

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What is a Program Evaluation

• Curricula should be reviewed continuously in a 5
  year continuum
• A mechanism to critically review existing
  curriculum in a systematic and collaborative
  manner
• A means of determining whether the existing
  curriculum is meeting the needs of the learner,
  the expectations of the community and is true to
  the discipline (curriculum paradigm)

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How It Works

• Five Year and Five Stage Process
• Stage One - Program Evaluation Review
• Stage Two Research Development
• Stage Three - Initial Implementation,
• Stage Four - Full Implementation,
• Stage Five - Monitoring and Assessment

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The Cycle
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Three Key Features
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Stage One

• Process of comparing the actual program to the
  ideal program
• Research, comparisons, surveys, analysis of
  student achievement
• Preparation of the Program Evaluation Report
• Overview, Description of Changes, Philosophy,
  Comparison Data, Perception of Program, Evidence
  of Effectiveness, Recommendations, Timeline for
  Implementation of Recommendations

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Stage Two

• Curriculum Development
• Revisions
• Might take place in years three and four
• Summer Curriculum Writing
• New Course Development
• Two-year process
• Summer Curriculum Writing
• Textbook Adoption Recommendations
• Budgeting and Purchasing

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Stage Three

• Initial Implementation
• Curriculum is put into practice
• Focus on Staff Development
• Purchase of new textbooks or other resources to
  support the curriculum
• Feedback

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Stage Four

• Full implementation
• Student achievement data is gathered and analyzed
  as a function of the change
• Strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum are
  determined
• Implementation of guiding principles, best
  practices, and instructional strategies

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Stage Five

• Assessment

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Moving Forward the Next 3 Years

• Now
• Social Studies Grade 6
• By September 2009
• Social Studies Grades 7, 8
• LA
• Math Pacing Guides, Teacher Handbooks for
  Connections program grades 1-5

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Moving Forward

• By June 2010
• Science K-5,
• Social Studies 9-12
• Health/PE K-5
• Technology Grades K-5
• By June 2011
• Math 9-12
• Social Studies Technology Grades 6-12
• Health/PE Grades 6-12
• By June 2012
• Science 5-8, Science 9-12, Art K-12, Music K-12,