Curriculum & Instruction

Department focus:

• Curriculum & Instructional Materials (HQIM) — Selecting and supporting high-quality instructional and intervention materials used in classrooms district-wide.
   

• Teacher Development & Coaching (HQPD) — Leading high-quality professional development and instructional coaching to strengthen teaching practice.
   

• Student Support Systems (MTSS) — Overseeing our Multi-Tiered System of Supports, which ensures students get the right level of academic and behavioral support, from universal classroom strategies to individualized interventions.
   

• Staffing & Talent — Interviewing, hiring, and retaining high-quality staff across the district.
   

• Technology Integration — Guiding the effective use of technology to support teaching and learning.
   

• Grants & Funding — Managing state and federal program funding, as well as pursuing competitive grants to bring additional resources into the district.
   

• Policy & Governance — Maintaining Board policy and administrative guidelines to ensure the district operates in compliance with law and best practice.
   

• Educator Pipeline — Coordinating student teacher placements and field experience partnerships with local universities.
   

MTSS:

The green is tier 1 and is high quality and differentiated classroom instruction. Yellow is tier 2 and represents targeted supplemental instruction. Red is tier 3 and is intensive intervention.

A multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) or three-tier instructional model is a proactive and preventative framework that utilizes a continuum or layer of supports to maximize student achievement (Response to Intervention/Instruction-RTI)  and support students social, emotional, and behavior needs (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports-PBIS). 

This systematic approach supports struggling learners, as well as advanced learners, through the selection of evidence-based instruction and intervention in response to both academic and behavioral needs. The system includes on-going progress monitoring of the effectiveness of instruction to ensure student academic and behavior success. This model enables early identification of students in need of support and allows for appropriate support to be put in place as soon as a student starts to fall behind.

MTSS emphasizes Shared Leadership • Family, School, & Community Partnerships • Data-Based Problem Solving and Decision Making • Layered Continuum of Supports (Tier I, Tier II, Tier III) • Evidence-Based Instruction, Intervention, & Assessment • Universal Screening & Progress Monitoring

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