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K-12 Curriculum Plan

Five – Stage Curriculum Renewal Process

Curriculum Renewal Time Line

Three-tiered Organizational Structure

K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Plan: 2006-2007

K-12 ELA Curriculum Plan

K-12 Curriculum Renewal Plan

Goals	Action Steps	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline	Indicators for Accomplishments
1. Design a K-12 Curriculum Renewal Process	1. Write a multi-step and multi-year curriculum renewal plan that incorporates the following: planning, analyzing, revising, implementing, and monitoring of curriculum.	Director of Curriculum & Instruction	September 2006	Written curriculum renewal plan
2. Create a five-phase curriculum renewal timeline	1. Design a curriculum timeline for core content areas and that addresses each phase of the renewal process.	Director of Curriculum & Instruction Full Administrative Council	September 2006	Written curriculum timeline
3. Create a three-tiered organizational structure that supports the curriculum renewal process and district wide articulation	Create Curriculum Administrative Team Create a K-12 Curriculum Leadership Council Create a K-12 Curriculum Task Force that is content specific and addresses each phase of the curriculum renewal process.	Director of Curriculum & Instruction Principals Assistant Principals Department Heads Teachers	September – Advertise October through December – Recruit and finalize team members	Organizational structure is in place
4. Create a K-12 mathematics curriculum	Implement the district’s K- 12 curriculum renewal process beginning with mathematics Establish a K-12 math design team and follow the renewal process	Director of Curriculum & Instruction Principals Assistant Principals Department Heads Teachers	November 2006 – June 2007 and ongoing	Completed mathematics curriculum document
5. Create a K-12 English Language Art curriculum	Implement the district’s K-12 curriculum renewal process for ELA Establish a K-12 ELA design team and follow the renewal process	Director of Curriculum & Instruction Principals Assistant Principals Department Heads Teachers	January 2006- August 2007 and ongoing	Completed English curriculum document

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Five-Stage Curriculum Renewal Process

	Stages	Actions	Activities	End Products
Stage 1	Planning for curriculum renewal and creating a vision	1. Determine Committee formation and support 2. Begin analysis and determine resources 3. Develop a tentative plan for curriculum renew process 4. Examine ideas or trends 5. Determine ideal goals and characteristics of the curriculum program.	Analyze the current organization Review current research Map out K-12 courses Begin program analysis Find materials and resources Create tentative plans Analyze readings / conduct Use consultants Examine district Explore integration with subjects	1. Develop written plan for curriculum renewal for content areas 2. Develop subject-specific curriculum vision
Stage 2	Analyzing the existing program and planning for action	1. Analyze the curriculum in practice (nonexistent in content areas)		1. Develop recommendations
Stage 3	Revising the existing curriculum	1. Creating curriculum	Create philosophy and goals Determine standards Redesign scope and sequence Identify instructional strategies Select resources Devise assessment procedures Develop a curriculum blueprint Identify specific course units
Stage 4	Implementing Curriculum	Implement curriculum	Institute new written curriculum Communicates with parents and community Pilot programs Initiate appropriate professional development Revise specific courses and units	Newly implemented curriculum Plan for monitoring and evaluating program
Stage 5	Monitoring and evaluating the revised curriculum	1. Monitor and evaluate the revised implemented curriculum	Surveys Focus groups Teacher sharing Formal assessments	1. Written recommendations for curriculum

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Curriculum Renewal Time Line

2006 – 2013 Calendar According to Process
Content	2006-2007	2007-2008	2009 – 2010	2010 – 2011	2011 – 2012	2012 - 2013
Mathematics	Plan, Analyze & Revise	Implement & Monitor	Plan	Analyze & Revise	Implement	Monitor
English Language Arts (Includes reading & writing)	Plan, Analyze & Revise	Revise	Implement	Monitor	Plan & Analyze	Implement
Science and Technology / Engineering	Plan, Analyze & Revise	Revise	Implement	Monitor	Plan & Analyze	Implement
History & Social Science	Pre-Plan/ Map Plan	Plan, Analyze & Revise	Implement	Monitor	Plan & Analyze	Implement
Foreign Language			Plan, Analyze & Revise	Implement	Monitor	Plan & Analyze
Comprehensive Health			Plan, Analyze & Revise	Implement	Monitor	Implement
Arts			Plan, Analyze & Revise	Implement	Monitor	Implement
Students with Disabilities		Plan & Analyze	Revise	Implement	Monitor/ Plan	Analyze & Revise
English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (Students with English as Second Language)			Plan	Create (Revise)	Implement	Monitor

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2006 – 2013 Calendar According to Stages
Content	2006-2007	2007-2008	2009 – 2010	2010 – 2011	2011 – 2012	2012 - 2013
Mathematics	Stages 1,2,3	Stages 4 & 5	Stage 1	Stages 2 & 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
English Language Arts (Includes reading & writing)	Stages 1,2,3	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stages 1, 2 & 3	Stage 5
Science and Technology / Engineering	Stages 1,2,3	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stages 1,2 & 3	Stage 4
History & Social Science	Stage 1	Stages 1,2,3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stages 1, 2 & 3	Stage 4
Foreign Language			Stages 1,2 & 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stages 1,2 & 3
Comprehensive Health			Stages 1,2 & 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stages 1,2 & 3
Arts			Stages 1,2 & 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 1,2 & 3
Students with Disabilities		Stages 1 & 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 4 & 5	Stage 1,2 & 3
English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes – if necessary (Students with English as Second Language)			Stage 1	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5

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Fall 2006 – Summer 2008 Calendar According to Stages
	Fall 2006	Winter 2006	Spring 2007	Summer 2007	Fall 2007	Winter 2007	Spring 2008	Summer 2008
Mathematics	Stage 1 Stage 2	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 4	Stage 4	Stage 5
English Language Arts (Includes reading & writing)		Stage 1		Stage 2 & 3	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 4	Stage 5
Science and Technology / Engineering		Stage 1		Stage 2 & 3	Stage 3	Stage 3	Stage 3
History & Social Science			Stage 1	Stage 1	Stage 1 & 2	Stage 3	Stage 3
Foreign Language								Stage 1
Comprehensive Health								Stage 1
Arts								Stage 1
Students with Disabilities						Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 2
English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (Students with English as Second Language)

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Three-tiered Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure for K-12 Curriculum Plan The major curriculum goal this year is to write K-12 Curriculum for Mathematics and to begin the process for English and Science and Technology/Engineering. The model for the curriculum writing process is three tiered and comprised of a Curriculum Administrative Team, a Curriculum Task Force, and Curriculum Design Teams. The Curriculum Administrative Team’s will create a vision for the Hanover Schools curriculum. The primary role of its membership is to approve curriculum that will be moved to the School Committee for final approval of implementation. This group of administrators receives updates on curriculum writing progress from the Curriculum Task Force and it is comprised of the Superintendent, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Personnel, Director of Pupil Personnel, Principals, Assistant Principals for Curriculum and the High School Assistant Principal. The Curriculum Administrative Team will discuss curriculum at least three times per year. The Curriculum Task Force is an administrative group that meets to identify and discuss curriculum needs. Some members serve as liaisons between the Curriculum Design Team and the Curriculum Administrative Team. Each member’s main role is to ensure that the curriculum created gets implemented in his or her school. Because we are on a very tight timeline to address mathematics, English and Science, Technology and Engineering, for this year, this group will be only be comprised the content area that will be addressed. All other years, the Curriculum Task Force will include all Assistant Principals and all Department Heads. Membership of the Curriculum Task Force includes the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Personnel, the Elementary Assistant Principals for Curriculum, the Middle School Assistant Principal for Curriculum, the High School Assistant Principal, and Department Head for the content area being addressed. The Curriculum Task Force will meet at least four times per year. The Curriculum Design Team is made up of a group of designers who are content specialists in the curricular area and they will write the curriculum by determining essential standards, benchmarks, developing pacing guides, and a scope and sequence. Equal representation from every level is important. Much of the curriculum design work will take place during the school day. One parent will participate on a Curriculum Design Team for each content area.
Members of the Curriculum Design Team Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Personnel High School Department Head Grade 9 - 10 Teacher Grade 11 – 12 Teacher 1 Special Education Teacher Middle School Assistant Principal Grade 7/8 Teacher Grade 5/6 Teacher 1 Special Education Teacher Elementary Assistant Principal for Curriculum & Instruction Grade 3/4 Teacher Grade K-2 Teacher 1 Special Education Teacher Elementary Assistant Principal for Curriculum & Instruction Grade 3/4 Teacher Grade K-2 Teacher 1 Special Education Teacher

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K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Plan: 2006-2007

Goal	Action Steps	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline	Indicators for Accomplishments
Create a K-12 standards based math curriculum	Stage 1 1.1. Set dates for design teams and Curriculum Task Force. 1. 2. Recruit teachers to participate on mathematics curriculum design teams	1.1 & 2. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Principals Assistant Principals	1.1 & 2 September 12, 2006	Completed math curriculum document
	Stage 2 2.1. Curriculum Task Force meets to review MCAS data, research in Mathematics, and current curriculum/ efforts pursued during 2005-2006. Curriculum writing plan is explained & discussion on curriculum vision	2.1. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Assistant Principals Department Heads 2.1, 3.1 & 3.2 Curriculum Design Team	2.1 October 18, 2006 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	Stages 2 & 3 2.1. Design Team meets to review MCAS data, research in Mathematics, and current curriculum/ efforts pursued during 2005-2006 & discussion on vision 3.1. Design Team meets to generate a list of standards for each grade level for mathematics. 3.2. Design Teams will prioritize Standards & determine Essential standards		2.1, 3.1 & 3.2 November 16, 2006 December 7, 2006 Full Days
	3.3. Task Force will meet to review progress & organize grade-level discussions on essential standards as well as preparation for the January 23, all school release for vertical articulation to determine agreement	3.3. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Assistant Principals Math Department Head	3.3.December 14, 2006 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	3.4.Grade-Level Discussions 3.5. Vertical Articulation	3.4 & 5 Design Team (lead teachers through process)	3.4 January 9 (MS/Elementary) 3.4 January 16 (Elementary) 3.5 January 23, 2006
	3.6. Design Team establishes quarterly grade-level (Sept., Dec., Feb., May)benchmarks that support align with essential standards	3.6. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Design Team	3.6. February 8 & 13, 2006 – 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	3.7. Task Force reports to Curriculum Administrative Team	3.7 & 8 Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Personnel Task Force	3.7. February 14, 2006
	3.8. Task Force meets to prepare document of Essential Standards and Benchmarks & plan for grade level discussions		3.8 March 8, 2006 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	3.9. Grade-level discussions focus on the draft of Essential Standards and Benchmarks document	3.9Design Teams	3.9. March 19, 2006 – HS in Department Meeting April 10, 2006 – Elementary & Middle School – 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	3.10. Recruit Mathematics Curriculum Design Team for 2007-2008 School Year	3.10 Principals Assistant Principals Department Head of Mathematics	3.10 May 2007
	3.11. Design Team meets to prepare document	3.11. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Design Team	3.11. June 12, 2006 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	3.12. Final document is prepared for Curriculum Administration Team	3.12 & 13. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Task Force	3.12 June 21, 2006 – 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	3.13. Present final document to Administrative Council on June 27, 2006		3.14. June 27, 2006
	3.14 Discusses appropriate professional development for the 2007-2008 school year	3.14. Curriculum Administrative Team	3.15. June 27, 2006
	3.15. Design Team determine essential questions & unpack standards to arrive at common understandings of concepts and what will be taught – in preparation to work with grade-levels.	3.15 Director of Curriculum & Instruction Design Team	June 28 & 29, 2006 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Expanded curriculum document that includes essential questions, common benchmark assessments.
	3.16. Task Force meets to prepare for benchmark assessments.	Director of Curriculum & Instruction Task Force	September 2007
	3.17. Grade – level discussions occur on determining common assessments for benchmarks	Design Team Grade Level Math Teachers	October, 2007
	4.1 Implementation of Math Curriculum	4.1. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Principals Assistant Principals Department Head of Mathematics Teachers	4.1. September 2007	Lesson Plans Observations Teacher Evaluations
	4.2 Implement appropriate professional development	4.2. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Principals Assistant Principals Department Head of Mathematics	4.2. September 2007
	4.3 Grade-level discussion on common units	4.3 Design Team	4.3. October - November 2007
	4.4 Grade-level discussions on benchmark assessments and selection of appropriate resources to support curriculum	4.4. Design Team (lead teachers)	4.4.October 2007

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K-12 English, Language, Arts Curriculum Plan

Create a K-12 English Language Art curriculum	1.1. Set dates for design teams and Curriculum Task Force.	1 & 2. Curriculum Administrative Team	1.1. September 12, 2006	Completed ELA curriculum document
	1. 2. Recruit teachers to participate on ELA curriculum design teams		1.2. October, 2006
	1.3. Curriculum Task Force meets to review MCAS data, research in ELA, and current curriculum/ efforts pursued during 2005-2006. Curriculum writing plan is explained & discussion on curriculum vision	1.3. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Assistant Principal Department Head of English	1.3. June 7, 2007 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM
	1.4. Design Team meets to review MCAS data, research in ELA, and current curriculum/ efforts pursued during 2005-2006 & discussion on vision	4. Director of Curriculum & Instruction Middle School Assistant Principal Cedar Assistant Principal Center/Sylvester Assistant Principal Department Head of English 1 teacher from each lower grade & upper grade per school; 1 grade 9 and 10 English teacher	5, & 6. June 26, 27, and 28 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	1.5. Design Team meets to generate a list of standards for each grade level for mathematics.
	1.6. Design Teams will prioritize Standards & determine Essential standards

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