Curriculum Revision and Renewal Process

(Revisions are Periodic, Renewal is Ongoing)

Evaluation and Research

A. Evaluate Performance Data and Existing Indicators of Success – (Revision and Renewal)

B. Research Best Practice, National and State Standards - (Revision Only)

C. Collect and Review Teacher and Public Feedback and Other Relevant Information - (Revision and Renewal)

D. Identify Data Based Improvement Issues (Revision and Renewal)

Planning and Development

A. Prioritize, Categorize (Type/Level) and Align Key Goals for Learning (Revision Only) - What do we want to learn?

B. Build, Improve, and Share Aligned Assessments (Renewal and Revision) - How do we know?

C. Scope and Sequence to Taste (Revision Only) - How do we teach? (Part One)

1. Map Existing Instruction 2. Analyze for Gaps and Redundancies 3. Realign and Reassign

D. Build and Share Teaching Resources and Tasks (Revision and Renewal)- How do we teach? (Part Two)

1. Identify Needed Resources 2. Acquire, Develop and Train

E. Board Adoption (Revision Only)

Implementation

A. Implementation of Changes (Revision and Renewal)

B. Track Results and Impact of Changes (Revision and Renewal)

Revisions will take place every 5-10 years and will take an average of 2 years to complete. Renewals should be ongoing and systemic in every area that has been through this Revision process at least once.

Curriculum Revision and Renewal Process

Planning and Development Process Phase - Step By Step

Planning and Development Phase

A. Prioritize, Categorize (Type/Level) and Align Key Goals for Learning (Revision Only) - What do we want to learn?

Step One: Acquire and review relevant CSDE curriculum framework

Step Two: Create/refine a general Purpose Statement for the curriculum area (Level 1)

Step Three: Create/refine key Goals for Learning (Level 2)

Step Four: Create/refine and align Content Standards and grade appropriate Expected performances (Levels 3 & 4).

B. Build, Improve, and Share Aligned Assessments (Renewal and Revision) - How do we know?

Step One: Create/refine grade appropriate assessment standards for their related Expected Performances (Level 4).

(To be effective, there should be tight alignment between all four levels indicated above.)

Step Two: Ask and answer the following questions:

1. What products or performances are in place that will work with the new assessment framework?

2. How can we integrate the new assessments into our assessment rationale and process?

3. What other assessment issues do we need to address?

C. Scope and Sequence to Taste (Revision Only) - How do we teach? (Part One)

Ask and answer the following questions:

1. Which of the Expected Performances does our current scope and sequence address?

2. Which of the Expected Performances does our current scope and sequence fail to address?

3. Are there obvious instructional gaps or repetitions that need to be addressed?

4. What changes in the scope and sequence need to be made to help teachers lead students to success?

D. Build and Share Teaching Resources and Tasks (Revision and Renewal)- How do we teach? (Part Two)

Ask and answer the following questions:

1. What texts or materials do we have/use that are aligned with these goals?

2. What texts or materials do we need to help our students achieve these standards?

3. What units, projects, or shared experiences could be helpful?

4. What relevant resources outside the classroom community could be helpful?

5. What training or support will our teachers need to effectively implement this curriculum?

E. Board Adoption (Revision Only)