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Curriculum

This policy ensures systematic curriculum development, revision, and implementation at a high level in the Wauwatosa School District. It involves input from educators, parents, principals, and the community, with the goal of providing students with a rigorous and age-appropriate learning-centered curriculum. The policy utilizes a Curriculum Council and Content Teams to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of the curriculum. The use of BYOC (Bring Your Own Curriculum) platform facilitates communication and collaboration across the district. The policy also includes periodic review and revision cycles for continuous improvement in key subject areas.

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Curriculum

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  1. Curriculum Wauwatosa School District

  2. Educators cannot sit back and wait for others to act. They must do what only they can do – namely, ensure that every child who enters school leaves with a solid education and the skills and confidence to do something with it. Charlotte Danielson 2002

  3. What Is Curriculum It is the expectations for student learning embodied in the school learning objectives, programs, and course offerings, and translates the state and district standards into a sequence series of statements about what students will learn through their school experiences. Charlotte Danielson 2002

  4. Purpose For Policy • The purpose of this policy is to create a structure that will ensure continued systematic curriculum development, revision, and implementation at a high level.

  5. This Policy Ensures: • Our professionals continue to utilize their talents and knowledge in curriculum development, revision, and implementation. • Our major stakeholders have a voice in curriculum development, revision, and implementation. • Our students will continue to learn at high levels with rigorous, age appropriate, learning centered curriculum.

  6. Who Are The Players • Curriculum Council • 4 Secondary Teachers • 4 Elementary Teachers • 1 Special Education Teacher • 1 Specialist • 3 Parents (1 each level) • 3 Principals (1 each level) • 1 Community at Large • Supervisor of Student Learning Committee will be chaired by Director of Student Learning

  7. Who Are The Players • Content Teams • Team Leader (Teacher) • Principal • JK-2 Rep • 3-5 Rep • 6-8 Rep • 9-12 Rep • Special Ed Rep • Outside Specialist(s) • Reading Specialist • Social/Psy/Guidance

  8. Curriculum Council Content Teams Guide Develop

  9. Curriculum council Sets direction and goals Gives feedback to content teams Oversees implementation Approves curriculum changes Makes recommendations to the Superintendent How Do They Operate

  10. Content Teams Develop, implement, review, revise, and evaluate curriculum Identify Key Concepts/Benchmarks, assessments, and appropriate staff development Take input from curriculum specialists Give feedback to council Continuous improvement How Do They Operate

  11. Curriculum Council Meeting monthly Members serve for three years 2/3 of committee will remain constant from year to year 1/3 of members will be replaced Content Teams Meet five times per year or more if needed Lead by Content Team Leaders and Supervisor of Student Learning Will vary in size based upon yearly need Report to the Council monthly More On Operations

  12. How Does BYOC Fit • BYOC will be used as our electronic curriculum vehicle. It will replace the three-ring binders housed in the office of Student Learning. • Provides a platform for our learning community to communicate and share curriculum. • Provides opportunities for instructional sharing and collaboration across the district.

  13. Means To Communicate Curriculum

  14. The BYOC Piece Provides: • Uniformed curriculum format across all content areas. • State Standards/National/World • Local Key Concepts/Benchmarks • Courses • Units • Topics • Activities and Concepts

  15. Periodic Review • A curriculum cycle will be utilized. • Phase I – Development • Phase 2 – Implementation • Phase 3 – Review • Phase 4 – Revise • Phase 5 - Evaluation

  16. Core Areas For Review • Communicative Arts, Family and Consumer Ed. • Mathematics, Tech Ed., Business • Science and Health • Social Studies and World Languages • Art, Music, Physical Education, and Guidance

  17. Food For Thought • Understand that the district is operating differently than it has in the past. This creates uncertainty and discourse within our learning community and gives us a golden opportunity to stretch our organization.

  18. Real leadership – the kind that surfaces conflict, challenges long-held beliefs, and demands new ways of doing things – causes pain. And when people feel threatened, they take aim at the person pushing for change. Heifetz and Linsky 2002 • We must respond effectively to the risks, so that we can celebrate our efforts.

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