2. Curriculum Development
• Pilots may take place to determine the effectiveness of options. When pilots are used
they are carefully evaluated and research-based decisions are made regarding content, scope,
and sequence. This is the stage in which actual curriculum is written. Involvement of staff and
administration is absolutely critical at this stage.
• The foundations of program evaluation should be established during this stage.
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2. Curriculum Development
• Benchmarks for program success and student success indicators have to be established
during the scope and sequence portion of this process and assist us in determining if the
program is working.
• A Curriculum Writing Committee under the direction of the Superintendent and
administrators from each level of education are responsible for completing this task.
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and Development Committee
• a Establishes vision and missions of program May June • b Completes vision and missions of program
SeptemberOctober • c Reviews evaluation data and conclusions
OctoberNovember • d Establishes guidelines for writing of curriculum
OctoberJanuary Scope and Sequence
Identifies content to be taught Identifies units
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and Development Committee
• e Researches instructional materialsprograms JanuaryFebruary • f Identifies, pilots and selects instructional materialsprograms
February • g Recommends implementation budget to the Principal February
• h Proposes and presents new courses to Board when necessary
FebruaryMarch • i Reviews curriculum writing products MarchApril
Reviewsrevises curriculum Coordinates sequence of material
Assures coverage of skills across curriculum and grades Establishes benchmarks for program evaluation
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and Development Committee
• j Assigns curriculum writing tasks MayJune
By units, themes
Identifies, pilots, and recommends materials to support unitscurricula
Teams of teachers write units when appropriate
• h Presents curriculum to staff JuneAugust
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Implementation
This is the stage when the curriculum is put into practice in
classrooms.
• Staff development is the major focus during this stage. Workshops are planned during the
school year andor summer to support the implementation.
• Checkpoints are established to gather feedback from teachers. Adjustments in
implementation and staff development are made along the way.
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4. Curriculum revisions
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