Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
The Concord School District offers competency-based education that allows students multiple opportunities to demonstrate success. Instructional and assessment practice are research based, differentiated and rigorous.
Curriculum
Goal 1
Develop consistent competencies K-12.
- Continue to evaluate curriculum for all content areas.
- Establish districtwide committees in content areas to determine instructional materials that aligned with competencies and standards.
- Align curriculum K-12.
- Determine student transition protocols and procedures as they move from grades/schools.
Goal 2
Provide equitable access to curriculum for all students, staff and families.
- Implement Universal Design for Learning, pK-12 to ensure all students have an opportunity to demonstrate “expertise.”
- Incorporate Pathways at the middle school, in grades 6-8.
- Adopt curriculum that reflects cross cultural content.
Goal 3
Establish a process for ensuring that the Concord Regional Technical Center (CRTC) remains innovative in offering students relevant and applicable experiences.
- Develop short and long-term goals for CRTC.
- New – Explore opportunities with NHTI – Concord’s Community College for CRTC and CHS students.
Goal 4
Increase awareness of the impact of social media on students and families.
- Develop competencies in grades K-12 that address social media and digital wellness.
- New – incorporate explicit instruction on digital wellness K-12.
Instruction
Goal 1
Determine and implement common instructional materials across all grade levels/content areas.
- Implement consistent instructional materials that are used uniformly throughout the district.
- Ensure that instructional materials are aligned to standards and address competencies.
Goal 2
Create professional development on research-based best instructional practices, pK-12.
- Implement Universal Design for Learning in all schools.
- Determine professional development needs throughout the district and develop a cycle for ongoing trainings.
Goal 3
Redesign the staff evaluation system to provide targeted expectations for excellence in instruction delivery.
- Finalize redesigned staff evaluation system.
- Create protocols for instructional rounds and walk-throughs as a regular practice in all schools.
Goal 4
Research and design a universal pK program.
- Research current best practices for children, ages 3 & 4.
Assessment
Goal 1
Measure student mastery of content and determine next steps for instruction.
- Develop common formative and summative assessments at all grade levels.
Goal 2
Conduct ongoing data analysis of student performance.
- New - Use data at all levels to analyze student outcomes and make recommendations for interventions.
- Enhance Professional Learning Communities and protocols.
- Develop an annual district report card for the community that identifies yearly progress and needs.
Goal 3
Review and re-write report cards, 6-12.
- Establish grade level teams to review current report cards and identify areas for revision.
- Create grade level and content level teams that will identify competencies/standards for assessments.
Goal 4
Align interventions for special education and at-risk students.
- Continuously evaluate data sets to create programs to meet the needs of a diverse student populations.
- Align assessment and instructional tools to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Implement and continue to evaluate the four-year special education continuous improvement plan.
Align interventions for special education and at-risk students.
- Continuously evaluate data sets to create programs to meet the needs of a diverse student populations.
- Align assessment and instructional tools to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Implement and continue to evaluate the four-year special education continuous improvement plan.