ApprovalPhases

The Social Studies Task Force's recommended curriculum, resources, and professional development plan will follow these steps:

 * 1) Recommendations reviewed by Social Studies and Humanities Teachers
 * 2) Recommendations forwarded by Social Studies Task Force to Admin Team
 * 3) Admin Team adopts (editorial modifications possible); forwarded back to Social Studies and Humanities Task Force if notable changes in intent or content.
 * 4) Ed Programs Office shares adopted curriculum Highlights with Student Programs Committee & School Board
 * 5) Ed Programs announces new curriculum adoption for subsequent year (e.g., Fall 2011).

Remember our Seven-Year Curriculum Management model:
 * **Getting Started**
 * aligning implemented curriculum to new benchmarks
 * piloting cornerstone units
 * documenting "choice" units of study
 * experimenting with new content/themes, supported by recommended Professional Development
 * reconvene task force (once) for revisions as recommended by team/department leaders or principals
 * **Progressing**
 * all of the above
 * Departmental analysis of implemented curriculum, supported by Curriculum Director
 * further experimenting of additional content/themes, supported by recommended Professional Development
 * **Implementing** (full implementation of curriculum and cornerstone assessments)
 * **Mid-Point Review**
 * PK-12 curricular analysis; adaptation as needed
 * Evaluation of primary resources for efficacy and relevance, adaptations as needed
 * **Progressing** - continued implementation with curriculum-aligned innovations)
 * **Expanding** (same as above with emphasis on innovations, begin Research and Evaluation phase
 * **Curriculum Review and Renewal**