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