Curriculum and Instruction supports student learning when it is intentionally planned and delivered to be important, focused, engaging, demanding, and scaffolded.  This category seeks to ensure there is commitment to and practice of defining learning targets for students, then intentionally planning for and using a variety of instructional strategies so EVERY student is challenged.  There are three elements in Curriculum and Instruction: Curriculum, Instructional Planning, and Instructional Practice (adapted from Carol Ann Tomlinson).
STRENGTH AREAS 

2018-2019 SSR Strength Areas ("Practice" or "Impact")
  • Elementary Level
    • ​Curriculum: Curriculum is written and aligned so there are no gaps or unnecessary overlaps and represents important and demanding understandings and processes.
    • Instructional Planning: Planning is aligned to curriculum that is important and demanding. (the WHAT is defined)
    • Instructional Planning: Intentional planning for delivery of instruction is focused, engaging, and scaffolded.  (The HOW)
    • Instructional Planning: Instructional planning includes reflection on effectiveness of instruction.  (the HOW)
    • Instructional Planning: Systems are in place to plan for and ensure instructional supports for specific learning needs.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are demanding, and important, and ensure transfer of learning.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are engaging.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are focused.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are scaffolded.
  • Secondary Level
    • ​Curriculum: Curriculum is written and aligned so there are no gaps or unnecessary overlaps and represents important and demanding understandings and processes.
    • Instructional Planning: Planning is aligned to curriculum that is important and demanding. (the WHAT is defined)
    • Instructional Planning: Intentional planning for delivery of instruction is focused, engaging, and scaffolded.  (The HOW)
    • Instructional Planning: Instructional planning includes reflection on effectiveness of instruction.  (the HOW)
    • Instructional Planning: Systems are in place to plan for and ensure instructional supports for specific learning needs.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are demanding, and important, and ensure transfer of learning.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are engaging.
    • Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are focused.
    • ​Instructional Practice: Instructional practices are scaffolded.
GROWTH AREAS
2018-2019 SSR Growth Areas ("Awareness" or "Commitment")
  • ​None noted in 2018-2019