What is our goal?

What is our goal?

The confluence of these two, a need for greater clarity in the Success Criteria (40-day) and the year-end grade level proficiency (40-week) provided by the state standards, creates a timely opportunity to refine our curriculum. The goal of the refinement is to establish clarity on learning targets and proficiency levels that will allow us to have curriculum maps that provide a framework for designing instruction and intervention to ensure that all students master the 40-day learning targets. A refinement of this nature will support instruction, embed CFA processes and strategies, maintain a curriculum that is consistent across schools (guaranteed) in terms of learning targets and proficiency (viable), and set us up to design common assessments. These three; clear curriculum (this includes aligned materials), instruction (CFA embedded), and assessment (common and aligned with learning targets) form the quintessential supports and tools to see our Instructional Model fulfilled (where all students achieve and grow regardless of need). By way of a metaphor, the graphic shape of the Instructional Model forms a triangle with four tiers (see illustration) designed to progressively focus instruction and interventions for student growth. The geometric shape of a triangle is quintessentially formed by the nature of the angles. Three angles that add to 180˚, where they intersect, a triangle is formed. In a similar manner, where the angles of Clear Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment intersect, the Instructional Model takes shape and makes a visible difference in student achievement and growth. Our goal is to get the angles correct.