Pomperaug Regional
School District 15
286 Whittemore Road,
P.O. Box 395
Middlebury, CT 06762-0395
203-758-8258

K – 12 CURRICULUM EVALUATION/REVISION CYCLE

 

Content Area

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

Fine Arts:  Music

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Planning

Development



English/Lang. Arts

 

Implementation

 

Planning

 

Development

 

Development

 

1st Year Implementation
(1st Phase)

Social Studies

Implementation

Planning

Planning (continued)

Development

1st Year Implementation

Mathematics

1st Yr Implement.
(1st phase)

1st Yr
Implement.

(2nd phase)

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Library Information

Planning

Development

1st Year Implement.

Implementation

Implementation

Science

Development

1st Yr Implement.
(1st phase)

1st Year Implement.
(2nd phase)

Implementation

Implementation

Fine Arts:  Art

Development

Development

1st Year Implement.

Implementation

Implementation

Health

Development

Development

1st  Yr Implement.

Implementation

Implementation

Physical Education

Planning

1st Yr Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Business& Finance

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Planning

Development

World Language

Development

1st Yr Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Family & Consumer Science

Development

1st Yr Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Technology Education

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

Planning

Development

Computer

Development

Development

1st Year Implement.

Implementation

Implementation

Developm'l Guidance

Implementation

Implementation

Planning

Development

1st Year Implementation

DEFINITIONS OF PHASES

Planning:
  Embraces all the preliminary steps necessary to produce a high quality curriculum: Assessment of current status; Inventory of resources; Collection of model curriculum, state standards, current research, and other instructional materials; Assessment of needs.

Development:
  Encompasses the steps necessary to produce curriculum and identify materials and professional development that will be needed to support curriculum. Summer-1 curriculum writing:  Draft major elements of K-12 curriculum framework; Communicate expectations for 1st year implementation; As appropriate, prepare for field testing/piloting of new materials; Development phase continues throughout the school year.

1st Year Implementation:
  During the first year of implementation, the curriculum is carefully monitored. The strengths of the curriculum are identified as well as any modifications/clarifications that need to be made.  Summer-2 curriculum writing continued:  Refine details of units; Identify performance tasks.

Implementation:
  The period of time that the curriculum will be utilized with minor refinements (based on ongoing feedback) that will be made annually. (3 years)