Welcome to the Newburyport Public Schools
Curriculum Pages
Putting the Pieces Together
Curriculum
As Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction I welcome you to the Newburyport Public Schools curriculum pages. Curriculum development in Newburyport is a collaborative process.
Curriculum Development
During our nine early release days teachers are involved in a curriculum and assessment process in which we determine learning benchmarks (what we want the students to know and be able to do) for each subject area, at each grade level. The learning benchmarks are based on the most essential state standards and lead us to the development of common formative and summative assessments. We have started the work of realigning our current curriculum maps to the new Common Core Standards.
Curriculum Maps
Currently we use curriculum maps as a tool to articulate the curriculum development process and to serve as a guide for curriculum, instruction and assessment. The maps should be working documents that are continuously being refined.
TechPath Curriculum Mapping Software
The curriculum mapping software enables collaboration and analysis of our curriculum maps. Every teacher and administrator has an account in Tech Path.
The Curriculum Advisory Board leaders (CAB) support their Professional Learning Community throughout the school year as their teams work through the curriculum development process.
Continuous Improvement
Once we have reached consensus about what we want our students to know and be able to do, and how we assess their learning, we delve into the process of examining student work. Student progress or lack of significant progress, will inform our instruction. We use the data to make data driven decisions about our curriculum and instructional practices and have the information necessary for continuous improvement.
The Current Newburyport Public Schools Curriculum Continuum
The navigation pane on the left can be used to view current maps
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
abik@newburyport.k12.ma.us
Phone 978-465-4455
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