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CURRICULUM UPDATE

LARKSPUR-CORTE MADERA SCHOOL DISTRICT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS UPDATE

• PD ELD – Academic Conversations – all sites
• Pilot intervention Membean – ELD
• Three days Calkins training
• Adoption Committee formed and reviewing curriculum including Calkins
• ELD Action Plan

MATH ACTION PLAN

• Department Release Time for planning and articulation
• Jo Boaler with Eileen Smith ( three sessions)
• Eileen Smith Workshops K-8 (two sessions)
• Math/Science Cohort #2 Middle School Leads
• Aleks Intervention training and implementation with 65 students
• Parent Math Night
• 80% of math classes held in the morning
• Average class size for Math 25.25 (16-17)
• Pilot debrief and possible recommendation ( Jan 27)

SCIENCE ACTION PLN

• Science and Math Cohort #2 Middle School – county professional development
• Foss Curriculum 6th grade
• Transition to NGSS
• Use of CST text, Oakland NGSS aligned curriculum, supplemental
• SBE adopted Science Framework, posted January, available published in July 17
• Teachers common planning 2x week/review new framework
• Teachers plan for piloting new state approved curriculum when available

VAPA ACTION PLAN

• Site Art T

eams as needed

• SPARK dollars to enhance integration
• Arts Integration 101 with new teachers
• Mentors for Elem Art T

eacherrs

• Creative Café’s at Middle School
• Middle School presentation at National Arts Conferences
• Arts highly engaging
• Music T

eachers articulate mapping for standards K-8