Regional School Unit 40
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
    
Learning is Life Long


Christina Wotton, Assistant Superintendent:  207-785-2277 ext. 235 or email Christina_Wotton@msad40.org

RSU 40 seeks to thoughtfully, effectively, and collaboratively plan and implement curriculum, instruction, and assessment that is horizontally and vertically aligned to a shared set of district-wide learning goals, guided by the Understanding by Design framework.
 

Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

Goal 1: Student Achievement
Increase the achievement of all students.
Objective 1 – Curriculum: Thoughtfully, effectively, and collaboratively plan and implement curriculum, instruction, and assessment that is horizontally and vertically aligned to a shared set of district-wide learning goals, guided by the Understanding by Design framework.
 
Strategy 1		 Implement an agreed-upon framework based on the Understanding by Design model to identify learning expectations and to provide continuity for curriculum development.
Section 4.02.E.2.c; E.8; Section  5.01
 
Strategy 2		 Design or select common assessments aligned with the district’s learning expectations and transfer goals.
Section 4.02.E.2.e; Section 5.02; 5.03
 
Strategy 3		 Design instructional units that provide learning experiences aligned with the learning expectations and transfer goals.
 
Strategy 4		 Implement a software program that tracks and communicates the learning expectations and long-term goals for each student PreK-12.
Section 5.04

Objective 2 – Professional Development: Provide professional development time and support to plan, monitor and adjust instruction to impact student learning.
 
Strategy 1		 Ensure that time is provided for professional learning communities to meet.
 
 
Strategy 2		 Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) focus on four essential questions:
  • What do we want students to understand, know and be able to do?
  • How will we know when they have learned it?
  • How will we respond when some students don’t learn?
  • How will we respond when some students already know it?
 
Strategy 3		 Monitor and support PLC work to ensure a focus on learning, a collaborative culture and a focus on results.
 
Strategy 4		 Provide embedded professional development to support the personal learning and growth of all staff.
 
Strategy 5		 Consider additional teacher days for planning and in-service professional development.
 
Objective 3 – Resources: Provide resources needed to support teaching and learning in all buildings in terms of staff, professional learning, teaching materials, and system structures.
 
Strategy 1		 Provide necessary instructional and library media resources to support teaching and learning.
Section 4.02.E.4
 
Strategy 2		 Provide necessary staffing/personnel as recommended by the Maine Department of Education (Chapter 125).
Section 4.02.E.3; Section 7.02; Section 8; Section 9
 
Strategy 3		 Procure technology tools and services that support student achievement objectives as outlined in the District Learning Technology Plan.
Section 9.03.C
 
Strategy 4		 Provide multiple pathways to support teaching and learning.
Section 4.02.E.2.a, b; 4.02.E.9
Strategy 5 Implement Response to Intervention (RTI) processes for all schools.
Section 4.02.E.2.a, b
 

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