Part of being an effective school leader is ensuring the programs of study are coherent and prepare students for success. You will lead the school’s efforts in developing, implementing, and evaluating curricula, instructional practices, and assessments.
Over the three tasks for this assessment, you will use eight of the nine steps of curricular evaluation. For this task, Task 1, you will complete the first two steps of the curricular evaluation process for programs of study: establish project parameters and orient for mastery. Task 2 and Task 3 will cover the remaining steps.
The documents in the attachments section compose a rich case study similar to the type of information you would have access to as a principal when conducting a curriculum evaluation. You may not need to use each of these attachments in every task, although some attachments are required for this task. However, collectively, the attachments will give you a broad scenario to analyze, and individually, the attachments will help inform thoughtful responses to real-world situations.
SCENARIO
You are the principal of West Oak Cove Elementary School. You have been asked by district leadership to evaluate the curricula, instructional practices, and assessments for the school math program over the next school year as part of a district program evaluation. You are currently focusing on the fourth-grade math curriculum based on the Illinois Common Core State Standards.
A. Discuss the project parameters for the curriculum evaluation process by doing the following:
1. Identify key factors for student subgroups that indicate a need for a curriculum evaluation, using the data in the attached “Curriculum Guide Excerpt,” “Curriculum Map,” “Needs Assessment,” and “School Report Card.” Justify how the factors support the need for the curriculum evaluation process to continue.
2. Identify key stakeholder groups you would include in the curriculum development team (CDT) and their respective roles. Justify their inclusion and roles in the curriculum evaluation process.
B. Discuss the plan to orient faculty and staff who will be affected by the potential changes caused by the curriculum evaluation process by doing the following:
1. Identify staff who will participate in the curriculum evaluation orientation and their respective roles. Justify their inclusion and roles in the curriculum evaluation orientation.
2. Explain the concepts and processes you would include in the curriculum evaluation orientation that would effectively orient the staff members identified in part B1 to the curriculum evaluation process discussed in part A.
C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
