Curriculum & Assessment

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Ensuring curriculum alignment vertically & horizontally.

Curriculum & Assessment  

   Focus

The Curriculum Department contributes to the mission of the district by:

  • Coordinating and facilitating the adoption of research-based, state endorsed K-12 curricular materials through staff committees.

  • Ensuring curriculum alignment vertically K-12 and horizontally within courses and grade levels.

  • Providing training and opportunities for staff to develop curriculum.

  • Coordinating staff collaboration district-wide in content areas. 


The Assessment Department contributes to the mission of the district by:

  • Coordinating State and Federally mandated assessments and facilitating support for the individual needs of teachers and students.

  • Ensuring district's compliance of testing regulations.

  • Providing training for proctors and staff in test administration.

  • Providing assessment data to administrators, teachers, and parents.

  • Submitting accurate student demographics to testing vendors to ensure 100% participation of testing population.

Common Core

Assessment

Contacts

David Pickard

David Pickard
Curriculum & Assessment Director
dpickard@mdsd.org

David Pickard

Ginger Hughes
Central Services Secretary
ghughes@mdsd.org