Curriculum and Instruction

Welcome to the Learning Services Department page. The following are the services the department provides.

1.  Curricular Resource Review and Development

• Review and selection of curricular resources
• Curricular resource program evaluations/review cycles
• Curriculum mapping and pacing guides
• Atlas curriculum management system
• New course proposals
• C.R.E.A.T.E. Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Advisory Committees

2. Teacher Support and Training

• Professional learning scheduling and facilitation
• State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH)
• Instructional coaching
• English Language Learners instructional framework and support
• Teacher mentoring 
• Mentoring Task Force
• Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
• Cultivating Continuous Improvement team (CCI)
  • LEO Literacy
  • EPIC+ Math

3.  Materials and Resources

• Supplying instructional resources - kits and lesson aids
• Selecting textbooks

4.  Instructional Technology

• Digital tools requests and vetting
• Technology integration into classrooms and instruction
• COPPA compliance
• AI Task Force

5.  Assessment and Data

• Testing scheduling, timelines, and expectations
• Management of district data systems
• Professional learning in data literacy
• Support instructional staff with Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
• Systems of Support (SOS) meetings for building administration

6.  Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

• Oversight of MTSS structures spanning academic, behavior, social-emotional learning, & attendance domains
• MTSS handbook
• Interventions oversite and evaluation for effectiveness
• Leading data teams
• Manage alignment with Michigan Department of Education 31a guidelines
• Data-informed decision making to inform the Michigan Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP)

7.  Grant Writing and Administration

• Consolidated App
• Literacy grants
• Mentoring grants
• Robotics grants

8. Specialty Programs

• Career and Technical Education
• Work-Based Learning
• Dual Enrollment
• Advanced Placement
• DECA
• Robotics