Tools & Inspiration

This insightful guide explores the essential strategies every curriculum leader should master to drive meaningful curricular improvement. Whether you're new to the role or a seasoned director, you'll find actionable advice on aligning standards, involving teacher leaders, and building a coherent curriculum. 

We've included checklists to start and end the year for your districtwide decision-making council, Subject Area Committees, teachers, and administrators.  

Assess your districtwide curriculum management processes using this self-evaluation, set up as a rubric, as a guide to see where your needs may be the most pressing.

A challenge educators face when starting a new process is to show their staff that it will not be replaced in the next year or two. Our Long-Range Plan allows your team to set curriculum, assessment, and instructional goals for the next ten years. Be sure to weigh factors such as data, fiscal plans, and historical allocations of funding and effort.