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 Commitment
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Built
on the premise that we must strive for continuous improvement, our
instructional program has undergone a complete redesign over the last
several years. With input from the major stakeholder groups, the following
three components were developed and used to build the instructional
program. They are evaluated and updated regularly.
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KEY CURRICULUM TERMS |
Document-Based
Questions
(DBQ),
Grade
5
Social
Studies
Exam
Fifth
graders
are
required
to
take
a
statewide
social
studies
exam.
As
they
start
to
prepare,
parents
will
begin
to
hear
the
term
"DBQ"
more
frequently
as
it
relates
to
this
exam.
DBQ,
or
document
based
questions,
require
students
to
write
an
essay
based
on
information
gathered
from
various
documents.
Students
must
identify
and
explore
events
or
issues
by
examining,
analyzing
and
evaluating
information
typically
used
by
social
scientists
and
historians.
The
New
York
state
test
may
contain
up
to
8
documents
including:
- charts/graphs
- maps
- cartoons
- photographs
- eyewitness
accounts
- historical
passages
- artwork/poetry
- artifacts
To
achieve
the
highest
level
of
success
on
the
exam,
student
essays
should:
- Answer
all
aspects
of
the
task
by
using
the
given
documents
and
perhaps
outside
relevant
information
related
to
the
documents.
- Consistently
use
accurate
data.
- Develop
ideas
fully
using
such
supporting
evidence
as
examples,
reasons,
details,
explanations
and
generalizations
that
are
relevant
and
appropriate.
- Demonstrate
a
logical
plan
of
organization
and
coherence
in
the
development
of
ideas.
- Consistently
expresses
ideas
clearly.
Here
are
just
a
few
samples
of
what
children
should
be
able
to
do
for
the
5th
grade
social
studies
exam:
-
Describe
the
purpose
of
latitude
and
longitude
and,
using
a
world
map
or
a
globe,
identify
the
absolute
location
of
some
specific
places.
-
Cite
specific
examples
from
anywhere
in
the
world
to
illustrate
environmental
issues
(e.g.
deforestation,
air
pollution)
-
Explain
how
the
physical
environment
has
affected
the
way
people
live
in
your
community
(e.g.
how
has
it
influenced
choices
of
building
materials,
housing
styles
and
types
of
vegetation
grown?)
Early Literacy Profile,
grades
K-2
The Early
Literacy Profile (ELP) is the district wide assessment used with our K-2
students. Using the ELP allows teachers to assess student development
in the areas of reading and writing. Depending on the grade level,
students are administered the assessment anywhere from 2 to 4 times a
year. By administering the ELP multiple times throughout a year,
teachers are able to monitor student progress and base instruction on
the needs of their students.
Components
of the ELP are: identification of letters and sounds,
identification of high frequency word, reading a short
story, student generated retell of the story read, and
writing samples.
Teachers
record information on a summary sheet which provides
future teachers with a picture of the student, as a
learner of English language arts. |
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RESOURCES
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Click
here
for links to educational sites, web research techniques, curriculum sites
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STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
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Click
here for
the NYS report card for the district and individual
schools and the districts performance report |
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ELEMENTARY
CURRICULUM GUIDES FOR PARENTS |
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Click here for K-5 curriculum guides for ELA, Social
Studies, Science and Math. |
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Academically
gifted learners |
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Programs for academically gifted learners |
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Math
acceleration procedures |
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GLOSSARY
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Click here for an explanation of some of the terms you may be hearing from
your child or your child's teacher (i.e. DBQs, Early Literacy
Profile, etc.) |
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