Curriculum

Administration

Curriculum and Assessment Documents

Parents: To understand the report card layout and performance indicators that will be used for all students in grades 1-5, please study our Elementary Report Card Format.

Writing in the Elementary Grades: To facilitate understanding of the assessment of elementary writing projects, teachers have developed rubrics that assess your child's writing using 6 essential standards. These standards can be studied in the writing curriculum link below. In addition, teachers have posted "Anchor Papers" that demonstrate actual student writing and the performance indicators given under each essential standard. You can use these "anchor papers" to help your child understand how to improve writing skills.

Introduction to Writing Prompts and Anchor Papers
Writing Rubrics
Anchor Papers
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5

Districtwide Elementary Curriculum Documents

Massachusetts Cuurriculum Frameworks

A District Curriculum Renewal Cycle was adopted in the spring of 2009 to facilitate curriculum resource planning.

Homework Guidelines

The North Andover Public School Department recognizes that there is a very high correlation between academic achievement and the amount of time, energy and effort a student spends working on class work assigned by the classroom teacher. The school department believes that homework is part of a total instructional experience and, as an extension of the classroom, is intended to enrich and extend the student initiative. To that end, Homework Guidelines have been developed.

Non-Discrimination Policy

The North Andover Public School District does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran’s status, military service, age, marital status, genetic information, handicap or on any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance. The policy governs all aspects of employment, including training selection, job assignment, compensation, advancement, workforce reduction or transfer, leaves of absence, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

The North Andover Public School District is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, the North Andover Public School District expects that all relationships among employees and students will be free of bias, prejudice and harassment.