Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

Please see Massachusetts Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks for information on the following curriculum areas, or click on the curriculum area listed below to download the PDF document from the DOE web site.

• Arts
• English Language Arts
  • Supplement: Grades 3, 5 & 7 Grade Level Standards
• Mathematics
  • Supplement: Grades 3, 5 & 7 Grade Level Standards
• Foreign Languages
• Comprehensive Health
• History and Social Science
• Science and Technology/Engineering
• Recommended Instructional Technology Standards
• English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes
• Supplementary Frameworks documents

For high school curriculum information and course outlines, please see the North Andover Public Schools web site.

Cycles of Curriculum Renewal for North Andover Public Schools

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Planning And Action Steps

For Each Curriculum Renewal Cycle

I.  Program Review and Recommendation Cycle

• Form Curriculum Steering Committee –
  (Membership determined by Superintendent)
• Develop Curriculum Needs Assessment Survey Tool
• Evaluate Current Program and Materials
• Research Current Best Practices
• Advertise/Interview/Hire Consultant
• Develop/Execute Elementary, Middle and High School Renewal Sequences
• Review and Revise North Andover Scope and Sequence
• Prepare Summative Evaluation of Curriculum Program

II.  Pilot Cycle

• Review Pilot Data
• Curriculum Committee Selects Pilot Programs
• Materials Acquired for Pilot Review
• Site Visits of Promising Program Locations
• District Needs Assessment Review
• Create Curriculum Frameworks Alignment Document, as well as Curriculum Guide Revisions
• Create Budget Impact Accounts Report
• Create Program Selection Criteria Evaluation Tool
• Formative Evaluation Feedback to Curriculum Committee
• Form Recommendation – Public Presentations – REPORT OUT
• Summer Curriculum Development Initiative
• Direct Release Time for Professional Development Initiatives
• Training of Line Administrators on Program Components
• Consultant Facilitates Pilot Cycle

III.  Systematic Adoption Cycle (Year 1)

• Purchase of Materials
• Inventory and Dissemination of New Materials
• Consultant Support Workshops
• Vendor Implementation Training
• District Materials Purchased
• Revise North Andover Curriculum Map
• Summer Curriculum Development
• Organize and Support Grade-Level Curriculum Meetings
• Revisions of Completed Curriculum
• Direct Release Time for Professional Development Initiatives
• Encourage Peer Coaching Connections, including New Faculty Training

IV.  Systematic Implementation Cycle (Year 2)

• Professional Development Initiatives Supporting Teachers—(Focus on New Hires)
• Budget Replacement/Consumables Costs
• Curriculum Development:  Expanding Units of Study
• Revise North Andover Curriculum Map (Continuation)
• District Plan for Curriculum Supplementing
• Summer Curriculum Development (Continuation)
• Direct Release Time for Professional Development Initiatives (Continuation)
• Encourage Peer Coaching, including New Faculty Training (Continuation)

V. Systematic Implementation Cycle (Year 3)

• Professional Development:  Supporting Teachers (Continuation)
• Budget Replacement Costs for Consumables
• Curriculum Development Aimed at Expanding Units of Study
• Summer Curriculum Development (Continuation)
• Direct Release Time for Professional Development Initiatives (Continuation)
• Encourage peer Coaching, including New Faculty Training (Continuation)