Curriculum & Instruction

Uinta County School District # 1 is committed to providing a rigorous and relevant educational experience for students that ensures all students will learn at high levels. Our curriculum and instruction encompasses the academic, social and emotional needs of each child. Our ultimate goal is to graduate students that are prepared for success in college, careers and life.

Our district is committed to providing a learning environment in each school that is highly reliable. A high reliable school “monitors the effectiveness of critical factors within the system and immediately takes action to contain the negative effects of any errors that occur.” (Marzano, 2014) We are committed to developing in each school the following factors that positively influence student achievement:  high, clear, shared goals; real-time, understandable, comprehensive data systems; collaborative environments; flexibility; formalized operating procedures; a focus on best practices and expertise; rigorous teacher performance; and clean, safe, well-functioning campuses.

Our district believes in continuous improvement that brings about student success through the development of guaranteed and viable curriculum, effective instruction, student supports, assessment analysis, job-embedded professional development, and effectively implemented federal/state programs.

It is the goal of UCSD#1 to collaboratively work with students, staff, and parents to provide an exceptional educational opportunity for every student that places them on the pathway to excellence.

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    Curriculum Development

    Uinta County School District #1 Curriculum Development

    UCSD #1 has is in a continuous process of curriculum review and design. We adhere to the cyclical review process as outlined by the state through the standards review and adoption process. We systematically evaluate our current curriculum, revising it as needed to more fully align with Wyoming standards and to ensure that our students graduate well prepared for success in college, the military, careers and life.

    A long range plan for curriculum development has been created, is reviewed periodically, and is updated as needed to align with the Wyoming Content Standards timeline as well as input from teachers at the building level.

    Development of Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

    Curriculum is a specific blueprint for learning that is derived from content and performance standards. Curriculum takes content and shapes it into a plan for effective teaching and learning. It is a specific plan with identified lessons and an appropriate form and sequence for directing learning. (Wiggins, 2012)

    UCSD #1 has committed to being certified as a district with High Reliability Schools as per the work being by the the Marzano group. That certification process involves the implementation of Professional Learning Communities, effective teaching in all classrooms and the establishment of guaranteed and viable curriculum. Our commitment is to be certified Level 1 Safe and Collaborative; Level 2 Effective Teaching in every classroom; and Level 3 Guaranteed and viable curriculum by 2023.

    UCSD #1 adheres to the tenants of professional learning communities as we develop guaranteed and viable curriculum in each content area. The curriculum planning process is inclusive and individual teachers are involved in the process from the determination of essential/priority standards; to unwrapping standards; to the development of proficiency scales; to development of common assessments; to planning for specific interventions for students that have and have not learned at a proficient level. Curriculum unit development is inclusive and brings teachers together through a guided process in the development of cohesive unit plans in each of the content areas.

    Specific Curricular Areas (Curriculum & Resources):

    • Career & Technical Education
    • Computer Science
    • Language Arts
    • Fine Arts
    • Foreign Language
    • Mathematics
    • Media
    • PE
    • Science
    • Social Studies
    • Wellness (Guidance, Health, and Physical Education)

    Additional curriculum work for technology literacy is on hold, pending state development and approval of computer science standards.

    UCSD #1 Curriculum Development Process

    Standards

    Wyoming Content and Performance Standards

    Uinta County School District #1 adheres to state standards in all subjects, including the core areas of language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. We offer instruction in art, career/technical programs, foreign language, music, media, technology and physical education.

    Wyoming Content and Performance Standards serve several purposes. Standards outline and describe what students need to know and be able to do by the end of course and or grade level. The standards serve as an outline of the knowledge, concepts and skills that each student should acquire so that Wyoming students are college, career, or military ready by the time they graduate from high school. These expectations are communicated to students, parents, educators, and all other Wyoming stakeholders, and provide a common understanding among educators as to what students should learn at particular grades. These standards do not define all that can or should be taught; they simply outline the end-of-year expectations for all student to help create equal opportunities to learn regardless of where the student lives (Wyoming Department of Education website, 2018).

    State law requires that the standard in each content area be reviewed every nine years.

    Visit Wyoming Content & Performance Standards to learn more.

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