Curriculum & Instructional Support

Overview

Curriculum & Instructional Support is committed to academic achievement for every child in every school. As we raise academic standards, setting clear and consistent expectations for students, we are also transforming our schools and the ways we with students.

Goals

Curriculum & Instructional Support leads research-based best practices; provides professional development; delivers services and resources to school communities; facilitates creative problem solving; and advocates for and advances equity, access and rigor in learning. Our primary goals include:

• Ensuring high quality professional learning centered on research-based best practices
• Supporting programs, services, and curricula so they are consistently and equitably implemented across the district
• Improving student achievement
• Ensuring that all resources are equitably allocated based on student needs
• Creating internal systems and advocating for other systems that support effective service delivery

Current Initiatives

We are partnered with community members, schools and other departments to meet District goals. Some of our larger initiatives, which are directly related to our primary goals, include:

• Curriculum Alignment in High School Science and Social Studies
• Implementation of a 7 year textual materials adoption cycle
• Strengthen instruction through consistent use of identified High Leverage Teaching Moves.
• Identifying and developing well researched academic interventions.
• Implementing a Professional Development plan with required courses for all professional staff.

Contact Information

• Shauna Heath - Executive Director, Curriculum and Instructional Support  
• Carri Campbell, Visual/Performing Arts Program Manager
  (206) 252-0188
• Dan Gallagher, Science Program Manager
  (206) 252-0062 
• Lori Dunn, Physical Ed and Health Literacy Program Manager
  (206) 252-0839
• Paul Robb, Professional Development Program Manager
  (206) 252-0235
• Kathleen Vasquez, Literacy/ Social Studies Program Manager
  (206) 252-0234
• Janet Zombro, Mathematics Program Manager
  (206) 252-0992