OCPES implements the Common Core State Standards and the GDOE K-12 Content Standards and Performance Indicators. In order to implement this curriculum, our teachers use a wide variety of grade level resource material, content text books and Success For All program material. In order to differentiate and meet the needs of all our learners, our instructional staff incorporate research based teacher practices and strategies.
Using the department’s curriculum maps and our school/grade level/individual assessment data, our grade level teachers develop their priority skills and consensus maps to guide their units and lesson plans.
Please find some useful links and resources below. Also, please feel free to speak with the teachers regarding what skills your child is currently working on or what skills are coming up.
We are partners in your child’s education. We need your help in ensuring your child is feeling successful in school and receiving the support they need in order to achieve academic success.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the curriculum or your child’s progress in their academics, please speak to your child’s teachers. You may also speak with our Principal, Ms. Emily Meno.
Standards-Based Grading
Article - What exactly does an "A" mean?
Article - Standards-Based Grading: The final piece of a comprehensive standards-based system
An Example of a proficiency scale for standards-based grading
This is a helpful article - What is standard based grading?
Standards-Based Grading Initiative (SBGI) Update for Parents
GDOE K-12 Content Standards and Performance Indicators
GDOE (OCPES) Elementary School Performance Report Card
Reading At Home Can Make A Huge Difference
Reading Comprehension Strategies You Can Use At Home
Helping Your Child Comprehend What They Read...
STEM Education (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) OCPES currently has the following kits: K-2nd Sound & Light, 3rd-5th Motion & Matter, 1st-2nd Plants & Animals, 5th-6th Environments
Classroom Instruction That Work Strategies
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Strategies
Chamorro Studies Content Standards and Performance Indicators