Resources to help schools design, document, and regularly review their curriculum to ensure alignment, consistency, and long-term sustainability. These tools are especially useful for small schools developing or strengthening their written curriculum.
Curriculum design is the process of defining what students should learn, when they should learn it, and how learning progresses across grade levels. For small schools, curriculum design must be clear, documented, and realistic given staffing and scheduling constraints.
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Approaches to Curriculum Design
Explanation documents
Any philosophy/framework documents
A written curriculum helps ensure consistency across grade levels and reduces the impact of staff turnover. Documentation should clearly outline learning objectives, units of study, and progression from one grade to the next.
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Written curriculum templates
Scope & sequence templates
Curriculum mapping templates
Documentation examples
Curriculum should be reviewed on a regular cycle to ensure it remains aligned with standards, reflects best practice, and meets the needs of students. A multi-year review cycle makes this process manageable for small schools.
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Curriculum review cycle templates
Multi-year review plan
Program review tools
Small schools must carefully choose curriculum programs and resources to ensure they are sustainable, aligned with standards, and appropriate for multi-grade or small class settings.
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Program selection tools
Resource adoption frameworks
Program evaluation tools
Use of Materials
These resources are provided for AISA member schools for internal school use and adaptation. If you adapt or share these materials, please acknowledge the AISA Small Schools Resource Hub. Materials may not be sold or publicly redistributed without permission.