From Deputy Superintendent & Chief of Staff

Dear HCS Staff Member:

The purpose of the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA) Department is to serve and support HCS schools so that every student’s achievement is maximized. Once you have reviewed the mission, vision, and focus areas for the department, I believe you will understand the “why” behind the creation of the CIA Headquarters (HQ) website. As a part of this servant leadership philosophy, we are excited to share all these resources created by our brilliant HCS teachers.

In addition to encouraging you to explore this “one-stop-shop” for staff, I would like to invite you to provide feedback on ways we can enhance this resource. What else would you like to see included in the CIA HQ? Please use the feedback mechanism below (which is also found at the bottom of each curriculum unit) to share your thoughts.

Lastly, the CIA HQ is just one strategy for addressing Superintendent Smith's focus on ensuring a guaranteed and viable curriculum. As Dr. Robert Marzano (2003) shared in What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action, one of the most significant evidence-based principles of school reform is getting our curriculum right. Each school year, we will engage in ongoing conversations about ensuring a guaranteed and viable curriculum, HCS Instructional Priorities, and HCS Power Standards. I encourage you to check this site periodically for new information. 

On behalf of the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, here is to a wonderful school year! Every child...every day...whatever it takes!

John A. Caggiano, Ed.D.

Deputy Superintendent & Chief of Staff

Hampton City Schools