Early Childhood
Core Beliefs
All students must have access to grade-level content with appropriate scaffolds and support to meet their needs.
All students deserve a safe and supportive learning environment with nurturing adults that foster shared control and student choice.
Students need to see themselves represented in the classroom, have a predictable schedule and an organized classroom that is clearly labeled,
Students learn through exploration, problem solving, and play! Adults must be actively involved playing and talking with students at their eye level, ALL DAY!
Tier 1 Curricular Expectations
Consistent implementation of high-quality instructional materials is the first step toward ensuring every student's success. It is expected that schools and classrooms use the following materials as the foundations of classroom instruction:
PreKindergarten:
Comprehensive State Approved High Scope Curriculum
Small Group Pacing Guide Lessons for ELA, Math, SEL, Social Studies, and Science
Emergent Literacy Skills through the Small Group ELA Lessons
Large Group Lessons
Pyramid Model for Social Emotional Learning
6 Steps for Problem Solving
Core Instructional Actions
The Core Instructional Actions below are high-leverage, research-based strategies that will support student achievement in this discipline. This is not an exhaustive list, but a prioritized one - they are actions and strategies we expect teachers to implement in class with students.
Core Student Practices
The Core Student Practices identified below delineate the most important disciplinary practices in which we believe students should be engaged. They are actions, practices, and types of thinking that we should see evidence of students doing in class on a regular basis.