Curriculum

Elementary Curriculum

Elementary schools in Red Wing Public Schools include grades K-4.   The district has two elementary schools. Our grade level buildings include Sunnyside Elementary (K-1) and Burnside Elementary (2-4)


Elementary School Essential Learnings
The Department of Teaching and Learning provides guidance and support for curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Red Wing Public Schools. Red Wing Public Schools’ curriculum is defined by Essential Learnings. Through the review of research on content, instruction, and assessment and the analysis of state and national standards, staff determine core sets of Essential Learnings for each grade level and course. These Essential Learnings represent what students are expected to know and be able to do in each curricular area. For more information about elementary schools and their curricula, call the Department of Teaching and Learning at 651.385.4500.

K-5 Standards

Academic Standards – Grades K-5

Red Wing Public Schools adheres to academic standards set by the Minnesota Department of Education. These are a blend of national and state-developed standards. See the curriculum areas below for more information on specific academic standards. 

English Language Arts Standards 2010

English Language Arts (ELA) are all of the communication and language skills and processes people use every day to receive and send information. We receive information through listening, viewing, and reading, and we send information through writing, speaking, facial expression, body language, and auditory and visual representations. We use language to learn, to question, to share feelings, to help others, to be part of civilization. The ability to use and understand language, both spoken and written, is critical to every aspect of students’ lives.

Students learn and apply knowledge of the English language by gathering, comprehending, evaluating, synthesizing, and reporting information and ideas, by conducting original research in order to answer questions and solve problems, and by analyzing and creating a range of print and non-print texts in old and new media. They also explore the literature of several cultures and historical periods and create their own literature, learning how purpose, audience and cultural perspective impact one’s use of language along the way.

Mathematics Standards 2007

The Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics set the expectations for achievement in mathematics for K-12 students in Minnesota. This document is grounded in the belief that all students can and should be mathematically proficient. All students should learn important mathematical concepts, skills, and relationships with understanding. The standards presented here describe a connected body of mathematical knowledge that is acquired through the processes of problem-solving, reasoning and proof, communication, connections, and representation. The standards are placed at the grade level where mastery is expected with the recognition that intentional experiences at earlier grades are required to facilitate learning and mastery for other grade levels.

The Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics are organized by grade level into four content strands: 1) Number and Operation, 2) Algebra, 3) Geometry and Measurement, and 4) Data Analysis and Probability. Each strand has one or more standards.

Science Standards 2019

The 2019 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Science (Standards) set the expectations for achievement in science for grades K-12 students in Minnesota. The Standards are grounded in the belief that all students can and should be scientifically literate. Scientific literacy enables people to use scientific principles and processes to make personal decisions and to participate in discussions of scientific issues that affect society (NRC, 1996). Graduates should be prepared for career and college opportunities. The Standards describe a connected body of science and engineering knowledge acquired through active participation in science experiences. These experiences include hands-on laboratory activities rooted in science and engineering practices. The Standards are based on current science education found in A Framework for K-12 Science Education (Framework) (NRC, 2012), which emphasize the inclusion within science standards, curriculum, and instruction of three dimensions: Scientific and Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas.

Social Studies Standards 2011

Social Studies is the interdisciplinary study of citizenship and government, economics, geography, history, and other disciplines in the social sciences and humanities in which students develop the content knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to be informed and engaged citizens in the contemporary world. According to the National Council for the Social Studies, the purpose of social studies is to develop civic competence and ‘help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.’

The state uses the diagram below to show the four primary disciplines in social studies curriculum, the substrands of study within each, and the learning skills students will use in the course of their studies.

Specialist | Physical Education Standards 2018

The Minnesota Department of Education adopted the K-12 Academic Standards in Physical Education in 2018. In addition, each school district is required to develop local standards for health education.

Specialist | Arts Standards 2018

The Minnesota Department of Education adopted the K-12 Academic Standards in Art Education in 2018. The interrelationship of artistic knowledge and processes defines artistic literacy. Engaging Students in the Arts can help educators bring arts into the classroom, allowing students to integrate arts with other subject areas.



Source: Minnesota Department of Education Standards, Curriculum and Instruction


Secondary Curriculum

Secondary schools in Red Wing Public Schools include grades 5-12. The district has two secondary schools. Twin Bluff Middle School (Grades 5-7) and 

Red Wing  High School (Grades 8-12).


Middle School and High School Essential Learnings
The Department of Teaching and Learning provides guidance and support for curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Red WIng Public Schools. Red Wing Public Schools’ curriculum is defined by Essential Learnings. Through the review of research on content, instruction, and assessment and the analysis of state and national standards, staff determine core sets of Essential Learnings for each grade level and course. These Essential Learnings represent what students are expected to know and be able to do in each curricular area. For more information about secondary schools and their curricula, call the Department of Teaching and Learning at 651.385.4500.


Academic Standards – Grades 6-12
Red Wing Public Schools adheres to academic standards set by the Minnesota Department of Education. These are a blend of Common Core and state-developed standards. See the curriculum areas below for more information on specific academic standards.

6-12 Standards

  • Arts

  • English Language Arts

  • Health Education

  • Physical Education

  • Mathematics

  • Science

  • Social Studies

  • World Languages