Goal 1: Curriculum

Goal 1 will focus on development of the infrastructure for a 21st-century curriculum, with critical thinking and reading key to the focus. Specific areas of attention will involve the vision for the performing arts curriculum, a service-learning program and college counseling.

A first draft of a curricular framework for the 21st century learner is complete, and it includes the themes and skills essential to a 21st century curriculum. This is being developed by the faculty and will guide curricular decisions across all academic disciplines, as well as the creation of a rubric for new courses. This work will be augmented by creating curricular maps of all of the classes we offer. All of these efforts are key steps in reinvigorating our curriculum, and will ensure that curricular offerings across all disciplines and all grades are
regularly updated, sequential from year to year, and delivered consistently and professionally by our faculty. Annemarie Bacich, our Vice Principal for Curriculum and Instruction, is leading this work.

The Visual and Performing Arts Department Vision is in its final draft. This will serve as the guiding principle behind all curricular decisions in that department going forward. And a technology plan is being developed that will identify our academic technology needs over the next several years.