Curriculum Development
The Instructional Advisory Council (IAC), under the leadership of Beverly Hempstead, Deputy Superintendent, is the vehicle for the development of a structured program for curriculum review, improvement, and implementation in the Ocean View School District. The organization and structure of the IAC makes maximum utilization of available resources, capitalizes on what has been learned from District experience and curriculum improvement efforts, and makes curriculum reform manageable over time.
The IAC provides a forum for curriculum and instruction, student support services, community members, and selected school site representatives to review, refine, and evaluate a wide variety of instructional programs and activities. By synchronizing curriculum improvement activities with the State frameworks, State Content Standards, and eight year textbook adoption cycle, specific technical assistance and other resources are focused on the curricular areas under review and used in a more organized and predictive manner.
Committee membership provides a wide range of experiences for administrators, future administrators, classroom teachers, support personnel, and community members. Schools are part of the networking to the IAC which promotes articulation across the District for curriculum review, implementation, and improvement.
The Instructional Advisory Council provides the leadership and support needed to help the District plan and implement improvement strategies. District-wide curriculum review activities have five main goals:
1. A
clearly-defined core curriculum in each subject area.
2. Recognition of the specific needs of special groups of students
and instructional strategies to accommodate those needs so that all
students can succeed in the core curriculum.
3. The identification or design of successful cross-curricular
instructional practices, as appropriate.
4. An articulated curriculum among and between grade levels (scope
and sequence).
5. Resources and policies supportive of the necessary ongoing staff
development of teachers and administrators at the school
site.
The following Curriculum Committees are part of the Instructional Advisory Council for 2006-2007:
Reading/English/Language/ELD
Advisor: Kristi Hickman
Student Wellness/Physical Education: Eileen Mori
History/Social Science/Technology Advisor: John Drake
Math Advisor: Kristi White
Science Advisor: Anna Dreifus
Each Curriculum Committee is comprised of:
Principal
Advisor
Chairperson/Leader
Two middle school teachers
Two intermediate teachers
Two primary teachers
One kindergarten teacher
One special education teacher
One teacher representing second language learners
One psychologist (ad hoc)
Two parents or community members
Subject area Curriculum Committees meet on a regularly scheduled
basis and minutes are shared with all site network
representatives.
The Instructional Advisory Council chaired by Mrs. Hempstead and comprised of Curriculum Committee Advisors, several teacher representatives, and parents meets monthly. The agenda will reflect current committee reports and additional pertinent information regarding instructional issues. Minutes of the IAC are disseminated to all administrative personnel and committee members.
IAC meetings for 2005-2006 will be held the third Monday of each month from 3:30-4:30 in the District Board Room
The meeting dates are:
March 20,
2006
April 17, 2006
May 22, 2006
The meetings are open to the public and community members are
welcome to attend.
For more information about Curriculum Development in the Ocean View School District and the role and organization of the Instructional Advisory Council (IAC), please contact Beverly Hempstead, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction x 1307.
Textbook
Adoptions
As a result of the comprehensive work of the Curriculum Committees,
the following textbook and instructional materials were approved by
the Board of Trustees for use in the Ocean View School
District.
READING /
LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
K-5:
June 2002 - Houghton Mifflin - HM Reading: A Legacy of Literacy
6-8: June 2002 - Holt Rinehart and Winston - Literature and
Language Arts
Intervention Programs:
4-8: June 2002 - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (Sopris West) - Language! A
Literacy Intervention Curriculum
4-8 June 2002 - Hampton Brown - High Point (English Language
Development)
HISTORY /
SOCIAL SCIENCE
K-6:
June 2000 McGraw-Hill - Adventures in Time and Place
7: June 2000 Houghton Mifflin - Houghton Mifflin Social Studies -
Across the Centuries
8: June 2000 Glencoe, McGraw-Hill - The American Journey: Building
A Nation
MATHEMATICS
K-5:
December 2001 - Scott Foresman - California Mathematics
4&5 GATE: December 2001 - Houghton Mifflin - Mathematics
6-8: June 2002 - McDougal Littell - Mathematics: Concepts and
Skills Course 1, 2, and Algebra I
6-8 GATE: June 2002 - McDougal Littell - Structure and Method
Course 1, 2, and Algebra 1
8 Algebra 1 Full Year High School Equivalent Course: June 2002 -
McDougal Littell - Structure and Method, Algebra 1
MUSIC
1-5:
Fall 1998 Silver Burdett Ginn - The Music Connection
SCIENCE
K-5:
July 2003 Harcourt Brace - Harcourt Science
6-8: May 2001 Holt, Rinehart and Winston - Holt Science and
Technology - Earth, Life, and Physical
SPANISH
6-8:
May 2001 Prentice Hall - Paso a Paso - Level I
SPELLING
1-5:
Embedded into Houghton Mifflin Reading Program
6-8: Embedded into Holt Rinehart and Winston Reading Program
For more information about the Textbook and Instructional Materials
adoption process, please contact Beverly Hempstead, Deputy
Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction x 1307.
