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Madison committee reviews districtwide curriculum refresh, highlights science changes
Summary
Teachers and curriculum staff presented a yearlong K–12 refresh of Madison School District curricula, emphasizing alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), new elementary science units, a districtwide system for ordering hands-on science materials and course updates across world language, theater and CTE.
At a morning meeting of the Curriculum & Student Development Committee of the Madison Board of Education, district staff presented a districtwide curriculum refresh that focused heavily on science standards alignment, new elementary units and a system to ensure consistent access to hands-on materials across schools.
The presentation, led by Michelle Horn, the district curriculum generalist, and coordinators across grade bands, described a yearlong review of content and performance expectations that used the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and a district audit to identify gaps and reorder units where needed. "This is a year long endeavor," Michelle Horn said, thanking teachers for the work that began last June.
District staff told the committee that the audit found gaps at many grade levels and led to new or strengthened units: kindergarten added a "pushes and pulls" unit and weather content in the environment unit; grade 1 added emphasis on…
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