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FCPS to roll out new sixth‑ and seventh‑grade social‑studies frameworks; district emphasizes civic skills and student programs
Summary
FCPS described K–12 social‑studies curriculum alignment with state frameworks, a phased rollout of new sixth‑ and seventh‑grade geography‑centered frameworks, changes to high‑school assessment weighting and a suite of extracurricular student programs including Model UN, Mock Trial and the county student‑council association.
Dr. Colin Bernard, curriculum supervisor for social studies and student leadership, presented the district’s social‑studies curriculum work and related student programs, outlining curriculum alignment, assessment changes and extracurricular civic opportunities.
Bernard said Maryland’s state frameworks define six social‑studies standards and that FCPS is embedding environmental and financial literacy where the standards require them. He described a content and skills approach that emphasizes disciplinary literacy — reading, writing and source analysis — and presented a timeline for revised middle‑school coursework: FCPS plans to implement the new sixth‑grade geography‑centered framework in 2026 and the new seventh‑grade framework in 2027 to allow a phased roll‑out that aligns with students moving through the pipeline.
On assessment, Bernard said government (the civics/government…
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