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Prescott Unified details shift to standards-based instruction, K–8 standards report cards planned
Summary
District staff told the governing board on Jan. 14 that Prescott Unified is continuing a multiyear move to standards-based instruction using Beyond Textbooks resources and weekly PLC time; K–8 standards-based report cards are targeted for next school year and the district plans parent outreach and phased rollout.
Prescott Unified School District staff presented an overview of standards-based instruction to the district’s governing board at the Jan. 14 meeting, saying the district will use unwrapped standards, common formative assessments and scheduled professional learning community time to measure and improve student proficiency.
Kelsey, a district instructional staff member, told the board “Standards based learning is a continuous cycle of learning,” and said the district is prioritizing state standards from the Arizona Department of Education as the basis for instruction and assessment. She said teachers will use common formative assessments (CFAs) — short, five-question checks aligned to a standard — plus quarterly…
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