District unveils online curriculum frameworks; 6–12 set to publish, K–5 to follow

Dr. Martin, presenting curriculum work developed during 2024, told the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education on Jan. 15 that the district has produced K–12 curriculum frameworks and will publish the 6–12 frameworks to the district website ahead of a wider rollout.

The framework project, Martin said, was “a labor of love” and a collaborative effort by classroom teachers, intervention specialists and instructional coaches. He described frameworks as high-level, standards-anchored documents that guide the more detailed curriculum maps teachers use for unit planning and assessments.

Board members heard that the middle- and high-school frameworks were produced during 2024 with templates and support from instructional coach Scott Kinkoff and that some specialized and intensive classrooms remain under review to ensure appropriate extended standards. Martin said the district will publish 6–12 frameworks first and add K–5 content after more development and review. He also said the frameworks will be published as web-based PDFs that refresh after updates.

The presentation included sample pages for sixth- and seventh-grade English language arts and seventh-grade math that show an acknowledgment list (general education teachers and intervention specialists), a district overview, grade-level learning outcomes, suggested materials and links to Ohio learning standards. Martin said those acknowledgments are included so parents can see who participated in drafting each framework.

Board members praised the transparency and ease-of-access goals. One board member said the frameworks are “transparent” and “fantastic” for allowing parents to see alignment between classroom work and standards. Martin said the pages are still in beta and the team is working with district web staff (Gabe Post and Jim Brooks) to make navigation intuitive; the district hopes to align the publication with a website relaunch in late February or before spring break.

Martin also said teachers used collaborative teams, professional-development time and instructional coaching to complete the work and that some drafting assistance used generative tools to speed editorial work. He described ongoing procedures for updates: small state-driven tweaks would be handled by teacher teams, while larger changes would be planned and given runway for completion.

Ending: The board did not take a formal vote on the frameworks at the Jan. 15 meeting; members asked follow-up questions and encouraged the team to finalize navigation and teacher contact information on each framework page so parents can follow up about classroom accommodations.