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Tolleson Union board hears WestEd curriculum review and three-year plan to align standards and assessments
Summary
District staff presented findings from a WestEd curriculum review and outlined a three-year plan emphasizing essential standards, interventions and aligned assessments; the director of educational data described graduation and CCRI metrics and noted a state waiver affecting letter grades.
Tolleson Union High School District staff presented a district-wide curriculum update Tuesday, reporting that a WestEd review completed in 2023–24 recommended deeper curriculum alignment and a multi-year plan to raise student outcomes.
Why it matters: The review and follow-up work shape classroom instruction, assessments and intervention strategies across the district’s five high schools. Staff said the work is intended to improve graduation rates, growth and college- and career-readiness metrics.
What staff presented Dr. Aaron Shorts, executive director of school leadership, introduced the curriculum update and invited instructional coordinators and teachers to share progress. Staff said the WestEd review began in August 2023 and continued through May 2024 and produced multiple recommendations; the board presentation focused on Recommendation 2, the…
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