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Board receives 334‑page draft curriculum for review; approval set for June
Summary
Kelly June, executive director of academic services, presented 334 pages of draft curriculum documents to the board on May 12; the drafts will be considered for approval in June and, if adopted, implemented in August.
Kelly June, executive director of academic services, presented draft curriculum documents to the Blue Valley Board of Education on May 12 as informational items; the board will consider approval of those drafts at its June meeting.
June said the drafts total 334 pages and were developed over the school year by teacher authorship teams using the Kansas College and Career Readiness Standards (KSDE) as the baseline. She described the district process as cyclical and teacher‑led, beginning in August each year, with ongoing teacher feedback and vertical articulation.
The presentation covered multiple departments. Career and Technical Education included nine courses aligned with KSDE CTE pathways. Mathematics included a change to middle school acceleration with an “Accelerated Math 6” course that combines sixth‑grade standards and half of seventh‑grade content. Science updates included three Advanced Placement courses aligned to College Board syllabi. Social studies updates included applied psychology and international relations. Middle school visual arts curriculum revisions were also presented.
June told the board that approved documents will be implemented in August and that the district’s KISA accreditation process and other state expectations informed the revisions. Board members asked clarifying questions about teacher lesson planning and the role of Professional Learning Communities; June said the district provides scope and sequence documents and starter resources but daily lesson planning remains the responsibility of teacher teams.
No action was taken on the curriculum drafts at the May meeting; June said the documents will be on the board’s June agenda for formal approval and, if approved, will go into effect in August.
