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Haddonfield schools to add virtual options, revise curriculum after early CUSAC feedback
Summary
District staff described plans to add New Jersey Virtual School options, split multi‑year courses into semester offerings, expand special education resources and submit CUSAC revisions next week after early reviewer feedback.
Haddonfield School District officials on Monday described planned curriculum changes that include offering New Jersey Virtual School options, revising some multi‑year courses into semester modules, and expanding resources for students in special education, and said the district will submit required curriculum revisions to CUSAC after receiving early feedback.
District staff said Tammy (staff member) and Rob (staff member) presented the virtual option and course redesigns, and Doctor Blair (staff member) reviewed special education programming and an online repository teachers can use to share interventions and resources. "We are very enthusiastic about adopting that program," Tammy said when describing the New Jersey Virtual School option and the available synchronous instructional supports.
The district plans a student survey to evaluate how virtual offerings work for learners and to measure student perceptions of the new options. Staff described changes to a commercial‑art sequence that previously ran four years; the curriculum team split it into semester courses to improve adoption and relevance for students.
Gino (staff member) told the board that the district submitted its CUSAC curriculum package early and has begun receiving reviewer feedback. He said most comments involve placement of standards (for example, a standard seen as missing typically appeared elsewhere in submitted maps) and that supervisors will make targeted revisions. The board was told it will receive a concise document of required edits and that district staff will bring the revisions to the board for approval next week so the district can resubmit without penalty.
Matt (staff member) also presented proposed open‑source textbooks for chemistry and for AP anatomy and physiology and AP biology, which the presenters recommended for use starting this fall.
The presentation stressed that special education programming uses multiple interventions for many students rather than a single approach. Doctor Blair emphasized collaboration across buildings so teachers can share experiences about which programs work for particular student goals and IEP objectives.
Board President Brooking noted the curriculum committee and thanked staff for the work on course redesigns and the CUSAC submission. The district did not take formal votes on curriculum changes during the meeting; staff said formal approvals for the CUSAC revisions will appear on the next agenda.
Less urgent items discussed during the same portion of the meeting included textbook suggestions and next steps for documenting program costs and return on investment; staff said more cost detail will be provided at a future meeting.
