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District outlines multi‑phase curriculum review; teachers lead design teams
Summary
Superintendent and curriculum leaders reviewed a three‑phase, teacher‑led curriculum and program review process begun in 2018–19, reported implementation status for math and gifted & talented recommendations, and said teams will present to the board in winter and spring.
St. Louis Park Public Schools officials described a three‑phase curriculum and program review process Dec. 10 that uses small design teams of teachers and larger consulting teams to guide multi‑year changes, Superintendent Doctor Hynes and curriculum director Doctor Duffy said.
The district launched the work in 2018–19 with a racial equity transformation aim, Duffy said, and has used teacher leaders as designers so changes are “student‑centered” and sustainable when staff turnover occurs. The three phases are: (1) “know thyself” (diagnosis and purpose), (2) “look around” (research, piloting and scholar engagement), and (3) “look outward” (build for sustainability with benchmarks and implementation…
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