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WSSD inventories curriculum tools, rolls out teacher portal and plans centralized curriculum maps
Summary
District leaders described a two‑phase inventory of instructional and technology resources (about 155 items), cybersecurity vetting, and a Google staff portal to centralize curriculum maps, course materials and professional learning resources; phase two will map resources to courses and inform budget decisions.
The Educational Affairs Committee on Dec. 9 heard a multi‑month progress report on an effort to catalog curriculum materials and instructional technology across Wallingford‑Swarthmore SD and to create a staff portal with embedded resources.
A district presenter summarized Phase 1 of the effort as a "massive collection of over a 155 different resources," vetted in collaboration with the technology department. The presenter said the tech team put many tools through "a very rigorous, cybersecurity and safety vetting process" to check age restrictions, privacy protections and rostering compatibility.
Phase 2 will be more detailed: the district is assembling a spreadsheet organized by department that lists every course, grade level, credits and the curriculum for the course, with links to embedded curriculum maps and hard‑copy resources. The goal is a one‑stop staff hub so teachers and administrators can find what materials are in use, identify redundancies and gaps, and align resources to standards.
The portal is currently a Google site described as an initial shell that includes tiles for educator effectiveness, assessment data, course development, professional learning and links to vetted technology tools. Presenters said some embedded documents will remain private and require staff sign‑in; the district will circulate access and links by email and include the portal in staff signatures.
Board members welcomed the inventory and asked whether teachers helped develop the catalog. Presenters said teachers, grade‑level chairs and department chairs were consulted and that feedback from teachers has been generally positive but inconsistent in some training follow‑ups. Suggestions included using Schoology for staff groups and preserving valued classroom projects when mapping a standardized curriculum.
District leaders said the inventory will feed budget conversations and help reallocate funds away from redundancies toward higher‑value, standards‑aligned resources. The committee asked for further updates as phase two progresses and for continued teacher engagement during implementation.
