Norwin School District to consider adopting about 50 revised courses after six-year review cycle
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District curriculum leaders outlined a six-year review cycle and said roughly 50 courses have been revised since the 2024 policy; the board was told it will be asked Monday to approve or adopt the proposed curricula.
The Norwin School District is preparing to vote on the adoption of roughly 50 revised courses after a multi-year review process, district presenters told the school board at its meeting.
Superintendent McCracken outlined a schedule of spring presentations and said each meeting this spring will include an educational topic and a budget or administrative topic. Curriculum lead Dr. Knowles told trustees the district’s curriculum team comprises about 40 people drawn from central administration, building leaders and 22 curriculum leaders representing roughly 20 K–12 departments.
Dr. Knowles described the district’s six-year curriculum cycle and said some departments are in different years of the rotation this year. The presentation explained that departments entering the proposal year prepare drafts during the summer and professional development days, that draft course materials are published on the district website with the word “draft” preceding the course name, and that curriculum maps include unit summaries, essential questions and measurable objectives.
"On Monday, there will be a motion, for the board to approve, or adopt this curricula," Dr. Knowles said, describing the next procedural step. The presenter also said the district has worked on revisions to about 50 courses since the 2024 policy was published and urged board members to review draft materials posted online before the next meeting.
The presentation included examples of departments slated for review this cycle and said the proposal year (year 2) leads into adoption activity (year 3) in subsequent meetings. Dr. Knowles said off-cycle work continues when new standards, advanced-placement changes or new courses require updates outside the regular rotation.
Board President Bill Fojelic and trustees had no substantive questions during the presentation; the board subsequently moved to add the education agenda items in grouped motions for the legislative meeting. The board is scheduled to consider the curriculum adoption motion at its next meeting.
The board did not take a formal roll-call vote on curriculum adoption at this session; the presenter’s remarks set the procedural expectation that the formal motion will be made and considered on Monday.