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Sto‑Rox director outlines plan for K–12 curriculum, assessment and move to PowerSchools
Summary
Director Tony Paul described a new instructional framework focused on curriculum articulation, classroom learning tours and expanding formative assessments; superintendent Sonia Coleman said the district will move to PowerSchools to centralize attendance, grades and enrollment to reduce errors and provide real‑time parent dashboards.
The Sto‑Rox School District board received an update on curriculum and assessment from Tony Paul, the district’s director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, who outlined a four‑part instructional framework and a timeline for developing K–12 curriculum guides.
Paul told the board his three day‑to‑day priorities are articulating a written K–12 curriculum, getting into classrooms to observe instruction through learning tours, and strengthening assessment systems such as NWEA MAP and the PSAT. He said the instructional framework — which also includes structural strategies and a focus on a culture of high expectations — is posted on the district website and that he plans to bring content‑area curriculum guides to the board for approval next year.
“We are focusing on curriculum guides, getting those in place, putting them in order, editing them, putting them in a comprehensive document K through 12,” Paul said, describing work to align standards, assessments and resources so students are prepared for graduation goals.
Superintendent Sonia Coleman described a concurrent technology move to PowerSchools to centralize student information, attendance, grades and enrollment so staff and parents have real‑time dashboards and fewer manual entry errors. Coleman said the system will automatically alert appropriate staff if a new student has an IEP or 504 plan and will reduce the need to pull data from multiple systems. “This system will automatically alert everyone that needs to know when a new student is coming in,” Coleman said.
Board members expressed support and noted the potential for improved parent communication and streamlined data for special education and monitoring. No vote was required; the reports were informational and will guide future agenda items when curriculum guides and system contracts are brought forward.
