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Wilmot facilitator urges feeder schools to share curricula and data to avoid costly adoptions
Summary
District staff described meetings with five center schools using a common question set to map curricula, share data and reduce redundant or expensive adoptions; Mr. Norrick said collaboration can prevent costly purchases and improve alignment for incoming students.
Mr. Norrick, who led recent curriculum meetings with the district’s five center feeder schools, told the board he used a standard 12-question template to foster conversation among curriculum leaders, share data sources (preACT, iReady) and map common expectations for students entering Wilmot. "Would you support our teachers meeting each other, shadowing each other..." he said, describing an effort to create a master document and roll monthly collaboration meetings for departments.
Norrick said the work is practical: by talking to schools that piloted a program, districts can avoid duplicative purchases. He gave a cautionary example to illustrate the stakes: "Maybe talk to them before you make this $3,400,000 purchase into this contract," he said, urging peers to consult before expensive adoptions. The facilitator said some schools are piloting or waiting on reading legislation guidance and that alignment on standards and skills — not identical curricula — was the realistic common ground.
Board members encouraged the effort and asked that the facilitator continue to share the master document and the data he extracts at future meetings. The district plans to record collaborative sessions and make them available to teachers to increase participation and reduce barriers related to subs, transportation and schedules. No formal board action was recorded on curriculum alignment in the provided excerpt.
