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Oyster River Cooperative School District approves 2025–26 curriculum as state standards shift
Summary
The Oyster River board unanimously approved the 2025–26 curriculum after staff outlined work to align local guiding standards with new state "306s," noting social studies standards date from 2006 and the district will crosswalk district practice (C3) with the state framework before fall implementation.
The Oyster River Cooperative School District board unanimously approved the district's 2025–26 curriculum on Aug. 20 after staff described required alignment work to meet the state's new "306s" standards.
The assistant superintendent told the board that the district has compiled a packet mapping state academic standards and model competencies to the district's guiding standards for each content area. She said social studies standards used by the state date to 2006, while the district has increasingly relied on the C3 framework, and noted the district must perform a crosswalk this school year so local practice matches the state requirement.
Board members asked how the C3 framework and the older state standards would affect preparation for the civics assessment. The assistant superintendent said the district offers a required citizens education course that includes civics assessment material, and that department leaders and counselors are reviewing how to embed or align civics instruction so students are prepared for the test.
The district also described summer work on math scope and sequence—especially how Algebra I fits into eighth grade—and preparations for ELA and ELL pilots, which include teacher trainings beginning the week of the meeting. Staff said families in pilot classrooms will receive separate notices.
A motion to approve the 2025–26 curriculum carried with six votes in favor.
The board signaled they will revisit implementation details in the fall, when staff said they will present specific changes to the program of studies and answer remaining questions before the incoming ninth-grade program is finalized in October.
