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Northville board hears pitch to align middle-school curriculum across buildings
Summary
District leaders told the board they are moving to a guaranteed and viable curriculum—using Atlas, more teacher collaboration time and common assessments—to reduce variation between Hillside and Mees Mill and address recent score trends. The work is planned over multiple years with teacher-led decisions and peer review.
District leaders and middle-school staff presented a multi-year plan to the Northville Public Schools Board of Education to align curriculum and instruction across the district’s middle schools, saying the goal is an equitable “Northville experience” for students regardless of building. The board heard the presentation during its regular meeting, and trustees responded with support and questions about implementation.
Presenters said the initiative centers on a guaranteed and viable curriculum: teachers will identify priority standards, create common unit plans and learning targets, and build common assessments so sixth- through eighth-grade instruction is consistent across Hillside and Mees Mill. The district will use Atlas as the shared…
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