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CHCCS board adopts 2024–25 Curriculum and Instruction Management Plan after detailed presentation on standards, pilots and interventions
Summary
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board approved the 2024–25 Curriculum and Instruction Management Plan after hearing a presentation on standardized curriculum management, a K–8 science pilot and expanded progress monitoring (I Ready, IXL, Bridges) to support tiered interventions.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the district's 2024'2025 Curriculum and Instruction Management Plan following a detailed presentation and board Q&A.
The presentation, led by Dr. Treice (district curriculum lead), described the plan as a "living document" intended to align written, taught and assessed curriculum across schools. "A well coordinated curriculum is one of the most equitable things any school district can do," Dr. Treice said, calling transparency and consistency central aims of the plan.
Why it matters: Board members were told the plan responds to a May 20, 2023 audit that found gaps in curriculum management and progress monitoring. District leaders said this iteration expands centralized curriculum management, public-facing access through a partnership with ATLAS, and new tools for monitoring student progress so teachers can deliver consistent instruction across classrooms.
What the district presented: Noah Stucinell, director of elementary math and science, and Valerie Sellers, secondary lead science coach, described implementation of North Carolina's revised science standards (first year of statewide implementation in fall 2024) and a K'28 pilot of Carolina Biological/Smithsonian units in selected grade bands. Stucinell and Sellers said the district convened a K'212 science implementation team, conducted summer leadership work and used collaborative sessions with neighboring districts to plan hands-on, standards-aligned instruction.
Interventions and progress monitoring: Nicole Walker, director of MTSS and academic programming, summarized the district's standard treatment protocol and a new progress-monitoring suite that includes I Ready (elementary), IXL (secondary) and Bridges for intensive, hands-on math intervention. "With these three programs'we can get live data and differentiate instruction rather than relying on a single end-of-year test," Walker said.
Pilot and usage details: Presenters said the full plan document is more than 100 pages and was accessed about 18 times per day on average last year (an estimate provided by district staff). The team reported the first nine weeks of curriculum writing are complete and already being used in classrooms; they will collect teacher, administrator and student feedback to inform next steps.
Board discussion and vote: Board members asked who is accessing the document (staff said mostly teachers and coaches), about timelines for additional curriculum writing and about inter-district collaboration. After discussion, the board moved to adopt the 2024'2025 Curriculum and Instruction Management Plan as stated on the abstract; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
What happens next: District staff will continue curriculum writing and professional development tied to the plan, collect pilot feedback and return updates to the board as planned.
