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HPISD adopts daily 45-minute elementary science with SAVVAS; secondary curriculum alignment underway
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Shorr Heathcote told trustees that elementary students now receive daily 45-minute science lessons using the SAVVAS program and that secondary science and social studies curricula are being aligned to improve hands-on learning and writing skills.
At the March 25 meeting, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Shorr Heathcote briefed trustees on curriculum work in science and social studies. She reported that elementary schools now have daily 45-minute science lessons using the SAVVAS program, intended to increase hands-on, in-depth science instruction.
For secondary grades, staff are updating and aligning science content across grade levels and seeking to enhance laboratory and experiential learning. Social studies work emphasizes improving students' writing, independent thinking and communication skills; staff will finalize the new curriculum and review supplemental materials before returning to the board.
Trustee Pete Flowers also noted discussions about possible writing assessments and the potential for offering the ACT to 9th-grade students as part of broader assessment considerations.
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