Curriculum Team

Diane Lauer, Ed.D.

Chief Academic Officer

303-702-7591 lauer_diane@svvsd.org

Oversight

The Curriculum Team is responsible for the following to support our community, families, administrators, teachers, and students within St. Vrain Valley Schools:

• Coordinate shared vision and practice in content-based instruction with interdisciplinary connections to ensure all students have the essential skills necessary to thrive in our PK-12 system and beyond
• Maintain awareness of, evaluate, and communicate current research on best practices for content-based instruction and communicate the implications of this research to all stakeholders
• Align instructional resources to the Colorado Academic Standards PK-12, ensuring a rigorous, guaranteed & viable standards-based curriculum for all students
• Facilitate the instructional resources adoption process and monitor the piloting of candidate programs/resources
• Support the effective implementation of the adopted instructional resources in schools and classrooms
• Support the design, implementation, and interpretation of District-wide content-based assessments
• Provide customize support for school-based improvement goals based on identified needs in achievement
• Identify, design, and coordinate professional development opportunities for District teachers
• Facilitate teacher leadership team meetings focused on instruction and student achievement
• Communicate with the Board of Education, District staff, and the public as needed regarding the District’s content-based academic programming