The Clayton Board of Education is expected to receive a final draft of the review in June. Changes in the district's curriculum have been in the making for nearly six years.
The Clayton Board of Education received a much-anticipated final update on the district’s math curriculum review Wednesday night, and board members made sure to make one thing clear: This is the beginning of a complex process. The board received the update from Dottie Barbeau, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning; Heidi Shepard, the district’s director of assessment and mathematics; parent Ruth Hall; and teacher Tyler Harger of the K-12 Math Committee. The presentation of the final review is expected in June. The group has been tasked with developing a curriculum comparable to others used internationally. Its members have studied programs from places such as Singapore, Finland and Hong Kong. Where possible, they have …
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The Clayton Board of Education also received updates about the district's budget and the new Wydown Middle School.
The budget for the next fiscal year, construction of the new Wydown Middle School and an interim report on the school district's math curriculum all received attention during a Clayton Board of Education meeting Dec. 15. During the meeting, the board looked ahead to the 2011-12 school year and beyond. It received another update on steps being taken to update the district's math curriculum from Dottie Barbeau, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, and Heidi Shepard, director of assessment and mathematics. They were joined by the K-12 Mathematics Committee, a group of 20 teachers, administrators and parents that has been working with them to analyze and improve the curriculum. While a final report will not be delivered to the…
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Wydown Middle School
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Glenridge Elementary School
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