Curriculum Criteria

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This resource is a list of questions for a system to consider to generate curriculum criteria, as well as a list of sample curriculum criteria for middle school ELA.

Core Beliefs

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This resource provides sample core beliefs for guiding selection and implementation.

Vision Statements and Tools

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This resource shares sample content-specific vision statements that you can adapt. There are also sample walkthrough tools, which many systems use to measure their vision in action.

Standards Training Guidance and Examples

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This resource provides an outline of must-haves for standards training, as well as sample PowerPoint agendas and open source materials that can be adjusted for your training.

Key Messages on the Selection Process

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This resource outlines criteria for key messages and sample language to reinforce about the selection and implementation process. Your key messages should include the WHY of selection and how this decision impacts various stakeholders (i.e. students, teachers, families, etc). Please note that your key messages will likely need to be modified depending on the stakeholders to whom you are messaging (i.e. families might not need extensive information around how teachers will be supported in implementation, but might be more concerned with how students are being supported).

Review Committee Job Description

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This resource outlines a potential job description to be shared with people interested in becoming members of the Review Committee.

Description of Selection Events

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This resource describes events related to selecting materials. This can serve as a starting place as you consider your planning and timeline.