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Milford Elementary School: Knowledge of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

WH1: Stakeholders are knowledgeable about current

WHAT:
What should Milfords teachers know?
Practices used to fulfill the areas of responsibility Possesses extensive knowledge about effective curricular, instructional, and assessment practices Provides conceptual guidance regarding effective classroom practices

curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices in order to properly monitor and provide constructive feedback for teachers and students using best HOW: Whatpractices processes in place to fulfill responsibilities of the Knowledge of for are effective curricular implementation.
urriculu!" #nstruction" and Assess!ent$ adopted b% Milford &le!entar% 'chool?

(elief state!ents: Milford &le!entar% belie)es in : (uilding respect" relationships" and a culture that nurtures all students* (uilding e+periences and pro)iding opportunities that de)elop all students* (uilding a co!!unit% that supports high e+pectations" rigorous instruction" and accountabilit% that challenges all students* What work or processes at the local school will assure effecti)e i!ple!entation of Milfords e+pectations? ,esearch: &nsure that Milfords classroo!s focus on essential content" knowledge" and skills that all students are e+pected to learn* #nstructional ti!e is !a+i!i-ed as routines and procedures are !astered* ,eading for deeper !eaning .close reading/ and scaffolding for increasingl% co!ple+ )ocabular% ac0uisition will i!pro)e reading co!prehension* Attention re!ains focused on closing the achie)e!ent gap through consistent focus on Milfords curricular goals*