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Curriculum & Instruction

West Lawn Kindergarten teacher smiling with students at a table.


In Grand Island Public Schools, we empower staff to be instructional leaders who have an active role in developing our curriculum. The curriculum is developed and revised through a systematic approach that involves curriculum task force groups; monthly professional learning days; and analysis of local and state assessments. Teachers and principals receive job-embedded professional learning through professional learning communities (PLCs) and instructional coaching. Curriculum coordinators regularly attend national and state conferences to remain current in best practices, current legislation, and federal and state guidelines.
 

We are continually working towards a set of guiding documents to ensure that all PK-12 curriculum is guaranteed and viable and is aligned with current Nebraska state standards. 

 
  • Curriculum: A guaranteed and viable curriculum articulates the essential learning outcomes students must know and be able to do (guaranteed) while ensuring students have the resources and time to learn those at a proficient level (viable). 
 
  • Instruction: Instruction is how teachers guide students, using effective and research-based teaching methods, to bring the curriculum to life. 
 
  • Assessment: Assessment is how we check student progress and how we reflect on our quality teaching. We use assessments to support learning and measure what students have learned. We use different types of assessments. Some are like quick check-ins during the learning process to help students improve along the way.
 

We continually improve our curriculum, instruction, and assessment to ensure Every Student, Every Day, A Success!