The Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Department believes that it is our responsibility to empower all learners (teachers and students) to develop and maximize their capacity for success by ensuring that:

• curriculum and instruction is aligned to the Ohio Academic Content Standards;
• assessments are used to inform instruction;
• students and teachers have access to the most effective instructional materials;
• teachers are using research-based best practices instructional techniques;
• open communication with all stakeholders continuously occurs.
  

The department believes:

• the curriculum is the driving force that focuses student learning;
• program structures and curriculum frameworks work together to support the learning of all students;
• job-embedded professional growth needs to be continuous in order to provide high-quality learning for all students;
• the curriculum department must build interdependent communities of learners;
• the latest instructional research and practices should inform/drive curriculum decision making.