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Curriculum & Assessment

Illinois State Board of Education new learning standards. Click here to find out more.

Esther Martin, Director of Curriculum & Assessment  847-464-4809 | 847-464-5867 | Fax 847-464-6021
Leslie Stoner, Administrative Assistant

 

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Curriculum by grade or subject


 

Professional Development

Professional Growth Activity Program (P-GAP) is a subcommittee of the Curriculum Coordinating Council (CCC).  The purpose of this program is to provide quality professional development to all District #301 certified staff.  Courses are offered based on the needs of District staff members.  Participants are given the option of receiving PGAP credit or a stipend for every successfully completed PGAP hour.

 

To access PGAP staff development opportunities:

  • Click Staff Access
  • Login into the Intranet
  • Click PGAP to view course list and deadlines .

Learning Resources

Popular web sites for parents!

This website offers many recommended favorite books for primary grades through adult.

www.kidsreads.com

 

Looking for an interactive website to motivate young children to learn to read?  This site uses a systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice and is perfect for Pre-K through Second grade, special education students and English Language Learners.

www.starfall.com

 

This website is loaded with hundreds of website links for families ranging from pre-school through high school. Many of the links are free and include a plethora of educational activities, games, art projects, holiday projects as we as social-emotional topics.  Visit www.sitesforparents.com

Reader girlz was awarded a "Reading Innovators" Award this year from the National Book Foundation. Designed to help teen girls connect with their favorite authors and other readers, it has lots of fun features like playlists of favorite tunes from writers: www.readergirlz.com

Jon Scieszka's fabulous site Guys Read has been revamped and recharged so it is more useful and fun than ever.  We've featured the site before, but you might want to revisit, scroll down, and read through the new categories of books for guys.  My favorite is books with "At Least One Explosion."   His picks are bound to appeal to even the most reluctant boy readers:  www.guysread.com

 

 

Disclosure of Federal Participation (Stevens Amendment)

Projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal grant money must credit the Federal government for the Federal government’s portion of the financial support. This web page citation informs the public that the use of Federal dollars in Central Community Unit School District 301 meets the Stevens Amendment requirement. Staff development opportunities, resource purchases and personnel have been funded in whole or in part with Federal entitlement dollars.

 


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