Teaching, Learning & Assessments

The Teaching and Learning Department, formerly known as curriculum and instruction, monitors and facilitates the review, adoption, evaluation, and growth of all K-8 core curricula.

Other responsibilities include:

• Works with teachers, building level, and district administration to support researched-based student instruction; 
• Leads instructional technology, along with coaches for English language arts and mathematics; 
• Monitors and facilitates growth in English Learners and general education interventionists;
• Submits all federal and state grants for educational programs including Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and grant applications (Title I, II, etc.).
• Oversees state and locally mandated assessments administered to District 70 students (IAR, STAR), shares performance reports with families, and works with staff to use data for instructional and curriculum decision-making.
• Collaborates with principals on School Improvement Plans as a team to examine data on student performance and create improvement goals while incorporating instructional strategies grounded in scientifically based research designed to improve student performance. 
• Gifted  and Enrichment
• Mentoring Program
• PBIS
• Staff Professional Development
• Learning to Launch (kindergartners)