CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

"GETTING STARTED"

Steps to Help New Parents Get Started.
1. Give them copies of the "Getting Started" handouts.
2. Direct them to the Parent Resources sections entitled, "Choosing the Right Curriculum", and "Curriculum Ordering",
3. Orient them to the Curriculum Home Page:
--Show them the Educational Approaches.
--Tell them to begin looking at curriculum vendors on the "School Approved Vendor List", and to begin requesting their favorite vendors' catalogue.
--Tell them to explore and use the many resources in the free educational website links while waiting for their curriculum to arrive.

FREE Educational Websites:
Kinder, 1st, 2nd
3rd, 4th
5th, 6th
7th, 8th
9th to 12th

"Getting Started" Handouts
What is Your Educational Philosophy?
Types of Educational Approaches
Curriculum Ideas for Newly Enrolled Students
Educational Activities Ideas

SCHOOL VENDOR INFORMATION

School Approved Vendor List: SSCS OGCS -Not all vendors are approved for all schools. -The most accurate list is available to ESs in ES Webfiles.	Subscription Vendors -Lists of Approved Magazine Subscriptions -Subscription Pricing
Vendor Approvals -Vendor Approval Request Form -Vendor Approval Procedures -Vendor Approval Checklist	Online Vendor Information: Ordering & Pricing -A partial list of our online vendors. See also PO Notes.
Potential Online NCLB Vendors: Expanded Information * List Information	Online Vendor Comparison - ES Feedback 2010
Vendors to Watch * Denied Vendors * Denied Curriculum BYU "Not Approved" List of Courses	VENDOR TRAININGS 2010-2011

STATE STANDARDS INFORMATION

CA Content Standards -California Standards by Subject/Grade -ES-Created Standards Checklists	Parent Overview of CA State Standards	Standards-Aligned Publishers -K-8 State-Adopted Publishers -9-12 Standards-Aligned Publishers	CDE Frameworks -Blueprints for Programs -CA Standards -Intervention
CA Content Standards by Grade Level (Core with PE) K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

LEARNING STYLES

CHOOSING THE CURRICULUM

Learning Styles: Activities for Best Learning
Teaching Strategies
--By Learning Style
--By Personality Style
--By Organizational Style
Learning Styles: "Quick" Inventories
Learning Styles: Resources
--Websites
--School Vendor Product Information
--Books
--More Learning Styles Inventories

Choosing the Right Curriculum: Things to Consider
Curriculum Intervention Policy
Curriculum Ordering Policy
Criteria for Purchasing Materials Using School Funds
Ways Obtain Vendor Product & Catalogue Information
Finding a Curriculum/Vendor Using WebFiles

PARENT CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS 2010-2011

CURRICULUM BY GROWTH AREA

English-Language Arts	Life Skills	Mathematics	Political Process
History	Science	Special Interests Vocational	Home School Curriculum ES Suggestions K-8

CURRICULUM BY DEPARTMENTS/GRADES

ELA Departments K-5, 6-12	Mathematics Departments K-5, 6-12	History/Government Depts. K-5, 6-12	Science K-5, 6-12
Technology K-5, 6-12	Health K-5, 6-12	Physical Education K-5, 6-12	Vocational K-5, 6-12
VPA Departments Visual Art K-5, 6-12 * Music K-5, 6-12 Dance K-5, 6-12 * Theater K-5, 6-12	Foreign Language Departments French K-5, 6-12 * German K-5, 6-12 Spanish K-5, 6-12

A-G

A-G Exams
-- Required A-G Exams & some Chapter Tests

A-G APEX CTV Courses
--List of APEX CTV A-G "Principal Approved" Courses.
--NOTE: Some APEX CTV Courses have required materials. Refer to the APEX CTV Materials List for 2010-2011.
ES will need to purchase any other additional materials through our other vendors.
--Students will need to complete the Additional APEX CTV Assignments required to meet the school's A-G Syllabus.
--Most APEX CTV A-G "Principal Approved" Courses also have OPTIONAL CP APEX CTV Teacher Support Services courses at a reasonable price.

A-G Biology Labs Class 2011
South Sutter Charter School
--Students taking APEX CTV Biology or an approved textbook for a-g are required to be enrolled in the CP a-g Biology Labs class, "SSCS a-g Biology Labs, CP #19040" See CP syllabus for class days, times, and location.
Contact the instructor listed on the syllabus before purchasing ANY lab supplies as this information may have changed.
Ocean Grove Charter School
No a-g Biology labs class 2011.

A-G APEX CTV Spanish Online Listening & Speaking Class 2011
South Sutter Charter School
--Students taking APEX CTV Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 are required to be enrolled in the CP a-g online Spanish Listening and Speaking class: Spanish 1A (CP#19050); Spanish 2A (CP#19052). See CP class syllabus for class days and times.
Ocean Grove Charter School
--Students taking APEX CTV Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 are required to be enrolled in the CP a-g online Spanish Listening and Speaking class: Spanish 1A (CP#19048); Spanish 2A (CP#19054). See CP class syllabus for class days and times.

CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Correlations -Alphabetical by vendor	CAHSEE Prep --Ordering and Pricing	Course of Study (Planners) K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Websites for Teachers
Standards Review --List of Standards Review Vendors --Ordering & Pricing ELA/Math K-12 (NOTE: Order Options and Buckle Down products from Triumph Learning LLC) --Ordering and Pricing History 6-12 (NOTE: Order Options and Buckle Down products from Triumph Learning LLC) --Ordering and Pricing Science K-5 --Ordering and Pricing Science 6-12 (NOTE: Order Options and Buckle Down products from Triumph Learning LLC)	SAT/ACT Prep College Board Online SAT Prep, SAT Prep Study Guide, SAT Practice Tests Kaplan k12 Learning Services SAT Prep Online. See PO Notes. Inexpensive-Effective.	Month-Specific Curriculum -Commerations -Holidays Constitution Day, Sept. 17	Reference Materials -Online Encyclopedias -Online Dictionaries -Online Thesaurus -Online Public Libraries

2010-2011 HQT SME COURSE SYLLABI

ENGLISH SSCS SME Shauna Anderson --HQT SME VPA Syllabi OGCS SME Shauna Anderson --HQT SME VPA Syllabi	MATHEMATICS SSCS SME Art Hanjiev --HQT SME VPA Syllabi OGCS SME Bonnie Foster --HQT SME VPA Syllabi	HISTORY SSCS SME Samantha Rumfelt --HQT SME VPA Syllabi OGCS SME Julia Root --HQT SME VPA Syllabi	SCIENCE SSCS SME Brandy Anderson --HQT SME VPA Syllabi OGCS SME Brandy Anderson --HQT SME VPA Syllabi
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (SSCS) SSCS SME Samantha Hernandez (Spanish Only) --HQT SME VPA Syllabi SSCS SME Sabina Maloshag (All Languages except Spanish) --HQT SME VPA Syllabi	FOREIGN LANGUAGE (OGCS) OGCS SME Kim Evans (All Languages) --HQT SME VPA Syllabi	VPA (SSCS) SSCS SME Joyce Padgett --HQT SME VPA Syllabi --Required HQT SME VPA Handouts	VPA (OGCS) OGCS SME Joyce Padgett --HQT SME VPA Syllabi --Required HQT SME VPA Handouts

SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING ASSIGNMENT

2007: Narrative	2008: Summary	2009: Response to Literature	2010: Persuasive
2011: Expository

WRITE REFLECTIONS - FREE WRITING PROGRAM - GRADES K-12

K-5
--Scripted lessons each grade K-5.
--Instructs expository and narrative writing with grammar for each grade K-5.
--ES to obtain FREE CD-ROM of K-5 lessons from Fina Hustrulid, fhustrulid@ieminc.org, and return them to the school at the end of employment.
--Email Kirstine Larsen, iemtraining3@ieminc.org for instructions as to how to obtain this program FREE via your flashdrive.

Red Binder
--Use beginning 6th grade.
--9 week course.
--Scripted lessons going from 3 paragraph essay to 5 paragraph essay.
--Use also with remedial high school students to prepare for high stakes exams.

Yellow Binder
--Complete Red Binder prior to using these lessons.
--Complete beginning Yellow Binder lessons up through "Inform" before going on and picking and choosing from the other genres.

Green Binder
--Complete Red Binder and beginning Yellow Binder lessons prior to picking and choosing from the genres in this binder.

EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES

Classical Approach	Delayed Academic Approach	Great Books	Intern. Baccalaureate (IB)
Living Books	Montessori (optional video available)	Traditional Approach	Waldorf
Unschooling (optional video available)	Unit Study Approach (optional video available)