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CCISD employees study up on new curriculum
By adriana Garza Caller-Times
August 2, 2006
Hundreds of Corpus Christi Independent School District teachers, principals and administrators are spending much of this week learning the district's new curriculum at the Superintendent Leadership Conference.
During the past several months, 400 CCISD teachers and administrators spent Saturdays and most of their summer break designing the district's new instruction plan.
Interim Superintendent Scott Elliff said one of the goals of the curriculum realignment is to better prepare students for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.
"We want to provide an engaging learning experience for students in our classrooms," Elliff said.
The areas covered by the new curriculum include English, language arts, math, science and social studies.
Teachers will spend time familiarizing themselves with the new curriculum before the start of classes Aug. 14.
The realignment of the curriculum comes three years after a district-wide curriculum audit revealed areas in need of improvement.
CCISD Board President Manuel Flores said the revamping of the district's curriculum is one of the most important things the district has done in 20 years.
"This is what will lead up to where we want to be as a district," Flores said.
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