Curriculum
Connecting the WHY with WHAT and HOW
No matter WHAT
you teach, WHO
you teach matters
most.
The greatest thing about teaching is that it MATTERS.
The hardest thing about teaching is that it MATTERS every day.
-Todd Whitaker
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"Life never stops
TEACHING.
Be sure you never stop LEARNING."
— Michael Josephson
Plan will be updated June 2021
SR3
Academy Presentations
Presentations by:
The Therapy School
Rachel LaVo & Brant Melvin
Shannon Bush & Kristi Raines
Juli Higer & Nikki Toombs
Alicia Moss
Kristi Maize & Roxanne Rooney
Mitch Maskers & Troy Dunn
Curriculum Goals
Savannah R-III School District's Mission:
A Growing District for Growing Minds
The district is currently incorporating
District Continuous Improvement (DCI) doctrine
into our everyday culture
while we transition to a more rigorous curriculum
for our students.
Implementing Engagement and Critical Thinking
By the end of the 2025-26 school year, SR3 teachers (PreK-12) will use the
5E Instructional Model that incorporates Engagement Strategies (NEE Standard 1.2) and implements Critical Thinking opportunities (NEE Standard 4.1) into their lessons.
Goal in progress!
Standards-Based Education
Elementary SR3 teachers, grades K-5, will implement a Standards Based Education (curriculum, assessment, and reporting) System into their classrooms.
Goal in progress!
Data Driven Instruction
SR3 teachers, PreK-12, will make Data Driven Decisions in their classrooms using data from benchmarks, common formative assessments (NEE Standard 7.4),
and/or summative assessments.
Goal in progress!
MTSS
SR3 teachers, grades K-12, will utilize a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
for Intervention and Enrichment opportunities during the school day.
Goal in progress!
Benchmarking Data
SR3 teachers, grades K-12, will provide benchmarking data in the CORE content areas for the BOE three times a year (September, December, and May) so that student learning growth may be tracked.
Goal in progress!
What is SBE?
Standards Based Education encompasses the philosophy
that students should be
held accountable for the
learning process and mastery
of expected outcomes.
Instead of traditional letter grades, student mastery is reported
on a scale of 4, 3, 2, 1.
Mastery levels are determined according to the state standards
for each content area.
Which grade levels
does SBE affect?
Kindergarten and First Grade are still operating on a Concept Mastery platform, as always. They will continue to report mastery levels to students and parents.
Second through Fifth grade will be reporting mastery level scores to students and parents. All priority standards for their content area have scales built to match state proficiency requirements.
Kindergarten through Fifth grade will operate with the SBE philosophy and grading practices. Please see the district guidelines for these classrooms in the middle column.
Best Practices
ELE
Engaging Learning Experience
ENGAGE Model​
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Energize learners at the beginning of any learning session
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Help students Navigate the new content and Generate personal meaning and relevance from it
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Apply their learning to the real world
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Gauge and celebrate their progress
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Extend their learning to action
-Dr. Vicki Halsey
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