Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction
The vision of the Curriculum Department is for Sandridge School District 172 to become an outstanding learning community that promotes innovation and is dedicated to pushing the boundaries for all learners. By working together, our learning communities will create educational plans, teaching methods, and evaluations that guarantee every student is actively engaged in learning and is ready for future educational and career pursuits. The overarching objective is for our educational plans and teaching techniques to be stimulating and encourage a lifelong commitment to learning for both students and staff.
Grade Level Curriculum Information
I-Ready
What is i-Ready
i-Ready is an online program for reading and/or mathematics that will help your student’s teacher(s) determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your student exactly where they are and provides data to increase your student’s learning gains. i-Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Personalized Instruction.
What is the i-Ready Diagnostic?
The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjust its questions for each student. As a student answers correctly, the questions get more difficult. As a student answers incorrectly, the questions get easier. This adaptability allows the i-Ready Diagnostic to identify the strengths and opportunities for growth of each student.
Why is my student taking it?
The purpose of the i-Ready Diagnostic is not to give your student a grade, but instead to determine how best to support their learning. It will help your student’s teacher(s) determine their needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the year.
What if my student is performing below grade level?
This situation can happen, and teachers and schools have many strategies and programs to help accelerate your student’s learning. Having this information can help you, your student, and their teachers have the right conversations to make the needed progress.
What does it mean if my student scored lower on the second Diagnostic than the first?
A lower score does not mean your student did not learn or lost skills. Scores can be affected by things like stress, distraction, taking the Diagnostic in a different place, and receiving help. This can be particularly common when students are learning in different environments and under unique circumstances. Teachers take this into account and use the data from i-Ready as one of many tools to understand your student’s unique needs and progress.
What can I do to help my student?
- Discuss these results with your student. Celebrate their strengths and progress, and collaborate with them on planning how they will reach their goals.
- Reach out to your student’s teacher to get more ideas and resources to support your student in specific domains and/or skills.
- If your student uses i-Ready Personalized Instruction, review their progress on the student dashboard and support their learning at home with these tips, which can be found here.