{"id":161,"date":"2011-11-01T08:56:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T13:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/curriculum\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:31:41","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum and Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"161\" class=\"elementor elementor-161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c607a10 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c607a10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d83ea\" data-id=\"55d83ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7035e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7035e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27bdbdea elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27bdbdea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cf184fa\" data-id=\"5cf184fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d14529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10d14529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teaching, Learning, Collaboration, Equity for ALL.<\/p><p>The primary goal of the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Department is to position students as capable in all learning settings by providing students with important knowledge and skills necessary for success in school. The department works with teachers to cultivate learners who are college, career, and civic ready through a guaranteed and viable curriculum, and provide professional learning for our teachers.<\/p><p>The Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment department supports and provides evidence-based instructional materials, practices, and strategies for effective teaching and learning. The department takes pride in reviewing curriculum &amp; instruction regularly for the purpose of keeping it current and relevant to the needs of students it serves. Curriculum is developed to provide options for the wide variety of student learning abilities.\u00a0<\/p><p>Please contact the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Department with any questions.<\/p><p>Dr. Takako Olson<br \/>Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5057b29 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5057b29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7104b6\" data-id=\"a7104b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6896040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6896040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae1404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae1404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Graduation Requirements<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17fJWBKjfseLNUHmlW18yt1yJmkE1mVKtmXN5w7xnNes\/preview\">Graduation Requirements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Course Guide<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/courseguide\/\">Middle School and High School Courses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Book List<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/book-list\/\">Book List<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17fJWBKjfseLNUHmlW18yt1yJmkE1mVKtmXN5w7xnNes\/preview\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Best Practices in Communicating Grades<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1EEc-pxs90TQqx--fyD2e1zMYXGOmL4ETq0_QkT-3YOE\/preview\">Best Practices in Communicating Grades for Teachers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1O8SvdS8QaUT7ZuCuDyxm6CuB1CrGwVuPbrL9rFzlMOc\/preview\">Best Practices in Communicating Grades for Students and Parents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9723fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9723fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/files\/2025\/09\/CIA-dept-staff-photo-9-4-25-1024x437.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1271\" alt=\"Curriculum and Instruction staff posing in the LPS Board Room\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/files\/2025\/09\/CIA-dept-staff-photo-9-4-25-1024x437.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/files\/2025\/09\/CIA-dept-staff-photo-9-4-25-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/files\/2025\/09\/CIA-dept-staff-photo-9-4-25-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/files\/2025\/09\/CIA-dept-staff-photo-9-4-25-1536x655.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/curriculum\/files\/2025\/09\/CIA-dept-staff-photo-9-4-25.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Curriculum, Instruction, &amp; Assessment Department<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f902f83\" data-id=\"f902f83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1eb7f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1eb7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7658db\" data-id=\"b7658db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042a75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"042a75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Takako Olson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9794f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc9794f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2af1a3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d2af1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Phone: 402-436-1634<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:tnagaya@lps.org\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email: tnagaya@lps.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e159a8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e159a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3588d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f3588d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lisa Ford Osterman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4119be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4119be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Technician<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfd690 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget 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