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Discussion of Mission Statements and District Overview
The school’s mission statement emphasizes the need to provide students with optimal curricular offerings and the district’s mission statement likewise highlights the need to prepare students to meet the rigorous requirements of CCCS. In addition, both the school and district mission statements underscore the importance of preparing young learners for success in college and later life.
Currently, the Haddonfield School District is comprised of three elementary schools (Central Elementary, Elizabeth Haddon Elementary and J. Fithian Tatem Elementary), Haddenfield Middle School and Haddonfield High School (Haddonfield Public Schools overview, 2016). The Haddonfield School District publishes a curriculum map that describes what ELA concepts students are required to know, what skills they will be required to demonstrate, associated learning activities and assessment methods; however, this curriculum map has not been updated since 2008 (Haddonfield curriculum map, 2008).
The Haddonfield district is also relatively affluent, with a median household income of $116,233 and an estimated per capita income of $55,054 (Haddonfield city data, 2016). The research also shows that Haddonfield has a long history that dates to 1682 with a number of historic sites in the district (About Haddenfield, 2016). At present, Haddonfield has an estimated population of 11,593 citizens (About Haddonfield, 2016). In addition, the median age of Haddonfield citizens is 42.8 years versus the state median age of 39.4 years, with females slightly outnumbered male citizens (50.5% versus 49.5%, respectively) (Haddonfield city data, 2016).
Committee Membership/Profile and Selection
The membership of the curriculum committee will consist of six ELA school educators and six parents of students attending Haddonfield Middle School. Committee members who will be selected based on their willingness to participate in the curriculum revision and all members will be provided with relevant background material concerning state and district requirements for the school’s ELA curricular offerings. All ELA teachers at Haddonfield Middle School will be contacted personally via face-to-face meetings or through email to invite their participation in the curriculum review process together with a sign-up form and information concerning tentative meeting dates and times.
In addition, recruitment letters will be written to all parents on children enrolled in grades 6 through 8 at the school together with a link to additional information that will be provided in the school’s existing Web site. Interested parents will be requested to complete an enclosed short questionnaire that describes their educational background and personal interest in curriculum development and design.
Based on this feedback, prospective committee members will be screened to ensure they are committed to the process and possess the requisite background and experience to participate in the curriculum revision process. In addition, four members (two educators and two parents) will be selected by the committee members to form a subcommittee to address selected issues involved in the curriculum evaluation process as outlined in Table 1 in the “procedures for curriculum evaluation section” below.
Analysis of student performance data with NJCCCS/CP Indicators
At present, Haddonfield Middle School has 599 students in grades 6 through 8, but NJCCS/CP standards indicate that about 54 of these young learners are not considered proficient in math and/or reading (Haddonfield Middle School overview, 2016).
Survey of Stakeholder Needs
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