Dear Parents,
Welcome to another exciting school year! The Curriculum Office continues to work towards the enhancement and diversity of AST´s curriculum. Our standards-based curriculum provides a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn.
In order to evaluate curriculum development, school-wide assessment and classroom observation are used as powerful tools for driving and improving instruction. The Curriculum Office will continue to coordinate testing that periodically takes place in the areas of Math, Reading and Writing. Our goal is to encourage teachers to analyze the results of these tests in order to reflect on their own instruction, identify those areas that need to be improved, and develop action plans.
In order to transform the way we teach it is vital that technology be integrated into the curriculum. Teachers have already participated in training sessions on: electronic board use, video and audio podcasting, and Google applications for education. In addition, teachers participated in open sessions to develop strategies that will positively impact student learning such as: differentiated instruction, collaborative learning and a writing workshop. Our staff is very committed to your children’s education and is involved in many professional development opportunities.
As our school embarks on its journey to 21st century education, the way we communicate and monitor student performance has also improved. We are very excited to have enhanced our parent-teacher communication with the opening of the Power School Parent Portal. We encourage you to visit the portal often to view real-time information on your child’s attendance, grades and assignments.
We look forward to building a community of life-long learners and are committed to providing a world-class education for your child.
Sincerely,
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Anahi Vargas-Paredes
Curriculum Coordinator
