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English Language Arts

RSU No. 5 strives to create and maintain curriculum that is:

1. Collaboratively designed 
2. Standards-based
3. Coordinated and connected across grade levels and content areas
4. Informed by research, student learning data, and future trends
5. Balances high expectations for student learning with student learning needs
6. Regularly developed, amended, and improved
7. Includes aligned assessments and quality instruction
8. Serves as a guide for parents, students, community members, as well as teachers

RSU No. 5 is in the process of developing written curricula that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Maine’s Learning Results for each of the content areas:

• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Science & Technology
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Health & Physical Education
• World Languages
• Career and Education Development

In addition, RSU No. 5 is in the process of:

• Identifying and adopting a set of work and college readiness skills, and
• Creating assessments through which students can demonstrate work and college readiness

Content Area Teams have been established and are meeting regularly to carry out the work associated with the four components of curriculum development:

• Curriculum Design
• Curriculum Implementation 
• Curriculum Monitoring
• Curriculum Evaluation