Curriculum & Instruction
Curriculum & Instruction Department
Kimberly A. Bast
Director of Curriculum & Instruction – Elementary
Dr. Alyssa Walloff
Director of Curriculum & Instruction – Secondary
Stacy Sterrett
Administrative Assistant
We believe all students can learn, and it is our duty to ensure that all students do learn. We accomplish this by developing a comprehensive, integrated approach that provides system-wide support to schools, families, and the community.
The Upper Perkiomen School District has a history of commitment to excellence in education. The Board of Education and district citizens have endorsed this commitment by supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of the curriculum and the instructional program. Administrators and staff members have worked together to design and implement instructional programs which will meet the many and diverse needs of students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. While there are many reasons to be proud of the district’s instructional program, excellence demands a dedication to continuing evaluation and improvement.
Essentially curriculum is what we want student to know, do and understand. We capture this using a model called "Understanding by Design" by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTigue. A three stage process is used to articulate student expectations according to state standards by grade/course level.
- Stage 1 - What do we want students to know, do, and understand?
- Stage 2 - How will we know they learned it?
- Stage 3 - What are the planned learning activities to support students in their demonstration of skills and content? Additional considerations: How will we support struggling and advanced learners?
Stage 1 - What do we want students to know, do, and understand?
Stage 2 - How will we know they learned it?
Stage 3 - What are the planned learning activities to support students in their demonstration of skills and content? Additional considerations: How will we support struggling and advanced learners?
The Upper Perkiomen school community understands that curricula needs to be coordinated across classrooms and grade levels K-12, to avoid gaps and overlaps and to ensure that our work is aligned to content standards/outcomes and district goals. Curriculum in the Upper Perkiomen Schools is guided by pillars of the District Strategic Plan.