Educational Services - K-12 Curriculum Overviews
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Standards are a bold initiative. Standards describe what to teach, not how to teach it. Standards are an enduring commitment. Standards are our commitment to excellence. Beginning in 1996, the State of California began the creation and adoption of specific content standards in all curricular content areas. With the adoption of these content standards, California is going beyond school/district reform. They are redefining the state's role in public education. For the first time the Department of Education is stating - explicitly - the content that students need to acquire at each grade level kindergarten through grade twelve. These standards are rigorous. With student mastery of this content, California schools will be on par with those in the best educational systems in other states and nations. These overviews have been developed to provide students and parents with an outline of the curriculum in grades Kindergarten through Twelve. Through identified goals, students are encouraged to perform at their maximum potential. Individual student achievement may vary from child to child. Emphasis is placed on helping the students achieve according to the best of their ability. Individualized work or enrichment activities are assigned to meet students' unique talents and abilities. The standards listed below represent the core of skills taught within each grade level or course. Key Learning (KL) - These standards will be used to determine a student's readiness for promotion to the next grade level. Enduring (E) - These standards are to be mastered by all students at a 75% proficiency level as determined by the Beverly Hills Unified School District reading and mathematics assessment program. Important (I) - These standards will be mastered by most of the students at a 75% proficiency level as determined by the Beverly Hills Unified School District reading and mathematics assessment program. Familiar (F) - All students will receive an exposure level to these standards and they will be reinforced and mastered at a future grade level. These overviews reflect the most recent curriculum for students in each grade level; however, the format remains flexible so that change can evolve using the established criteria identified above and will be adapted along with the state standards and curriculum revisions and district requirements.
If you are experiencing difficulty accessing the curriculum overviews above, you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader first. Mission Statement This mission statement expresses the purpose for which our school district exists and the specific functions it performs as an organization. The mission of the Beverly Hills Unified School District, the heart of our city's tradition of pride and excellence, is to ensure that our students are humane, thinking, productive citizens through an educational system characterized by state-of-the-art technology; a dynamic interdisciplinary curriculum; an exemplary instructional and support team; student-centered, active learning; respect for diversity; strong parent and community involvement; and a nurturing environment where all share a common purpose and a joy for learning. |
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