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The Office of Curriculum and Instruction is responsible for ensuring a high quality educational program that reflects the school’s commitment to both our tradition to academic excellence and our commitment to ensuring that all students achieve at a high level. The Office of Curriculum and Instruction oversees the following major areas:

Coordination and Improvement of Curriculum

A strong educational program remains strong through ongoing examination, updating, and revision. Curricula change as a result of changes in state laws, graduation requirements, new academic standards adopted by the Illinois State Board of Education, and scholarship and developments in K-12 education.

Professional Development

The improvement of student achievement depends upon having a strong professional community, one in which teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff work together to review student results and make changes in curriculum, instruction, and specific interventions to ensure that students succeed. In a strong professional community, educators are constantly learning—deepening their discipline-specific knowledge, increasing their instructional repertoires, and expanding their knowledge of students’ development and needs.

Research, Evaluation, and Assessment

This office supports the development of a high quality educational program by: conducting evaluations to monitor major instructional programs and initiative; administering and reporting on standardized achievement tests including ACT system and Advanced Placement; by assisting departments in collecting and analyzing data to improve student learning; and by working with external research partners to conduct research that informs our practice.

School Improvement Team

The School Improvement Team is charged with developing recommendations that address the district’s goal of ensuring high achievement for all students and eliminating the predictability of racial disparities in achievement. This work will be accomplished by fostering communication and partnerships within the ETHS community.