The Curriculum and Instruction/Intervention Department provides student achievement support to schools within the Gilroy Unified School District through programs and materials, staff development, and effective instruction for students at all achievement levels. The Curriculum, Instruction and  Intervention department uses the California Frameworks for K-12 Public Schools and other state developed tools in order to strengthen a common, coherent achievement vision throughout the district. The overarching goal of the Curriculum, Instruction and Intervention department is to provide the most current, standards-based materials, the most relevant and meaningful learning opportunities for teachers and students, and targeted support for students above or not meeting grade-level. This goal is achieved through:

• Timely and comprehensive core materials adoptions.
  • 2005-2006 Social Science
  • 2006-2007 Science
  • 2007-2008 Math
  • 2008-2009 ELA
• Timely and comprehensive intervention materials identification and adoption.
  • READ 180 – Middle and High School
  • REACH – 4^th and 5^th grades
  • Horizons – 1^st through 3^rd grades
  • Algebra Readiness – Middle and High School
  • Kaplan Math – 4^th through 8^th grade
• Effective English Language Development frameworks and supplemental programs
  • Gear-up and maintenance of EL Achieve – ELD and Constructing Meaning
  • Carousel, LitConn, and Language for Learning
• State approved Professional Development
  • SB 472 training for teachers in ELA – Houghton Mifflin, Holt
  • SB 472 training for teachers in math – Scott Foresman, McDougal Littell
  • SB 472 training for interventions
  • AB 430 training for administrators

In addition to the core instruction programmatic support, the Curriculum, Instruction and Intervention department also oversees the district Music and Performing Arts programs, Physical Education, electives, the district Health Council, Summer School, K-5 report card development, field trip permissions, EL coaching, ELA and math implementation coaching, and the Character Counts district initiative.

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