District outlines multi-year curriculum writing cycle and student-steering steps for comprehensive plan
October 03, 2025 | East Stroudsburg Area SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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At the Oct. 2 EPR committee meeting, district curriculum staff outlined a multi-year curriculum-writing cycle and provided an update on the district comprehensive plan, including a new student steering committee that will meet next week.
Why it matters: Curriculum rewrites and the comprehensive plan set district priorities, influence professional development and determine which course and assessment changes reach classrooms over a multi-year period.
What staff presented
Staff reviewed a staged curriculum-writing timeline. The 2024–25 cycle included major secondary rewrites (K–12 science, EL K–12, family consumer science 6–12, business 9–12 and world languages) and the current year includes English 9–12 and a series of one-off course plans such as personal finance 2 and multimedia 2. Staff said the department is streamlining workloads by phasing department work so teachers and department leaders receive robust support during writing years.
Professional development and tools
Staff also described planned PD activities, including an October 14 session focused on LinkIt training for grades 6–8 core teachers and follow-up sessions for high school and elementary teachers. They said initial principal training helped principals see how LinkIt reports can shape building goals and teacher-level action plans.
Comprehensive-plan update and student input
The presenter said the core administrative team has completed the “ready” stage of the comprehensive plan and met the at-large steering committee on Sept. 25 to review conditions of leadership, teaching and learning. Staff reported that building profiles and PBOS scores were released and they are cautiously optimistic that future-ready data will update before the next at-large committee meeting.
A student steering committee with one representative from each school (10 students total) is scheduled to meet next Friday via Google Meet to provide student feedback on the draft; principals will be present with elementary students. Staff said they will use the student input to refine the plan and aim to present a completed comprehensive plan to EPR by January for submission before the March 30 deadline.
No formal vote occurred; staff asked the committee to note timelines and provide feedback where applicable.
Why it matters: Curriculum rewrites and the comprehensive plan set district priorities, influence professional development and determine which course and assessment changes reach classrooms over a multi-year period.
What staff presented
Staff reviewed a staged curriculum-writing timeline. The 2024–25 cycle included major secondary rewrites (K–12 science, EL K–12, family consumer science 6–12, business 9–12 and world languages) and the current year includes English 9–12 and a series of one-off course plans such as personal finance 2 and multimedia 2. Staff said the department is streamlining workloads by phasing department work so teachers and department leaders receive robust support during writing years.
Professional development and tools
Staff also described planned PD activities, including an October 14 session focused on LinkIt training for grades 6–8 core teachers and follow-up sessions for high school and elementary teachers. They said initial principal training helped principals see how LinkIt reports can shape building goals and teacher-level action plans.
Comprehensive-plan update and student input
The presenter said the core administrative team has completed the “ready” stage of the comprehensive plan and met the at-large steering committee on Sept. 25 to review conditions of leadership, teaching and learning. Staff reported that building profiles and PBOS scores were released and they are cautiously optimistic that future-ready data will update before the next at-large committee meeting.
A student steering committee with one representative from each school (10 students total) is scheduled to meet next Friday via Google Meet to provide student feedback on the draft; principals will be present with elementary students. Staff said they will use the student input to refine the plan and aim to present a completed comprehensive plan to EPR by January for submission before the March 30 deadline.
No formal vote occurred; staff asked the committee to note timelines and provide feedback where applicable.
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