Curriculum 2.0 is built around developing students' critical and creative thinking skills, as well as essential academic success skills, so that students are well prepared for a lifetime of learning.

Mission: Every student will have the academic, creative problem solving and social/emotional skills to be successful in college and career.

Please click to learn about focused observations around real-world application and Common Core Standards.

Learn how Maryland's adoption of the Common Core State Standards for College and Career Readiness will affect curriculum and instruction in one county.

Working in a "highly effective" school, I often support my students in mastering tested skills by providing targeted practice within my English content area. One of the main foci of the current English 8/Language Arts curriculum is imitating professional writers. With the use of grammar mini-lessons on matching, unscrambling, combining, imitating, and expanding/creating original sentences, students practice effective writing styles. Ultimately, understanding how published authors creatively get their points across inspires students to take a risk.


My school's state report card shows proof and promise of good things happening. Although progress still needs to be made within our African American and Hispanic subgroups, the School Improvement Team (SIT) works rigorously to promote professional learning communities that support best practices and gradual academic growth.