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Transparency Report
Curriculum at Kenowa Hills Public Schools is designed to meet the needs of all students. The district’s Office of Teaching and Learning is committed to supporting KHPS learning communities in their efforts to honor students’ strengths and growth areas while focusing on learning, high academic expectations, and character development.
We support instructional practices that are:
Bill Dinkelmann
Director of Grants & Secondary Curriculum
bdinkelmann@khps.org
Elizabeth Greemann
Elementary Curriculum Director & K-12 Assessment Coordinator
egreemann@khps.org
Karen Pangborn
Administrative Assistant
kpangborn@khps.org
Donna Ryan
Administrative Assistant
dryan@khps.org
Michigan's academic standards outline learning expectations for Michigan’s students and guide local curriculum development. They are used as a framework by schools for curriculum development with the curriculum itself prescribing instructional resources, methods, progressions, and additional knowledge valued by the local community. These standards provide a platform for state assessments, which are used to measure how well schools are providing opportunities for all students to learn the content outlined by the standards. Kenowa Hills want to make sure every student graduates college and career ready.
Michigan College and Career Ready standards define graduates who are expected to:
Michigan's academic standards outline learning expectations for Michigan’s students and guide local curriculum development. They are used as a framework by schools for curriculum development, with the curriculum itself prescribing instructional resources, methods, progressions, and additional knowledge valued by the local community. These standards provide a platform for state assessments, which are used to measure how well schools are providing opportunities for all students to learn the content outlined by the standards.
Click the respective links here to learn more about Assessments and Michigan's K-12 Literacy and Dyslexia Law.
In accordance with Section 164k(e) of the State School Aid Act, Kenowa Hills is issuing this notice regarding its K–5 literacy curriculum.
The district currently uses two curricula, Bookworms and UFLI. One of the district’s K–5 literacy curricula, specifically UFLI, is included on the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Recommended Literacy Materials List. The other K-5 literacy curriculum used by the district, specifically Bookworms, is not included on the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Recommended Literacy Materials List. Under Section 164k(e), curricula not included on this list are not designated by MDE as “evidence-based or aligned to state standards” through the recommended list process, “which could negatively impact student academic outcomes”.
Michigan law and MDE guidance (MDE Memo) do not require districts to select a curriculum from the MDE list. The list is not exhaustive and represents one method for demonstrating alignment.
Kenowa Hills has conducted a local review process and maintains documentation indicating that its literacy curriculum is evidence-based and aligned to the science of reading, including systematic and explicit instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, consistent with MCL 380.1280f and MCL 388.1764k.
The district will continue to monitor literacy instruction, student data, and guidance from the MDE as part of its regular curriculum review cycle. Any future curriculum changes will be communicated to families.
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