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Curriculum & Instruction at Windham Central Supervisory Union is guided by a comprehensive set of programs selected, designed, and/or developed by WCSU faculty using evidence based methods to help students achieve at their very best. 

All programs are intended to create cohesion among schools in the Supervisory Union while respecting and enhancing the professionalism and creativity of our instructors.

WCSU Guiding Documents

  • Local Comprehensive Assessment System (LCAS)

    This document outlines the Windham Central Supervisory Union's (WCSU) Local Comprehensive Assessment System (LCAS), updated in March 2025. It details their Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework for academics, emphasizing a systematic process for assessing and supporting student learning.

  • Protocol for Data Driven Meetings

    This document, "WCSU PROTOCOL for DATA DRIVEN MEETINGS updated fall 2023," provides a process for educators in the Windham Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) to prepare for and participate in data-driven meetings and specifically benchmark meetings.

K-12 Priority Standards for ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies

  • WCSU Priority Standards for K-12 English Language Arts

    This document outlines the priority standards for K-12 English Language Arts within the Windham Central Supervisory Union, covering Marlboro, Newfane, Townshend, and Wardsboro.

  • WCSU Priority Standards for K-12 Math

    This document, "10.23 WCSU Priority Standards - Math.pdf," outlines the K-12 Mathematics Priority Standards for the Windham Central Supervisory Union, which includes the towns of Windham, Dover, Jamaica, Marlboro, Newfane, Townshend, and Wardsboro.

  • WCSU Priority Standards for K-12 Science

    This document outlines the K-12 Science Priority Standards for the Windham Central Supervisory Union, covering various towns including Marlboro, Newfane, Townshend, and Wardsboro.

  • WCSU Priority Standards for 6-12 Social Studies

    This document outlines the Priority Standards for 6-12 Social Studies for the Windham Central Supervisory Union.

Literacy & English Language Arts

  • Pre K ELA Scope & Sequence

    This Pre-Kindergarten Scope and Sequence document outlines the English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies curriculum, broken down by month from September to June.

  • 9-12 ELA Scope & Sequence

    This document outlines the 9-12 ELA Scope and Sequence, version 4.0, last modified on September 8, 2021. It details "Graduation Proficiencies" for English Language Arts, broken down into performance indicators, learning objectives, and four levels of proficiency:

  • K-3 Fundations Scope & Sequence

    This document outlines the WCSU (Windham Central Supervisory Union) Scope and Sequence for Fundations Levels K-3, developed by Reading Specialist Melissa Wood and adapted in August 2024. It details the pacing, content, and assessment for each unit within each level.

  • K-6 Literacy Framework

    This K-6 Literacy Framework for Windham Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) outlines a structured literacy approach to reading and writing instruction, aligning with the Science of Reading.

  • CCSS Literacy S&S with FCRR Alignment

    This document outlines the WCSU CCSS (Common Core State Standards) Scope and Sequence for ELA (English Language Arts) across different grade levels, specifically Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. It details foundational literacy skills, informational text comprehension, and literature analysis for each grade.

  • 95% PA Kit and Heggerty Scope and Sequence

    This document, "95% Phonological Awareness Kit and Heggerty Scope and Sequence," outlines a detailed schedule of phonological awareness and phonics activities from September 2020 through June 2021. It correlates "95% Lesson" topics with "Heggerty Activities" on a weekly basis, and also lists corresponding FCRR PA Games and FCRR Phonics Games.

  • WCSU Teacher's Guide to Vocab Surge A

    This WCSU Teacher's Guide, updated in Fall 2023, outlines the "Vocabulary Surge A" program, designed to improve students' vocabulary and reading comprehension by teaching them to understand word parts (morphemes).

  • WCSU Teacher's Guide to Vocab Surge B

    This WCSU Teacher's Guide for "Vocabulary Surge B" provides an overview, materials, tips, and lesson routines for teaching vocabulary. The program aims to address the vocabulary gap among students and improve reading comprehension by teaching them how to decipher unknown words using morphemes.

  • EL Curriculum Maps

    This folder contains 9 files that contain a comprehensive overview and curriculum maps for the EL Education English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for Kindergarten through 8th grade. The documents detail the structure of the curriculum, including module lessons, additional language and literacy blocks (ALL Block), and labs for K-2 grades. They outline the focus, topics, descriptions, central texts, Lexile ranges, performance tasks, and unit-level assessments for each module within each grade level.

EL Education

  • Intro to EL Education

    This file, "Intro to EL_ K-2 April 2024.pptx.pdf", provides an introduction to EL Education for K-2, focusing on core beliefs, curriculum components, and instructional strategies.

  • EL Education Summer PD

    This document outlines the agenda, goals, and activities for a three-day professional development (PD) session on EL Education, held in July 2024 for the Windham Central Supervisory Union.

Math

  • Illustrative Math Pacing Guide 6-8

    This pacing guide for Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 outlines the units for each grade level across a 36-week school year. Each unit includes an estimated number of days, with a range provided for units that have optional lessons.

  • HS Math S&S Curriculum Maps

    This document, "HS - Algebraic Thinking 2.pdf," outlines the WCSU Math Scope and Sequence for High School Algebraic Thinking 2, including units on Polynomials, Trigonometric Functions, Functions, and Data and Statistics.

  • Illustrative Math: Middle School 6-8

    Driven by student discourse, IM Certified® curricula are rich, engaging core programs built around focus, coherence, and rigor.

Bridges Math

  • Grade Pre-K Bridges

    This document outlines the "Bridges in Mathematics Pre-K Scope & Sequence," detailing the mathematical concepts taught across nine units from September to May.

  • Kindergarten Scope & Sequence

    This document outlines the "Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition" and "Number Corner Second Edition" kindergarten scope and sequence.

  • Grade 1 Bridges

    This document outlines the "Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition" and "Number Corner Second Edition" Grade 1 Scope & Sequence.

  • Grade 2 Bridges

    This document outlines the Grade 2 Scope & Sequence for "Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition" and "Number Corner Second Edition," both published in June 2013.

  • Grade 3 Bridges

    This document outlines the Grade 3 Scope & Sequence for "Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition" and "Number Corner Second Edition."

  • Grade 4 Bridges

    This document outlines the Grade 4 Scope & Sequence for two mathematics curricula: "Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition" and "Number Corner Second Edition." Both are updated versions, with Bridges.

  • Grade 5 Bridges

    This document outlines the Grade 5 Scope & Sequence for two math programs: "Bridges in Mathematics Second Edition" and "Number Corner Second Edition."

Science

  • NGSS K-12 Curriculum Maps

    This folder primarily contains "WCSU Science Curriculum Map" documents for various grade levels, outlining the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and associated disciplinary core ideas, cross-cutting concepts, and engineering standards. These documents serve as curriculum guides, detailing the science topics, learning objectives, and aligned math skills for each grade level from Kindergarten through High School.

  • K-12 Science Overview with Math Skills

    This document, "K-12 Science Overview with Math Skills," outlines the focused science skills and aligned Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Math Skills for each grade level from Kindergarten through 12th grade. It categorizes science topics into Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science.

Social Studies

  • K-12 C3 Social Studies Scope and Sequence

    This document, "Windham Central Supervisory Union C3 Social Studies: K-12 Scope & Sequence," outlines the content study and geography skill focus for social studies education from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade in the WCSU.

  • College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework

    College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Guidance for Enhancing the Rigor of K-12 Civics, Economics, Geography, and History