Curriculum Overviews
As educators, parents, and community members, we share a common concern for and commitment to the welfare of our children. Therefore, the purpose of the Cedar Grove Public Schools' curriculum is to ensure that all students learn the same core of significant content at an appropriate instructional level, from teacher to teacher, and school to school. Although the curricular objectives are aligned with New Jersey Student Learning Standards and state-mandated tests, the overriding goal is to design a curriculum that is academically rich, student-centered, and culturally diverse, honoring input and contributions from all Cedar Grove Public Schools stakeholders.
The Cedar Grove Public Schools Department of Curriculum and Instruction is committed to the development of exemplary curricula that promote high expectations for its teachers and students that result in meaningful student learning. Cedar Grove Public Schools curriculum can best be described as a thinking curriculum, one that integrates content and process, infuses interdisciplinary connections - typifying real world situations. The decisions, strategies, and practices supporting the alignment of the written, taught, and assessed curriculum will be rooted in both internal and external research critical to providing optimum learning opportunities for all students.
The curriculum design for each of the content areas will enhance opportunities for students to meet new standards that are simultaneously practical and forward-thinking. Cedar Grove Public Schools curriculum is designed to engage students and to help them realize their potential and move toward higher educational and career goals.
The following documents provide a curricular overview of courses by department and/or school and grade level. The focus is student learning objectives for each unit: What students will be able to do.