INSTRUCTION

Curriculum:  The curriculum at Sunset includes an integrated study of reading, math, language arts, spelling, social studies, science, penmanship, technology, Spanish, health, physical education, music and art.

 Priority Academic Student Skills

 A copy of the P.A.S.S. skills mandated by the Oklahoma State Department of Education is available for review in the office or on the State Department of Education Web site.

Assessment

Teachers use multi-criteria assessments when measuring student mastery of the stated objectives through projects, daily assignments, performances, tests, etc. Each child’s progress is observed and recorded at regular intervals. Results are used to improve and individualize instruction.

Reading Sufficiency Act

Our state requires all 1st-5th grade students not reading on grade level to be placed on a special plan developed by the school staff and parents.

Student Retention  State law allows a teacher to recommend that a student be retained at the present grade level or failed in a specific academic course. If a parent or guardian is dissatisfied with the recommendation, he or she may appeal the decision by complying with the District’s appeal process. The decision of the Board of Education shall be final.

Parent Input Sheets

Sunset does not take teacher requests, but does provide parents the opportunity to fill out an input sheet about their child each April. Information from these forms will be used in an attempt to make appropriate class placements.

Adjusting & Modifying Curriculum

Each teacher at Sunset will alter the curriculum to fit the needs of individual students. Students should not be held back in their learning or pushed beyond current potential.

At Sunset, teachers can modify* and adjust* curriculum as they deem necessary. It is the teacher’s responsibility to let parents know the plan and to document modifications and adjustments.

The definition at Sunset for these terms will be:

*Adjusting – The student is working above or below grade level. The student needs work that is more challenging and enriching OR the student needs to be placed in curriculum more accommodating to his/her level of performance below what is currently being taught.

*Modifying – The student is working on grade level, but needs work load to be slower or faster, less or more, or specific teacher guidance.

Classroom Placement Change

A. From time to time parents may request their child be moved to a different classroom. At Sunset the procedure is as follows:

Step 1 – Parent should have had contacts with the teacher and should work together to resolve any source of difficulty.

Step 2 – Parent should visit with the counselor and/or administrator. Concerns should be in writing.

Step 3 – A meeting of parent, teacher, administrator, counselor, and if needed, student, will take place.

Step 4 – A 30-day action plan will be written and implemented.

Step 5 – Parent, administrator, and teacher will meet to determine the outcome of the plan.

Step 6 – Final decision to change classroom placement will be made by the administrator.

B. Change in classroom placement may also occur any time a change in enrollment causes our numbers to greatly increase or decrease. You will be notified in writing about such a change. This usually occurs within the first few weeks of school.