Academics: Teaching and Learning Services
- Goals for Education
- Assessment
- Essential Academic Learning Requirements
- Highly Capable Program
- Math Resources
Teaching and Learning Services Office
The Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Office has a new name! Teaching and Learning Services (TLS)! The Teaching and Learning Services Office is located in the Resource and Service Center at 1601 Avenue D. The TLS staff is happy to answer questions and provide additional information. Please contact them at 360-563-7257.
The Teaching and Learning Services Office works closely with principals, teachers, parents, and the community to ensure a quality education for Snohomish students. Presently, the focus is on aligning district curriculum frameworks with the work of the Commission on Student Learning.
Goals for Education
In 1993, the Washington State Legislature passed a school reform law that has impacted all the districts in Washington. The purpose was to raise the academic standards for the students of Washington State. The Commission on Student Learning (CSL) was established with eleven members to oversee the work of the Executive Director. Subject advisory committees focus on the four goals for education:
Goal 1: Read with comprehension, write with skill, and communicate effectively and responsibly in a variety of ways and settings.
Goal 2: Know and apply the core concepts and principles of mathematics; social, physical, and life sciences; civics and history; geography; arts; and health and fitness.
Goal 3: Think analytically, logically and creatively, and integrate experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgments and solve problems.
Goal 4: Understand the importance of work and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect career and educational opportunities.