Academic achievement will be improved using a curriculum and instructional program consistent with Virginia s SOL s. The Saxon Math curriculum will be used in grades 1-5. The Saxon Math curriculum is highly systematic with sequential skill building.
Parent involvement is stressed as nightly assignments are completed at home.
Our Way curriculum will be used. The Saxon Phonics program will be employed in grades K-2. Decoding and word attack skills are approached in a systematic manner. As with the math curriculum, parent involvement is incorporated with nightly homework based on current topics covered as well as skills covered earlier in the year. As the curriculum is no longer novel, teachers should become more adept at incorporating the phonics lessons into the total language arts program.