During the 2011-2012 academic year, Mississippi's Natchez-Adams School District received an F for its accountability status grade under the No Child Left Behind Act, according to the school system's website. As a result, the District was considered to be a low performer.
With Mississippi's adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Natchez-Adams needs to improve its level of instruction if it is to adequately prepare students for the future. Fortunately, District educators are in the process of overhauling each grade's curriculum, the Natchez Democrat reported.
This project came about following a District-wide curriculum audit. Ultimately, Frederick Hill, the District's superintendent, believes the project could improve student achievement, while also helping instructors connect their classroom practices with research and educational theory. The project will also help educators transition to the CCSS, which must be fully implemented by the 2014-2015 academic year. However, Hill thinks the District could achieve this goal even sooner.
"My goal is to get the entire District to go full Common Core in the fall of this year," Hill told the news source. "That gives us one solid year to work on the things that we need to work on before next year."
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