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Bells ISD strives to implement a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a solid foundation of learning to develop them into future-ready graduates. The components of the curriculum provide vertical and horizontal alignment and guarantee that students are taught the required State standards.
Bells ISD uses the TCMPC, formerly TEKS Resource System Curriculum, in the four core content areas K-12. A teacher can access the online curriculum site at TCMPC.
The core benefits for using the TCMPC System:
- Alignment to the TEKS –(our curriculum standards as mandated by the State)
- Schools can maximize the learning conditions for all students through clearly stated expectations of what students will learn that align to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
- Vertical alignment through a guaranteed and viable curriculum
- Successful student learning must be based on providing appropriate educational experiences at the appropriate level of challenge in order to ensure maximum student achievement and high expectations for all students.
- Assessments that are aligned to the rigorous state tests
- Short- and long-term assessments of student achievement are critical for preparing students for the next grade/course. Assessment data must be used to determine learning gaps and a course of action for filling these gaps. High levels of student achievement are the benchmarks for effective curriculum (design) and instruction (delivery).
Teachers of core subjects in Bells ISD are required to follow the TCMPC Curriculum. This does not mandate the day to day lessons and activities for instruction in each classroom; however, it does provide a framework from which teachers plan their lessons.
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