Curriculum and Instruction

The Community Schools of Frankfort uses the Indiana Academic College and Career Readiness standards as the basis for all grade-level curriculum development. These standards indicate minimum expectations of mastery for all grades and can be found by clicking on the Indiana State Standards link located on this page. 

CSF uses a variety of resources for curriculum development, and routinely updates and adjusts these resources to meet the needs of our students. Committees of teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders meet to select resources to use for instruction. Some of them are listed below.

Reading and Writing

Grades K-5: McGraw Hill Wonders and Orton Gillingham

Grades 6-8: Savvas myPerspectives

Grades 9-12: Savvas myPerspectives

 

Math

K-12: McGraw-Hill Reveal Math

 

Social Studies

Grades K-5: McGraw-Hill Social Studies 

Grades 6-8:  National Geographic Social Studies (6-8)

U.S. & World History: McGraw Hill

 

Science

Grades K-5: McGraw Hill Inspire

Grades 6-8: National Geographic

Biology: Lab Aids

Chemistry: Cengage 

 

Wellness Curriculum

Grades K-8 Second Step (K-8)

Pacer's National Bully Prevention Center: Teens Against Bullying (9-12)

Indiana Counseling Curriculum: Inspire Success (9-12)

 

 

 

Frankfort Virtual Academy

CSF is proud to be the first district in Clinton County to offer a virtual learning experience for students in grades 9-12. The goal of our academy is to provide a personal experience with virtual learning. Students regularly check in with FHS staff members about their progress. A hybrid learning experience is also available. This enables students to participate in athletics as well as CTE courses. For more information, reach out to Kristen Horrell, Director of Frankfort Virtual Academy at [email protected].

 

Online Course Provider: Subject.com

More information can be found here. Application availability based on a maximum of 99 students. 

 

Assessment 

CSF relies upon both locally-created assessments and nationally-normed assessments to create an accurate picture of each learner. In grades K-5, the NWEA Reading Foundations/Fluency assessment is given a minimum of three times/year in order to track their reading behaviors over time. All students take the NWEA MAP assessment in grades K-12 to measure what students know, what they are ready to learn next, and how to best set and chart goals for growth over time, in math and reading. Students also have a series of required state assessments that they take in the spring of each school year. More detailed information will be provided on this page soon.

 

Formative Assessments: ILEARN Checkpoints, District Common Assessments, PSAT/SAT

Required Indiana Math Screener: iReady (Grades K-2)

Required Indiana Early Reading Screener: NWEA Fluency

Indiana College and Career Readiness Standards

 

CSF is a professional learning community that believes in systems of continuous assessment to ensure student learning. This provides information for educators to make instructional decisions and ensure all students learn. Additional reteaching and intervention supports are provided as needed. Early intervention in both reading and math enable classrooms to continue learning at high levels. 

 

Do you love to read? We need Champions to support our students to be Reading Champions! Sign up to be a mentor to read with a third-grade student at Green Meadows (Tuesdays 8:15-8:45) or Suncrest (Wednesdays 8:15-8:45). Our kids need you! 

 

Early Literacy

CSF utilizes Orton-Gillingham as our official intervention for students at risk of dyslexia. Teachers are trained through the Reading Clinic of Indiana, with ongoing training offered on a yearly basis. Data teams review information to determine specific needs for students and ensure an intervention process is used to support students with early literacy needs.