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    Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

    Aurora Public Schools > Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

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    Welcome to the Aurora Public School Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment website. The purpose of this site is to inform, educate, and provide resources to students, parents, staff, and community on curriculum, instructional initiatives, school improvement, assessment data and information.

    Aurora Public Schools is dedicated to providing the highest quality of education to all students to ensure their success.  All of our curriculum is aligned to the college and career ready standards that the Nebraska School Board has approved.

    If you have questions about the curriculum and assessments, please contact Mrs. Teahon at the elementary school.

    School Improvement Process
    State Assessment Information
    Content Area Standards

    Elementary Curriculum 

    Language Arts – Wonders by McGraw Hill, Reading Mastery by McGraw Hill

    Math – Go Math by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Math Connections by McGraw Hill

    Science – Foss Kits & Science a Closer Look by McGraw Hill

    Elementary Assessments

    K- 5 – Dibels Benchmark Assessment – August, December, May

    K-5 – Dibels Progress Monitoring – All year

    K-5 – NWEA MAP Test – September & February

    3-5 – NSCAS – April

    Middle School Curriculum 

    Reading –

    • 6th grade – Wonders by McGraw Hill
    • 7th & 8th grade – Collections by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    English –

    • Write Tools

    Math –

    • Big Ideas – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

    Middle School Assessments

    NWEA MAP – September & February

    NSCAS – March – April

    High School Assessments

    Freshman – NWEA MAP – Beginning & end of each semester

    Sophomores – PreACT – April

    Juniors – ACT – April