Academics

Our curriculum guides provide a framework and are written with the understanding that there is a responsibility for decision making on the part of the teachers. Since teachers are responsible for the scope of any curriculum content during a given school year, they must also be the final determiners of the sequence of content and skills, the use of instructional strategies, and the degree of content detail.

Given the nature of the actual classroom, certain factors will drive these choices: student need, student development level, and realistic time limitations. Our teachers are encouraged to integrate curriculum in order to maximize instructional time and to facilitate the transfer of skills and understanding.

Learning builds upon previous knowledge and skills, which are repeated and reinforced to ensure mastery learning. At OLMC we believe our Teachers need the flexibility to make choices to ensure that each student needs are met and that the scope of the curriculum is addressed.