Curriculum Framework

“Innovation is the lifeblood of any organization.”
-Don Sheelen

Welcome to the Curriculum Documents Homepage—the gateway of curriculum innovation in Pflugerville ISD. Here teachers, parents, students and community members can access the documents that form the foundation of what teachers will teach and students will learn throughout PISD. These documents are part of an ongoing process designed to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum for all students.

What to Notice

Curriculum Documents: Across the top menu bar of the page you will find links to PISD Curriculum Documents listed by grade level or subject area. These link to:

• TEKS Introductions are the introductory paragraphs from the TEKS for each grade and course provide valuable information toward a better understanding of the state standards. These documents are necessary as they contain testable content and intent that may not be found within the grade level's knowledge and skill statements and student expectations. 
  
  
• Vertical Alignment Documents outline the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as they are taught across the grade levels, including specific content standards for each grade.  Clarifying specific content standards developed by Pflugerville teachers are listed in red print.
  
  
• Curriculum Bundle Documents (Scope and Sequence) provide an outline of the TEKS/SEs to be taught in each three week period.
  
  
•  Assurance Words outline necessary content specific vocabulary for use in building academic vocabulary and to identify possible stumbling blocks for students.  These words can be pre-taught, used in word walls or simply highlighted during instruction.
  
  
•  Year at a Glance overviews include Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions for each three week bundle. These provide a big picture perspective of the course and are designed to help increase understanding of material covered in a particular bundle.
  
  
• College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) provide quality layers that fill in gaps in the Texas Standards to best prepare our students for their next endeavor.
  
  
• English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) provide guidance for effective integration of second language acquisition with quality content area instruction social in English, needed for daily social interactions to think critically, understand and learn new concepts, process complex academic material, and interact and communicate in English academic settings.
  
  
• Curriculum Feedback will allow the user to access the Solution Seeking Feedback Form to provide comments about the curriculum documents. Feedback gathered helps inform the process as we revise the curriculum documents. 
  
  
• Calendar feature illustrates the days of instruction in each bundle. To access the calendar, just click on the calendar icon from the webpage or from any bundle.  All district wide events (testing days, PD days, holidays, etc...) were taken into account when planning the bundles. There will be campus events that were not taken into account.  Please read all teacher notes and plan accordingly.
  
  
• Instructional Resources Just under the Curriculum Document menu bar, you will find links to instructional resources divided by content area.