Curriculum

The State of Ohio adopted Common Core Standards in Language Arts, Mathematics June of 2010. Science and Social Studies State Standards were adopted in June 2010 as well. The State of Ohio has developed a plan to phase in these new standards and state assessments by the 2014-2015 school year. We are currently following state timelines provided by the Ohio Department of Education. For more information regarding these new standards and the work ahead visit the Ohio Department of Education website http://www.ode.state.oh.us.

To contact personnel in the Piqua City Schools, Curriculum and Instruction Department:

Dwayne Thompson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction K-6; Language Arts K-12; Social Studies K-12; 719 East Ash Street, Piqua, OH 45356, 937-773-4321 ext 0812 or thompsond@piqua.org
Neil Long, Director of Curriculum and Instruction 7-12; Mathematics K-12; Science K-12,; 719 East Ash Street, Piqua, OH 45356, 937-773-4321 ext 0811 or longn@piqua.org;

For more testing information....

For academic content standards and related information from the Ohio Department of Education web site, click here. - http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=1695&TopicRelationID=1696
For released tests, Click here. - http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=222&TopicRelationID=1070
For practice tests, Click here. -http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=1070&TopicRelationID=240
To explore what is expected of students on the state achievement tests for grades 3-8, take a practice test by area and grade, and understand what test results mean, go to http://www.success.ode.state.oh.us (wait ten seconds for pages to load).

Materials & Inservice

Resources in PCS are allocated so teachers and students have current materials. There is a five-year rotation for the review of new course materials. New materials were adopted for 2010-11 in Science for grades K-12. During the coming year, a teacher review committee will study new materials for adoption in Language Arts for grades K-12.

The curriculum department is committed to excellence. Our work is focused on supporting the Board adopted District Strategic Plan. For more information regarding this plan, see the document on the PCS homepage.

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Curriculum Highlights

Science Olympiad competes at PHS and PJHS at state and national levels

Elementary students compete in Destination Imagination events

Junior High School and gifted students can experience world languages through Rosetta Stone

Students K-7 experience a variety of local and state field trip experiences tied to the curriculum - extending learning beyond classroom walls

Grade 7 students participate in a local veteran memorial tour coordinated by local historian Jim Oda

Grade 8 students experience our nation's capital through a trip to Washington D.C.

Junior High and High School students will engage in the Model United Nations Program

Grade 6 students at Bennett and various PHS students will participate in world wide problem solving/communication/collaboration through the iEARN program

Washington students will participate in a watershed program sponsored by the Miami County Park District

Grades K-6 students participate in a visiting authors program each year

Grades K-12 art program sponsors a district -wide art show each spring highlighting student art work with a variety of media

The high school marching band performed at Disney in 2010 and will participate in the National 4th of July Celebration in Washington D.C. in 2011

High School show choir is an award winning performance group that ranked fifth in the nation in 2010

PHS has joined forces with Edison State Community College to provide students with opportunities about how to prepare for college experience

Piqua students are fortunate to experience a wide variety of technology in the classroom to support learning