K-12 Curriculum and Instruction
Duluth Public Schools uses a variety of curricular and instructional resources to support student learning. Curriculum constitutes the "what" is being taught such as standards, benchmarks and outcomes, while instruction constitutes the "how", or the way teachers will help students meet these goals. In Minnesota, state standards for content areas are written by state committees and approved by legislative vote on a regular review and adoption basis. Local standards such as World Languages, Health, Industrial Technology, and Family and Consumer Science, are determined by local committees and community members and are based on national standards.
To support the standards, resources are adopted through a detailed process and professional development is designed to help guide instruction and learning for our students. The timeline for curriculum review, evaluation, and adoption can be found here. Each content area is led by a specialist and their committee to review and implement the curriculum and instruction for that content area.
For specific information about K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, contact the content area specialist listed below.
Teaching, Learning, and Equity - Curriculum and Instruction Contacts
- Directors
- Administrative Assistant to Directors
- Curriculum Coordinator
- Student Achievement Coordinator
- Educational Technology and Innovation Coordinator
- Art
- Career and Tech Education and College and Career Readiness
- English Language Arts
- E Squared (Gifted and Talented)
- Immersion Programs
- Math
- Media
- Music
- Physical Education and Health
- Science
- Social Studies
- World Language
- Digital Innovation Web Consultant