Spotlight on Oldham County: Aligning Professional Learning with High-Quality Instructional Resources When Oldham County launched its district-wide effort to implement high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) K-5 in English/Language Arts, leaders knew that deep, curriculum-based professional learning would be essential to ensuring success. Through intentional planning, cross-role collaboration, [...]

Spotlight on Science: High-Quality Instructional Resources Transform Elementary Classrooms in the Danville Independent School District Teachers in the Danville Independent School District are bringing science to life with new high-quality instructional resources (HQIR). Elementary educators use Smithsonian and Carolina Biological resources to foster inquiry-based learning. Chief [...]

Building a Stronger System: How Carroll County Transformed Instruction Through Walkthroughs Identifying the Need: A District in Transition  Change was happening fast in Carroll County—new leaders, new priorities, and new instructional resources. But with so much in motion, one critical piece was missing: a clear, consistent [...]

District Spotlight: Powell County Transforms the Teacher Experience with High-Quality Instructional Resources When Powell County Schools embarked on the journey to adopt a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) for mathematics, the district’s leadership aimed to address long-standing challenges faced by teachers. Over the years, educators had been [...]

District Spotlight: Perry County Embraces High-Quality Instructional Resources to Drive Student and Teacher Success During the summer, while most elementary school halls were quiet, West Perry Elementary in Perry County buzzed with conversation and excitement about the upcoming school year. New and experienced teachers, instructional coaches, [...]

HQIR District Bright Spot: Danville Independent Suzanne Farmer, Chief Academic Officer of Danville Independent Schools, and her team recognized the need to strengthen science instruction across her district. When the Kentucky Department of Education launched the Designing High-Quality Local Curriculum pilot focused on science, she and her team [...]

Kenton County Uses Systems and Structures to Support Teachers in Literacy Transformation “A student’s ability to read is a critical predictor of success both in education and life. Our students must have the opportunity to gain and strengthen this skill, and our teachers have to be [...]