Our Curriculum

Love & Glory uses the Creative Curriculum for our infant, toddler and twos classes. We use Creative Curriculum for our preschool and VPK classes. All of our teachers are trained to use the curriculum for their class. From time to time community helpers are invited into our classrooms to enhance curriculum themes (such as the fire department, law enforcement, doctors, dentists, etc.).

Lesson Plans

Lesson plans for the week are posted in each class room.

Assessments

Teachers will conduct ongoing assessments throughout the school year. Children will be assessed both formally and informally using a variety of methods, such as teacher observations, developmental checklists and curriculum assessment tools. Parents are also encouraged to share their observations from home with their child’s teacher. While parents can request a meeting with their child’s teacher at any time, there will be two parent/teacher conferences scheduled each year (fall and spring). During conferences, teachers will share assessment and screening results and give parents an opportunity to discuss their child’s progress.

Student Portfolios

Teachers are required to maintain a student portfolio for each child in their class. This portfolio will include observations and anecdotal records, samples of the child’s work, ASQ screening assessments and developmental assessments that correspond to their group’s curriculum. Teachers will use the information in these files to identify children’s individual needs, modify curriculum and adapt teaching practices to meet those individual needs. 

Collecting samples of the student’s work will show their development over time. This progress will be shared with parents; parents will also be informed of any concerns regarding a child’s behavior, development or progress and will be involved in any action plans.

Screening

Love & Glory uses the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) screening tool; parent permission is required for children to be screened. Parent input is involved in this screening process. All students enrolled in the School Readiness Program will be screened as directed by the School Readiness Program. All other students will be screened at the beginning of the school year.

All teachers have been trained to use/administer the ASQ tool. Children are screened by their child’s teacher in their own familiar classroom. If developmental concerns arise, parents will be notified and referred to professional agencies such as School Readiness for further screening.

Teachers will use learning assessment tools that come with their respective curriculums for documenting children’s progress in the classroom. These assessments along with screening information, classroom observations, samples of students work and anecdotal records will be used to determine children’s progress during the school year. Teachers will use screening and assessment results to guide curriculum planning and develop goals for individual children. This information will be shared with parents at conferences.

Children’s screening and assessment records will be kept confidential in locked classroom files. Results of the screening or assessments will only be accessed/shared with the parent/guardian who enrolled the child, teaching staff, administration or appropriate professionals (with the parent/guardian’s written permission) for the purpose of supporting the child’s growth and development.