Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

264 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 strive to lead the nation that we have a very robust curriculum that is going to help our students compete globally.” She describes ACE’s focus on the core areas of language arts, math, science, and social studies, saying they are continuously expanding on it to ensure it meets the expectations. “It takes a great deal of time to create a well-developed curriculum,” she acknowledges, noting that the process will continue for several years. An assessment system has also been built in, to look at student performance throughout the year. “We use the benchmarks to determine if the students are mastering the ACE and to determine what we need to do to ensure that all of them our students are successful,” she maintains. The district is also partnering with Safari Montage to create a virtual space for ACE to be housed. “It is going to be an outstanding platform for our teachers to access not only the curriculum, but will also include vetted resources. So, that is part of the process that we are in right now.”