This document outlines the objectives and tasks for a meeting to vertically align curriculum standards at a school. The objectives are to identify gaps in current standards, update standards as needed, and articulate current practices for biblical integration. Tasks include discussing common vocabulary, identifying gaps between grade levels, setting content and benchmark standards using state standards, and discussing biblical integration practices. Expected outcomes are to articulate how gaps will be closed, finalize content and benchmark standards, and create a biblical integration plan. The document provides definitions for key terms and lists subject area facilitators.

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2. OBJECTIVES
Identify and articulate gaps in current
VCS content standards
Update standards & benchmarks as
appropriate
Articulate current biblical integration
practices

3. VERTICAL ALIGNMENT TASKS
 Discuss the common vocabulary.
 Identify & close current gaps in content standards
between grade levels/courses.
 Using current California Content Standards, Common
Core Standards & other standards, identify/solidify VCS
Content Standards.
 Identify Benchmark Standards.
 Biblical Integration:
 Discuss what you have done.
 What you are currently doing?
 How you have or are implementing the Transformational
Trilogies?

4. VOCABULARY
Content Standards:
Define the knowledge, concepts, and skills that
students should acquire at each grade level.
(VCS regards these as the minimum standards
per grade level.)
Curriculum: Your course content.
Objectives:
A specific result or results you aim to achieve
within a specific time frame or lesson.

5. Pre-assessment—An
assessment that takes place
prior to a unit of study to
understand prior student
learning and to help direct
instruction.
Formative—formal or informal
assessments given during the
instructional process in order to
modify instruction and activities
to reach student achievement.
Summative—formal assessment
at the end of a specific learning
experience…chapter, unit,
semester
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6. Benchmarks--Educational
benchmarks are specific
points of reference related to
levels of performance or
outcomes against which
students are monitored or
measured.
Vertical Alignment—Discussing
and assessing the continuity of
curriculum K-12.
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7. EXPECTED OUTCOMES/DELIVERABLES
Articulate the gaps between grade levels and
how/who will close those gaps.
Identify/solidify & articulate VCS Content
Standards.
Identify & articulate benchmarks at each
grade/course level.
Articulate a plan for consistent, ongoing
biblical integration in each classroom.

8. LINKS
Common Core Standards - Google Folder
CA State Standards – Google Folder
Benchmark Assessments 2012-2014 – Google Folder

9. BIBLE -- ANNE DELKE (ROOM)
MATH--CATHY GENGL (ROOM)
SCIENCE --LEISA MOORE (ROOM)
SOCIAL STUDIES --LINDSAY MARSHALL (ROOM)
LANGUAGE ARTS -- AL EXIS SCHNEIDER (ROOM)
WRITING --KRISTEN CUNNINGHAM (ROOM)
COMMUNICATIONS --LIZ FENWICK (ROOM)
APPLIED TECH/COMP. --JEREMY C. (ROOM)
WORLD LANGUAGES--M ARY RILEY (ROOM)
STUDENT SUPPORT--DIANA FAIRCHILD (ROOM)
DANCE/THEATRE – MATTHEW DEMERITT (OFF CAMPUS)
MUSIC– JEFF WILSON (OFF CAMPUS)
VISUAL ARTS - JILL CARLSON (OFF CAMPUS)
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