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Curriculum, Instruction, and Elementary Education Director, Mrs. Kathy McCord

The purpose of the Curriculum & Instruction Department of Anderson Community Schools is to:
  • Implement, monitor, and continuously improve district curriculum across all grade levels, content areas, and courses to prepare students for post-secondary success in college and/or career aspirations.
  • Utilize and analyze data to improve teaching and learning across all grade levels, content areas, and courses.
  • Grow educator capacity to improve student learning outcomes by providing focused professional learning and aligned resources.
  • Facilitate the development and continuous improvement of a Professional Learning Community for educators.

Indiana Code 20-35.5 requires all Indiana schools to administer a universal screener for learning characteristics related to dyslexia within the first 90 days of school. Approved universal screeners and Level I/Level II diagnostic assessments for learning characteristics related to dyslexia are available on the Indiana Department of Education's (IDOE’s) Dyslexia webpage.

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called a reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language (Mayo Clinic, 2017).

All students in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two will be given the screener within the first 90 days of school. Parents of students who are determined to be “at risk” or “at some risk” for learning characteristics related to dyslexia will be notified of screener results and be provided with the next steps of intervention. Parents will be asked for permission to administer Level I and Level II diagnostic assessments. Parents of students who are not at risk for characteristics related to dyslexia will be notified of screener results and will resume regular educational programming.

Please contact your student’s school with any questions or concerns regarding the universal dyslexia screener requirements. For more information, please reference the Indiana Department of Education’s Dyslexia webpage.

FY 2023 Dyslexia Count
School Number of Students Tested Number of Students Determined at Some Risk of Dyslexia Students who Received Intervention Diagnosed with Dyslexia
Anderson Elementary School 206 78 51 0
Eastside Elementary School 297 86 57 0
Edgewood Elementary School 104 29 13 2
Erskine Elementary School 248 40 18 0
Tenth Street Elementary School 286 92 56 1
Valley Grove Elementary School 246 38 26 0
Anderson Intermediate School 21 21 20 0
District Totals 1,408 384 241 3
 Interschool Transfer Request ~ IST
 
 
The Interschool Transfer has been modified to apply once and if approved will renew automatically the next school year unless circumstances require the IST to be revoked.  Generally speaking, interschool transfers are only processed at the beginning of the school year.  Eligibility for transfers can be revoked at any time during the school year due to excessive tardies/absences, repeated failure to be picked up on time, and disciplinary issues.
 
 
 Out of District Transfer Request ~ ODT
 
 
       Out of District Transfer Form for the 2022-2023 school year is due at
      least 2 weeks before school starts.  Please submit application along with  
      previous schools records including attendance, behavior logs, special
      education records, IEP records.