St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School
Curriculum Resources 

What are the Common Core Learning Standards?  The New York State Pre-K-12 Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) are internationally-benchmarked and evidence-based standards. These standards serve as a consistent set of expectations for what students should learn and be able to do, so that we can ensure that every student across New York State is on track for college and career readiness. (From the New York State Education Department Website: http://www.nysed.gov/

English Language Arts and Mathematics
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School follows the New York State Common Core for English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8.  Qualified students in grade 8 take the Algebra I Common Core Regents Course and Regents Exam.   We are pleased to report that all the 8^th graders who took the Algebra I Common Core Regents Exam in June passed the exam, many with distinction.

The curriculum that we follow can be found at this link on the New York State Education Department Website EngageNY at this URL:  https://www.engageny.org/

The latest version of the New York State Learning Standards are know as the Next Generation Learning Standards.  Information about them can be found at this URL: https://www.engageny.org/next-generation-learning-standards

Parent resources can be found at this URL: https://www.engageny.org/resource/parent-resources-grades-3-8-ela-mathematics-tests 

Science
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School is implementing the Next Generation Science Standards in grades Kindergarten through 8.  Qualified students in grade 8 take the Living Environment Regents Course and Regents Exam.  We are pleased to report that all the 8^th graders who took the Living Environment Regents Exam in June passed the exam, many with distinction. 

The curriculum can be found at this URL: https://www.nextgenscience.org/search-standards

Parent resources can be found at this URL: https://www.nextgenscience.org/parents

Information about the Living Environment course can be found at this URL: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/livingen.pdf

Social Studies
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional school follows the New York State K-12 Social Studies Framework.  The Social Studies program prepares students for college, careers, and civic life.   

Information about the Social Studies Framework can be found at this URL: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/documents/ss-framework-k-12-intro.pdf

Technology Education
St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School is implementing the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards.  Our students experience a wide range of topics, from keyboarding to coding.  Chromebook devices are assigned to students in grades 2 through 8.  They have the use of the Google Apps for Education.  With the guidance of Faculty Moderators, and using various technologies, the 7^th graders design and publish the school newspaper, and the 8^th graders design and publish their yearbook. 

Information about the ISTE Standards can be found at this URL:  https://www.iste.org/standards