Curriculum and Assessment

Faculty at GGPA receive ongoing professional development training throughout the school year and summer. GGPA has embraced Beyond Textbooks and has provided training to staff of all the available resources and will ensure all teaching staff are using the curriculum with full fidelity. Teaching staff will utilize curriculum materials aligned with Arizona State Standards as well as blended learning opportunities with the use of Imagine Learning and various other technology resources. Teachers are trained in and evaluated by the Marzano Instructional Framework and Evaluation method to ensure high-quality educational opportunities for your child.

Assessment

Each year, George Gervin students take a variety of state- and school-mandated assessments. Teachers use the results of these tests to plan instruction to meet individual students’ needs. Our rigorous curriculum and high-quality lessons help prepare students for these tests, but parents can also work at home to help prepare their children.

AASA/AzSCI/AZELLA

AASA is the statewide achievement test for Arizona students in grades 3–8. All Arizona public school students in grades 3–8 will take the grade-level AASA assessments in English language arts and mathematics. For your convenience, we have provided links to the AASA prep materials developed by the Arizona State Department of Education.

• AASA

The AzSCI assessment will be administered to students in grades 5, 8, and 11 (Cohort 2024) in the 2022-2023 school year.

• AzSCI

The AZELLA (Arizona English Language Learner Assessment) is Arizona’s assessment for students whose primary language is not English. Students identified through the Home Language Survey (HLS) take the AZELLA Placement Test to determine eligibility for English Language Learner (ELL) services. Students receiving ELL services participate in the spring AZELLA reassessment each year to measure English language proficiency and academic language growth. Once students achieve proficiency, they are monitored for two years to support a successful transition into the general education classroom.

• AZELLA

Navvy

Navvy, an Arizona standards-aligned assessment platform designed to support student learning and academic growth throughout the school year. Navvy provides frequent opportunities for students to practice and demonstrate mastery of Arizona Academic Standards through targeted formative assessments, standards-based checks for understanding, and competency-based measures. The platform allows teachers to monitor student progress in real time, identify learning gaps, and adjust instruction to meet individual student needs. By providing multiple opportunities for practice and assessment, Navvy helps ensure students build confidence, strengthen essential skills, and remain on track toward grade-level proficiency and success on state assessments.

Imagine Learning MyPath ELA and Math

Imagine Learning MyPath in English Language Arts and mathematics to provide personalized learning experiences for students. Based on student assessment data, MyPath creates individualized learning pathways that target each student’s specific strengths and areas for growth while remaining aligned to Arizona Academic Standards. Through adaptive lessons, practice activities, and ongoing progress monitoring, students receive instruction tailored to their learning needs and pace. Teachers use MyPath data to monitor growth, provide targeted interventions, and celebrate student success. This personalized approach helps students build foundational skills, master grade-level standards, and increase academic achievement.

Envision Math

enVision® Mathematics © 2020 is the only math program that combines problem-based learning and visual learning to deepen students’ conceptual understanding. enVision packs a unique one-two punch. Lessons start with Problem-Based Learning (PBL), where students must think critically about a real-world math problem, evaluate options, collaborate, and present solutions. This is followed by Visual Learning to solidify the underlying math concepts. It’s the best way to help kids better understand math ideas. PBL and Visual Learning make a powerful lesson setup. Each lesson combines lesson quick checks, observational assessments, and auto-generated reports to inform your teaching. Focus on students’ needs with intervention activities and resources for all learning levels.

Open Court Reading

Open Court Reading is research-based comprehensive K–5 reading, writing, and language arts curriculum that aligns with what we know about how students learn to read. Using systematic, explicit instruction, Open Court Reading helps all students master the foundational skills needed not only to move to proficiency, but also to achieve greater goals of reading independently with confidence inside and outside the classroom. Open Court Reading gives students the tools they need to read and succeed both inside and outside the classroom. Strong foundational skills—combined with comprehension, writing, and inquiry—ensure that students are well prepared for a lifetime of literacy and learning.

95 Percent Core Phonics Program

95 Percent Core Phonics Program in grades K–3 to strengthen foundational reading skills and support early literacy development. Aligned with the Science of Reading, the program provides explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, word recognition, spelling, and reading fluency. Through engaging, research-based lessons, students build the essential skills needed to become confident, proficient readers and establish a strong foundation for future academic success.

myPerspectives

myPerspectives is a powerful English language arts curriculum for grades 6–8 that values the perspective of the learner, collectively and individually. It provides next-gen learning experiences that promote higher achievement and develop the competencies needed for college and career readiness. Interactive learning blends print and technology in a student-centered, teacher-inspired classroom. This dynamic Savvas program creates an interactive, engaging, and relevant learning environment through readings, meaningful activities, and purposeful performance tasks. myPerspectives encourages social collaboration and student ownership of learning through goal setting, choice, and reflection.

myWorld Interactive

myWorld Interactive is a K–5 social studies curriculum that encourages active inquiry while introducing civics, economics, geography, and history concepts. Students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills for engaged civic life. The program includes strong ELA instruction to support social studies inquiry and new literacy standards. myWorld Interactive is comprehensive and adaptable, so it fits a wide range of classrooms and schedules. It’s the student-centered social studies curriculum that helps teachers achieve their instructional goals.

Additionally, in grades 6–8, we utilize other myWorld Interactive programs, including myWorld American History and myWorld Interactive World History.

elevateScience

elevateScience™ is a K–8 phenomena-based science curriculum immersing students in the inquiry process. This is science elevated for problem-solving, critical thinking, and the NGSS performance expectations.