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INTRODUCTION TO DISTRICT PACING GUIDES - SCIENCE The Office of Curriculum and Instruction (C I), is committed to improving academic standards and student performance throughout the District. Based on the varied levels of performance found in schools throughout the District, it is evident that support can no longer be relegated to only the schools with the lowest performance, but must be available to all the schools in order to increase student academic achievement. The key to improving student achievement lies with the District’s ability to maximize all resources by making them available to all the schools and ensuring fidelity of implementation through periodic training and professional development of current and relevant resources. To positively impact student achievement across all schools, the consistent implementation of the core curriculum within the context of the Florida Continuous Improvement Model (FCIM) is critical. To this end, District administrators collaborated on the development of the template for the Pacing Guides and Instructional Focus Calendars ensuring the implementation of these materials District-wide. These materials are aligned to the District-wide administration of the interim assessments and the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) and End of Course Exams (EOC). Development of District Pacing Guides Staff, within the core content areas of Science have aligned current State Standards and essential curricular content to instructional materials and resources making up the core curriculum and have developed content-specific pacing guides with set expectations for student performance at K-12 levels, for the 2012-2013 school year. The District Pacing Guides support the following goals: assist teachers with transition to new standards; address issues of pacing to ensure that all State Standards and course descriptions are being addressed and that the Districts curriculum is addressed consistently and thoroughly; impr