The Office of Curriculum and Instruction is a three-fold program that is meant to guide and support staff development opportunities, enhance instructional implementation, and to ensure student mastery on assessments.

Our office is here to ensure that all:

• PIISD students are provided with a rigorous curriculum that is aligned with state mandates and federal requirements.

• PIISD staff is provided with continuous and diverse staff development opportunities to enhance the instruction of all students.

• PIISD staff and students are prepared and successful in all local, state, and higher-level assessments.

• PIISD students will be prepared for a secure and bright future

Credit by Exam (CBE) for Acceleration offers a chance to attain grade level or course credit without having previously undergone formal instruction. If there has been prior instruction, Credit by Exam (CBE) provides an opportunity to earn grade level or course credit upon the successful completion of formal instruction.

Registration for Exam for Acceleration without prior instruction is being held at all campuses for grades Kindergarten – 12. The students in grades K-5 will need to score 80 percent or above on a criterion- referenced test for the grade level to be skipped in each of the following areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students in grades 6-12 can receive credit for an academic subject in which the student has received no prior instruction if the student scores 80 percent or above on a criterion-referenced examination for acceleration for the applicable course.

Parents are required to submit a letter of intent along with a $25.00 refundable deposit for each examination requested to their child’s campus.  The deadline to register and submit your deposit to the campus counselor is Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The deposit will be returned once the student completes the exams. The examination dates are February 24 – 27, 2025.

EXAMEN DE AVANZAMIENTO

Inscripción de Examen de Avanzamiento sin instrucción previa se celebra en todas las escuelas para los grados Kínder - 12. Los estudiantes en grados K-5 habrá de tener una calificación de 80 por ciento o más en un examen de criterio y referencia del nivel que desea pasar por alto en cada una de las siguientes áreas: lenguaje, matemáticas, ciencias y ciencias sociales. Estudiantes en grados 6-12 pueden recibir crédito por una materia académica en la cual el estudiante no recibió instrucción previa, si el estudiante logra calificar con un 80 por ciento o más en un examen de criterio-referencia para la aceleración del curso aplicable.

Se requiere que los padres sometan una carta de intento junto con un depósito reembolsable de $25.00  a la escuela de su hijo/a.   La fecha de plazo para entregar la carta y el depósito al consejero/a es el miércoles, 5 de febrero del 2025. El depósito será devuelto una vez que el estudiante termine los exámenes. La fecha de exámenes será del 24 - 27 de febrero del 2025.