Curriculum & Instruction
Our Mission
The Curriculum Department exists to support the efficient and effective delivery of instructional resources and services that schools need to ensure student success. The Curriculum Department is responsible for specific curriculum areas, such as mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and health. The instructional program in the Richmond County School System is based on the Standard Course of Study as prescribed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Our mission is to provide students with a strong academic foundation in order to support lifelong learning through:
- Demonstrate instructional leadership.
- Ensure curriculum alignment.
- Provide documents to clarify state and local curriculum.
- Identify exemplary teaching practices and provide purposeful professional development to school-based instructional partners.
- Collaborate with school-based instructional partners to provide students with a safe, supportive, and nurturing learning environment.
- Creating an inviting work environment where people are productive and want to be.
- Developing relationships that ensure student success.
- Ensuring consistency, efficiency and effectiveness of curriculum resources, services and programs.
- Providing documents to clarify state and local curriculum.
- Identifying best teaching practices and providing purposeful professional development to school-based instructional leaders.
- Delivering resources and services that schools need for student achievement.
For your convenience, separate web pages are designed by curriculum area; if you have a specific question regarding elementary, middle or high schools, you can contact the Department Director or Coordinator.
Curriculum Contacts
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Dr. Michael Perry
910.582 5860 ext. 236
michaelperry@richmond.k12.nc.us
Director of Career Tech Education, Sharon Johnson
910.582.5860 ext. 201
sharonjohnson@richmond.k12.nc.us
Director of K-12 Curriculum, Debbie Wrenn
910.582.5860 ext. 216
debbiewrenn@richmond.k12.nc.us
Director of Exceptional Children, Jeanette Davis
910.582.5860 ext. 240
jeanettedavis@richmond.k12.nc.us
Director of Testing and Accountability, Steve Lear
910.582.5860 ext. 283
stevelear@richmond.k12.nc.us
Director of Professional Development, Jami Graham
910.582.5860 ext. 233
jamigraham@richmond.k12.nc.us
Administrative Assistant, Lisa Tennant
910.582.5860 ext. 231
lisatennant@richmond.k12.nc.us
To access other websites for specific curriculum areas, please click one of the links below: