Curriculum Implementation

Whether you’re just getting started with a new curriculum or need to get implementation back on track, we work shoulder-to-shoulder with you to build a shared vision, an actionable plan, and the systems necessary for your success.

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Successful Implementation for Lasting Impact

Student success starts with the effective implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). But materials rejection, lack of buy-in, and uneven outcomes tell us the conventional approach isn’t cutting it. And getting it right isn’t simple or easy; it takes technical expertise and steady focus. UnboundEd offers the comprehensive support you need — tailored to your unique context — to ensure your curriculum investment succeeds.

We partner with districts to organize curriculum implementation initiatives, build leadership capacity, and foster coherence across each school and classroom to ensure every single student has access to effective instruction. And by building the skills and mindsets of everyone involved throughout the process — from the central office to the classroom — we ensure that what begins as curriculum implementation success translates to lasting impact at every level.

Our Curriculum Implementation Approach

Plan for Success: Develop a concrete, actionable plan for success and implement it shoulder-to-shoulder with UnboundEd.
Leadership Capacity and Coherence: Get everyone organized around a shared vision and plan; then grow skills and mindsets as we go.
Continuous Improvement and Data That Matters: Set up feedback, collaboration, and measurement structures to monitor implementation progress in rich detail at every step.
Sustainable Impact: Ensure that what begins as implementation success translates to lasting growth at every level of the system.
Buy-In: Foster shared ownership so that everyone is set up for success and stays engaged long-term.

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What to Expect

UnboundEd engages districts in a transformative curriculum implementation process customized to their context, systems, and needs, equipping leaders to deliver effective instruction — what we call GLEAM^® (grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful) instruction. With expert support, leaders create the cross-functional collaboration structures needed to implement HQIM successfully and bring GLEAM instruction to life in every classroom.

Comprehensive District Team Support: We work alongside district leaders to develop and implement a plan that establishes the conditions and systems for effective curriculum implementation.
School Leader Support: We support school leaders in understanding the design of their curriculum, engaging in classroom observations, and providing curriculum-aligned feedback.

Professional Learning: Leaders participate in targeted, job-embedded professional learning to support and build knowledge on curriculum implementation.
School Walkthroughs: Leaders engage in classroom walkthroughs to collect and analyze data, enabling them to monitor curriculum implementation across their district.

A Three-Year Partnership

Managing change takes time. That’s why UnboundEd offers districts up to three years of curriculum implementation support to build the systems, processes, and conditions needed to set educators up for long-term success.

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Year 1

Build Leader Capacity

District leaders develop, launch, and monitor a curriculum implementation plan with a vision and goals. School leaders learn about the curriculum and begin supporting teachers as they use it in their classrooms.

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Year 2

Grow Leader Capacity

District leaders continue carrying out their implementation plan, focusing on resolving challenges from the first year. School leaders increase classroom observations and provide teachers with feedback.

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Year 3

Foster Sustainability

District and school leaders begin to co-facilitate key engagements, preparing them to take ownership of the process. Leaders develop and finalize plans to sustain instructional excellence in future years.

Every single teacher is using the curriculum, and they are using it with… integrity. We are starting to see more sophisticated decision-making that’s taking place… [about] supporting all students in accessing that grade-level work. Students want to do the work, so we are seeing more students participate in all of our curriculum.

Cresta McIntosh — Associate Superintendent of Educational Services, Monterey Peninsula Unified District