In TCSD, a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum (GVC) is defined as:
The essential content, standards, and skills that students must know and demonstrate to be successful in the next grade, course, or level. Click here to access the TCSD GVC Development Guidance
Our TCSD GVC includes the click here to review the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards. , course and grade level curricular maps, and instructional resources that teachers use to teach the essential content, skills, and standards.
A GVC Guarantees equal opportunity for learning for all students
A GVC Guarantees adequate time for teachers to teach content and for students to learn it
A GVC Guarantees that curriculum being taught is curriculum being assessed
A GVC is viable when adequate time is ensured to teach all determined essential content, skills, and standards.
TCSD Guiding Principles of a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
Curriculum is dynamic and includes processes for adoption and adaptation.
Curriculum is based upon educational research and provides challenging opportunities for growth and achievement.
Curriculum is aligned, intentional, coherent, and carefully curated for rich vocabulary and content knowledge gain within and across grades
Culturally responsive and sensitive to diverse viewpoints, perspectives and learning needs.
