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Welcome to Kalamazoo Public Schools’ English Language Arts Programs and Curriculum Area. Kalamazoo Public Schools’ motto, “Every Child, Every Opportunity, Every Time”, exemplifies the goal of helping every student learn to use language effectively as a tool for communication, as an instrument for communication and as an instrument for thinking, learning, and imagining.

The Michigan Curriculum Framework and the Grade Level Content Expectations guide the curriculum objectives for each grade level of the KPS English Language Arts Curriculum. The design of the curriculum provides balanced literacy instruction. "Becoming fully literate means, among many things, being able to independently use strategies to construct meaning from text, draw upon texts to build conceptual understanding, effectively communicate ideas orally and in writing, as well as possess an intrinsic desire to read and write." (Gambrell, Mazzoni 1999)

To view the previous English Language Arts Web Site please click on this link: http://www.kpsela.com.

Welcome to the World of Mathematics!

Welcome to Kalamazoo Public Schools mathematics page. Please find published below, information about our K-12 mathematics program and curriculum. Our 17 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative learning programs are committed to providing a sound mathematics foundation for the students of KPS.

The mathematics department is in various phases of the KPS Curriculum Development Cycle. Throughout the district, there will be teams of staff members evaluating our exisiting mathematics curriculum; examining state and national principles, standards, and benchmarks for mathematics teaching and learning: investigating current research on the teaching and learning of mathematics; and defining the KPS PreK-12 mathematics curriculum for future years.

If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please contact:

Tina Tribu
K-12 Mathematics Coordinator
Kalamazoo Public Schools
1220 Howard Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269.337.1575
tributm [at] kalamazoo [dot] k12 [dot] mi [dot] us

Welcome to Kalamazoo Public Schools’ English Language Arts Programs and Curriculum Area. Kalamazoo Public Schools’ motto, “Every Child, Every Opportunity, Every Time”, exemplifies the goal of helping every student learn to use language effectively as a tool for communication, as an instrument for communication and as an instrument for thinking, learning, and imagining.

The Michigan Curriculum Framework and the Grade Level Content Expectations guide the curriculum objectives for each grade level of the KPS English Language Arts Curriculum. The design of the curriculum provides balanced literacy instruction. "Becoming fully literate means, among many things, being able to independently use strategies to construct meaning from text, draw upon texts to build conceptual understanding, effectively communicate ideas orally and in writing, as well as possess an intrinsic desire to read and write." (Gambrell, Mazzoni 1999)

The English / Language Arts department has a new Web site at http://www.kpsela.com.