Curriculum & Professional Learning/Assistant Principal

 

Happy Holidays from the Office of Curriculum and Professional Development!! Hopefully this update finds you enjoying the holiday season with family and friends.

On Friday, October 10th the District held a staff development day for our teachers and staff. During this day, our various academic departments spent time analyzing and developing action plans on the student-based data goals that they are working on. These goals are based on the Strategic Plan for Barker CSD.  This work is being led by our department chairpersons. In addition to the data focus, our elementary and secondary math teachers attended an information session on the Numeracy briefs initiative that New York State recently launched. Our teachers also reviewed their mathematics curriculum that they have developed over the past couple of years. Secondary teachers also attended a session on reading in the content areas (science, social studies, math, etc.) to strengthen their knowledge of literacy. We are now working towards planning our next staff development day which is scheduled for March 2026.

Barker CSD has begun to develop its next three-year technology plan. This plan will include three goals related to technology that the District will work towards achieving by the end of the 2028-2029 school year. The completed technology plan is due to the New York State Education Department by June 30, 2026.

Finally, please remember to visit the Barker CSD website and complete the Student Digital Resources form for our current school year. The District will be collecting this important information by January 21, 2026.

If you have any questions regarding your child’s educational program, or the instructional program of our school, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. You can email me at ccornwell@barkercsd.net, or reach me by phone at 716-795-3388.

Yours in education,
Christian Cornwell
Coordinator of Curriculum & Professional Learning/AP
716-795-3388
EMAIL CHRISTIAN CORNWELL