Welcome to the Curriculum and Instruction Department
The instructional department works with teachers, administrators, and other departments to improve student outcomes. Directors and Supervisors work with school and division staff to develop curricula, provide materials and instructional resources, support innovative instructional practices, and implement professional development.
This department works with administration, teachers, and parents in handling the responsibilities below:
Academic standards and annual assessments of student achievement
Blue Ridge Virginia Governor's School (BRVGS)
Division Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
Enrollment procedures
ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
Federal programs
Pacing Guides
Professional development
Regular, gifted, and remedial education
Summer programs (summer school, summer enrichment)
Textbook adoptions
Virginia Standards of Learning information
Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI)
NCPS Instructional Information
Parental Notification of Instructional Materials
In compliance with Code of Virginia Section 2.2-2827, the instructional material listed below is considered “sexually explicit instructional material” as defined in Virginia Code §18.2-390. Library materials are considered instructional materials when used (i) for completion of an assignment, or (ii) as part of an academic or extracurricular educational program. This includes any division, school, and/or classroom purchased or created assessments. However, the phrases “instructional material” and “instructional materials” do not include standardized national or state assessments, such ACT, SAT, NAEP, and AP or SOL exams.