Focus Area: IB Infused Teaching and Learning

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FCCPS will provide all students, PreK-12, opportunities for growth and agency within the International Baccalaureate (IB) infused curriculum. Using research-based instructional best practices and an inclusive global lens, educators will provide choice and actively engage students in learning and service.

KEY ACTION: Ensure that everyone in the community understands the purpose of IB and how FCCPS is implementing it.

Timeline
2022 Development
2023 Implementation
2024 Review & Refinement
2025-26 Embedded

Success Looks Like This

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By 2024 more than 75% of parents/guardians will agree that every classroom in FCCPS is infused with IB instructional practices grounded in a model of inquiry learning.

Activities

  • December 2022 IB Coordinators worked together to revise the webpage that explains the similarities and differences among Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, Career-Related Programme, and Diploma Programme.

  • Parent Coffees and presentations throughout Winter 2022 provided opportunities for parents to understand the pathways.

  • Videos of the programs are available for on-demand viewing.

  • Meridian HS PTSA Parent Liaison working with IB Coordinators to share parent concerns.

  • Parent Survey in Spring 2022 will include questions to gauge understanding of IB in all grades.

Evidence and Performance Measurements