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Westport Public Schools aims to provide a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum that intentionally connects standards, instruction, and assessment. Our curriculum development process is guided by a backward design approach. Backward design is based on the idea that planning is best done by starting with the desired results. It is a design approach that results in purposeful thinking about curriculum planning from a micro lens, as well as programmatic reform from a macro level. Looking at the outcomes first results in coherently-designed curriculum units, performance assessments, and classroom instruction. The primary goal of backward design is student understanding, which is revealed when students autonomously transfer learning to novel scenarios.

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Kindergarten Registration for 2023-2024 is Open!

The 2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration process is underway.

If your child turns five years of age on or before January 1, 2024, please register him/her as soon as possible.  Registering now allows the District to optimally plan for your new kindergartener. 

All Kindergarten registration information is located here.

If you are unsure about the elementary school your child should attend, please refer to our school locator.

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