Curriculum/ Instruction/ Assessment

The Novi Community School District is committed to providing the highest quality educational experience possible for every student. To that end, the NCSD educators work throughout the year to provide an aligned curriculum that is delivered with the evidence-based instructional practices to improve the growth and achievement of our students. The Office of Academics supports this work through a continuous improvement process that is supported through a district-wide professional development plan that involves curriculum, instructional, and assessment.

Curriculum

A school district best serves its students and parents by establishing an integrated and dynamic relationship between its curriculum, instruction, and assessment standards.

In Novi, these standards and practices are grounded in the Michigan state standards. Michigan standards have changed overtime, and the state, in recent years, has adopted new standards to ensure that all students are career and college ready.

Career & college-ready students possess the skills necessary to earn a self-sustaining wage and participate in postsecondary opportunities without remediation.

This means that they:

use technology and tools strategically in learning and communicating
use argument and reasoning to do research, construct arguments, and critique the reasoning of others
communicate and collaborate effectively with a variety of audiences
solve problems, construct explanations and design solutions

Through the vision statement of the Novi Board of Education and the exit outcomes for high school students, Novi educators have embedded the needs and aspirations of its community into our standards-based aligned curriculum . The end product is an organization of programs that is continuously reviewed and aligned to best practices that provides for continuous professional learning and student continuous progress.

For more information, please see the Michigan Department of Education's Academic Standards.

Instruction

In each of our classrooms, teachers use evidence-based instructional methods to meet the needs of all of our students. Methods to differentiate instruction for students at all levels and in all subjects. NCSD strives to meet all students where they are at and help them grow and achieve to their highest potential.

Instructional Coaches

High School

Middle School

Novi Meadows

Elementary Schools

Assessment

The Novi Community School District uses a robust assessment system that collects data from local, state, and national assessments to make decisions.

Each student, K-10 participates in a Universal Screener each year in reading and math:

K-6: i - Ready (At home access for district students can be accessed through Clever)
7-10: NWEA

These results, along with other local assessments, provide the baseline data that classroom teachers, administrators, and support personal use to help all of our students reach their potential.

The State of Michigan uses a comprehensive system of assessments to measure student achievement and growth in our state standards.

This system involves M-STEP, MI-ACCESS, PSAT 8, 9, 10, SAT 11, and WIDA.

Specific data based for each of our schools can be found at the MDE Parent Dashboard

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Jeff Dinkelmann

Director of Student Growth & Accountability

State & Federal Grant Coordinator

jeffrey.dinkelmann@novik12.org

Address:
25345 Taft Rd
Novi, MI 48374

248.449.1212 (office)
248.449.1219 (fax)

Board unanimously votes to offer Superintendent position to Ben Mainka

The Novi Community School District Board of Education met Thursday night to complete the Superintendent search process. The Board voted unanimously to offer the position to Benjamin Mainka.

The Board will begin contract negotiations with Mr. Mainka immediately, with formal contract approval at the next board meeting on July 14th.

“I am just so honored, and a little choked up,” Mainka said during a congratulatory call from Board of Education President Danielle Ruskin from the Board table. “Just appreciative for the opportunity. I truly believe that Novi is the best school district in Michigan and beyond and I’m just so honored to be a part of the community, a part of the team, and just can’t wait to get started. So thank you all for your confidence in me.”

He has served as the Superintendent of Swartz Creek Community Schools since 2016.

Before joining Swartz Creek, he was the Associate Director of the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals from June 2015 to December 2016.

He was the principal at Hartland High School from 2012-2015.

He spent four years working for Fowlerville Community Schools, as the Junior High Principal from 2010-2012 and the High School Assistant Principal from 2008-2010. He was a Middle School teacher in the South Lyon Community Schools from 2003-2008.

"The Board is excited to begin our work alongside Mr. Mainka in the coming weeks," said President Ruskin. "I would personally like to thank the entire Board, the community stakeholders, Michigan Leadership Institute and to the Superintendent candidates who engaged in our diligent and thorough search.

"Mr. Mainka has demonstrated that he is ready to lead Novi now and into the future."

In This Section

Curriculum/ Instruction/ Assessment

Curriculum

Instruction

Instructional Coaches

High School

Kathleen Ader

Novi High School

Middle School

Stephanie Boersma

Novi Middle School

Novi Meadows

Mary Turchi

Novi Meadows

Elementary Schools

Lisa LaPorte

Orchard Hills Elementary

Diana Stotler

Deerfield Elementary/Novi Woods

Myla Lee

Village Oaks/Parkview Elementary

Assessment

Jeff Dinkelmann

Director of Student Growth & Accountability

State & Federal Grant Coordinator

Board unanimously votes to offer Superintendent position to Ben Mainka