Strengthening the Capacity of
21st Century Leaders and Learners

The Staff/Curriculum Development Network of New York State (SCDN) has existed as an extension of the District Superintendents since 1986. Although originally funded by the State Education Department (SED) as the operational arm of the Offices of Curriculum and Assessment, the Network has been self-sustaining for more than fifteen years and is governed according to its own by-laws and protocols. In effect, SCDN is the instructional leadership arm of the thirty-seven Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the Big 5 Cities in New York State.

Our Mission is to strengthen the capacity of school districts to promote successful attainment of the New York State Standards by all students.

SCDN Goals for the 2020-2021 School Year
Recognizing the challenges of the 2020-2021 school year with a variety of remote, hybrid and in person instruction, SCDN will develop and deliver turnkey learning opportunities to support the goals for the roll out of NYS learning standards aligned with the April 2020 NYSED revised roadmap and implementation timeline. SCDN will also continue to focus on Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education and Social Emotional Learning as key components of our work.
  • Develop plans for shared learning through SCDN and Framework Structure to impact learning across New York State, which recognize the current models of remote, hybrid and in person instruction. Survey data collected to measure impact of shared learning on regional roll out.
  • Collectively develop measures of impact, which will be monitored throughout the year.

Develop processes which enhance communication among BOCES/Large City School Districts and the State Education Department by sharing information and resources with each other and local school districts; to support student learning through quality curriculum, staff and organizational development;
  • Collaborate with the NYSED in planning and implementing curriculum, instruction and assessment through capacity building initiatives;
  • Close collaboration and regular written and virtual meeting communication with New York State Education Department Liaison through:
    • weekly phone calls with S/CDN chairperson and vice chairperson;
    • monthly phone calls with Frameworks Leaders, S/CDN Executive Committee and NYSED Office of Curriculum and Instruction and Early Learning;
    • and frameworks steering committees, joint attendance at quarterly meetings, S/CDN presentations and bi-yearly planning retreats.

Click here to read our entire SCDN Goals for the 2020-21 School Year Document
S/CDN Constitution and Bylaws (revised June 2018)

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