Curriculum and Pacing
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) provides curriculum standards statewide, which outline what students should know and be able to do in each course or grade, called the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
The Frisco ISD course plans below provide a brief overview of each cluster, the standards covered within each cluster, and the order in which the curriculum is generally covered. Any questions about course plans should be referred to the Chief Academic Officer, whose information can be found on the Teaching and Learning Department Contact Us website. If a course your student is assigned to is not available below, it is available electronically through your student’s classroom teacher. Teachers or campus administrators will provide, upon request by a parent, a printed copy of the instructional plan and a course syllabus, if one is available for that course. In addition, Frisco ISD Teachers use a variety of technology platforms to communicate with parents and students about what is being learned in the classroom, including instructional plans, syllabi, and instructional materials being used. Information about these resources and how to access them can be found at the FISD Technology Tools and Support website. Questions regarding a specific instructional lesson or activity should be referred to the campus teacher or campus administration.
Teachers are required to provide a copy of the teacher’s instructional plan or course syllabus for each class to the parent of each student enrolled in that class before the beginning of each semester. A parent may obtain additional copies of the plan or syllabus by request.
For information specific to the portions of coursework at Bright Academy not created by Frisco ISD, please visit Schools & Programs of Choice: Bright Academy.
As you go through the FISD course plan documents, you will find a system of letters and numbers that reference specific TEKS covered in a unit or subject. This system of letters and numbers corresponds with standards within the TEKS. Access the TEKS to learn more about these specific concepts and skills.
Additionally, these documents may designate specific standards as Essential or Power standards. These are TEKS that Frisco ISD educators have determined are the most important for students to know and be able to do in order to be successful in the course and progress to the next course or grade level. As a result, emphasis is placed on ensuring students understand these concepts with in-depth instruction. These standards and other, Supporting standards are all taught in the current grade or course. Some of the concepts and skills contained in the TEKS may also be emphasized in a subsequent grade or course.
The curriculum can be accessed through The Portal. Information can be found on the Whole Child Development page.