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Welcome to Curriculum and Instruction

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Dr. Amy Zielinski
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
314-983-5305
azielinski@ladueschools.net

The Curriculum & Instruction Department is responsible for guiding the development of the curriculum for the Ladue School District. Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) sets the learning standards for each grade level. We then form committees of teachers under the guidance of a curriculum coordinator to write a curriculum aligned to Missouri’s Learning Standards (MLS) to teach to our students at each grade level. Our curriculum coordinators and instructional coaches as well as reading and math specialists also train and provide feedback to principals and teachers in the delivery of the curriculum. We use both state and local assessments to measure progress toward each learning standard.

In addition, the district’s Student Services Department supports and plays a vital role in ensuring the needs of students are met and the district remains in compliance with the county, state and federal guidelines and laws that govern us. For more specific information about these services and contact information for this department, visit the Student Services section of this website.
More information about our curriculum, development process, contact information, and helpful resources can be found by clicking on one of the links below.

This department is responsible for the development and maintenance of all educational programming and curriculum throughout the Ladue Schools.  Other responsibilities include:

  • Research and implementation of new programming
  • Professional development and educational alignment tools
  • Intervention programs
  • Gifted programming, assessments, curriculum and acceleration programs

In addition, the district’s Student Services Department supports and plays a vital role in ensuring the needs of students are met and the district remains in compliance with the many county, state and federal guidelines and laws that govern us.  For more specific information about these services and contact information for this department, visit the Student Services section of this website.

Contact Information

Curriculum Coordinators

Dr. Kevin McColgan
STEM Coordinator
kmccolgan@ladueschools.net

Laila Crabtree
ELA and Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator
lcrabtree@ladueschools.net

Brooke Bilby
Gifted Coordinator
bbilby@ladueschools.net

Instructional Coaches

Stacy Alvord
salvord@ladueschools.net

Leah Crawford
lcrawford@ladueschools.net

Robyn Haug
rhaug@ladueschools.net

Angela Kelly
akelly@ladueschools.net

Equity Coordinator

Dr. Jennifer Riesenmy
jriesenmy@ladueschools.net

Assessment Specialist

Lisa Lacroix
llacroix@ladueschools.net

Jayna Dunlap
Administrative Assistant
314-983-5305
jdunlap@ladueschools.net

Kelli Gallemore
Administrative Assistant
314-983-5304
kgallemore@ladueschools.net

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