Pacing Schedule The purpose of a pacing schedule is to ensure that teachers in all classrooms, grade levels, and schools know when and in what sequence, each lesson is taught. This ensures that all students receive instruction in the same content areas. The district has established and delivered to all Reading First schools a district-wide pacing schedule for the adopted reading/language arts program by grade level (and tracks if a year-round school) in accordance with the district academic calendar. The district also distributes the pacing schedule to appropriate personnel in order for district staff to be informed about the district's expectations.
The inclusion of a district-wide pacing plan and the mandate for instructional time for reading/language arts instruction are also essential. Reading First districts are to institute a program-based, lesson-specific, pacing plan (with an instructional schedule) and ensure adherence to the mandated minimum instructional minutes appropriate for the grade level.
This pacing calendar is a commonly used format for the Open Court pacing schedule.
Open Court Pacing Calendar Example from LA
Houghton Mifflin
Pacing Calendar from Bakersfield City
This is the Kern County pacing calendar for their Houghton Mifflin program.
