Curriculum & Instruction

Curriculum Expectations

Hamtramck Public Schools sets high standards and expectations for all students, and has adopted a District Strategic Framework that helps guide the development of our students into the 21st century and beyond. Please visit our  Atlas page to learn more about our standards-based curriculum. 

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Curriculum Standards

Hamtramck Public Schools' high quality teachers implement curriculum standards that have been adopted and established by the Michigan Department of Education.

Common Core State Standards

• English / Language Arts in Grades K-12
• Math in Grades K-12
• Read-At-Home Plan

Next Generation Science Standards

• K-12 Science Standards

Social Studies Standards

• Social Studies K-12 Standards

Elementary English Language Arts Curriculum

Hamtramck Public Schools utilizes two English Language Arts Curriculums to meet the needs of all K-6 students.  

• Wonders: Wonders is our core ELA curriculum.  Wonders focuses on skill-building in writing, reading, language development, comprehension, and critical thinking.  HPS students will expand their knowledge base as they engage with high-interest fiction and nonfiction texts to meet their individual growth goals.
• UFLI: Our phonics component is The University of Florida Literacy Institute’s Foundations Curriculum.  UFLI:Foundations is an explicit and systematic phonics program that can be taught in whole and small-group formats to lay a solid base for developing readers leading to proficiency.