In 2019 Paw Paw Public Schools established its goal to become a model Professional Learning Community (PLC) school district, and that work began with a K-12 focus on curriculum and the identification of essential educational standards. Essential Standards are the specific skills and knowledge students will be expected to master at each grade level and in each content area, and they form the basis of our Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), so that students who need support mastering essential skills and knowledge will be given extra help, and students who demonstrate mastery of essential skills and knowledge will be given opportunities to extend and/or enrich their learning.

Paw Paw Public Schools provides students with a balanced assessment program to monitor and adjust instruction based on the real, demonstrated needs and proficiency levels of students as they make their way through our K-12 instructional program.

Every student who attends Paw Paw Public Schools will have access to a guaranteed, viable curriculum based on Common Core State Standards and Michigan content expectations that prepare students to be at or above grade level as a Paw Paw Public School student, and to be Career & College Ready at the time of graduation.

The 2023-24 Board Approved Curriculum Guide will be approved in August 2023 and available at this Approved Curriculum Guide link.

The links for each building below allow visitors to click on core curriculum documents that contain essential standards for the four core areas of instruction (English/Language Arts, Math, Science, & Social Studies) at each grade level. The documents identify standards essential for students to demonstrate proficiency as part of the district MTSS program (see the first paragraph), and also supplemental standards, key vocabulary, assessments, and other pieces of information that can guide educators, students, and parents working through the Paw Paw Public Schools instructional program. Information and summaries about these courses and non-core and elective classes can be found in the Approved Curriculum Guide.