Benchmark Assessment Information and Progress Monitoring/Screening
All students in grades Young 5's through 10th grade complete the NWEA Benchmark MAP Growth Assessment series, three times per school year. The assessment is completed during the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Below are some helpful links to help families/students understand the MAP Growth Assessment Series.
All students in grades Young 5's to 5th Grade will complete the Acadience Progress Monitoring Screening Assessment three times per school year. This will be completed following the NWEA Benchmark Assessment series. Our building teams will utilize this data to form their small groups to work with during WIN (What I Need) Time.
Curriculum
Elementary Curriculum Materials:
Our four Elementary School Buildings (St. Clair River Elementary, Belle River Elementary, Palms Elementary, and Pine River Elementary) all implement the same K-5 Curriculum, across the district. The two document links immediately following this paragraph detail the Science of reading and provide an overview of the Open Court Reading program (Our K-5 Tier I Reading and Writing Feel free to look through the Essential Standard Documents below. These documents indicate of the standards that MDE expects districts to cover with students, which ones we feel as a district team are the most important to short term and long term success. Below those are the pacing guide links that outline the content that is covered over the course of the school year. These documents were all updated during/after the 23/24 school year.
The Science of Reading Virtual Classroom (Made Available to All Staff and Families)
Elementary Essential Standards- English Language Arts and Mathematics (By Grade Level):
Kindergarten Essential Standards
Elementary Pacing Guides: English Language Arts (K-5), Mathematics (K-5), Science (3-5; K-2 Integrated ELA), Social Studies (3-5; K-2 Integrated :
3rd Grade Pacing Guides (Updated 2025/2026 Versions Coming Soon)
4th Grade Pacing Guides (Updated 2025/2026 Versions Coming Soon)
5th Grade Pacing Guides (Updated 2025/2026 Versions Coming Soon)
Middle School Curriculum Materials
Our two Middle Schools (Marine City Middle School and St. Clair Middle School) both implement the same Core 6-8 Curriculum, as it relates to Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts. Grades 6-8 utilize Amplify ELA for our English Language Arts Curriculum, the Glencoe Math Series for Mathematics Curriculum, Mi-STAR for our Science Curriculum, and Teacher's Curriculum Institute (TCI) for our Social Studies Curriculum. Below are Overviews of each of those 4 core subject area programs.
Glencoe Math Series Program Overview
Mi-STAR Science Program Overview
SEL Supplementary Resource: Positivity Project Overview
High School Curriculum Materials
Our two High Schools (Marine City High School and St. Clair High School) both implement the same Core 9-12 Curriculum, as it relates to Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts. Grades 9-12 utilize McGraw Hill's Modern Times and TCI for Social Studies Curriculum, the Glencoe Math Series for Mathematics Curriculum, teacher created resources/units in addition to novel studies for English Language Arts Curriculum, and finally Prentice Hall Science Series for Science Curriculum. Below are overviews for the Social Studies and Mathematics Programs and Pacing Guides for all four core areas.
McGraw Hill Modern Times (US History and World History) / TCI (Economics and Government)
Glencoe Math Series (Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus)
English Language Arts Pacing Guides (Grades 9-12) Document
Science Pacing Guides (Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, and Physics) (Updated 2025/2026 Versions Coming Soon)
Elementary Puberty Presentation Videos Utilized (Board Approved)
Click on the links to view the puberty presentations used in the 4th and 5th-grade classrooms at ECSD:
4th Grade (Girls) Always Changing Video
4th Grade (Boys) You're Not a Little Kid Anymore Video
School Improvement Plans
East China School District is committed to a continual process of improvement throughout each building and across the district. School Improvement Plans are reviewed, updated, and submitted to the Michigan Department of Education annually.
Annual Education Reports
East China School District is committed to a continual process of improvement throughout each building and across the district. Our annual education reports are prepared by our building leaders on an annual basis to share results of building initiatives and testing data with parents.
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Information Guide
Additional information can be found on the document linked below:
Secondary Course Guides
These secondary (grades 6-12) course guides provide students and families with an overview of the courses that are offered in the East China School District. Students and families will need to work closely with their guidance counselors in order to formulate a plan that best meets the needs of the student.