The Wiles-Bondi Curriculum Management Plan (CMP) for middle school change

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Description

The CMP is a management framework for implementing and sustaining middle school programs, drawing on Tyler and Taba and the accreditation process format. As the authors state, "the CMP attempts to introduce regularity into the process of change" by superimposing a management schemata over the curriculum development framework and forcing values clarification and commitment at each step. It rests on four key points: involving affected people, directing change from the top, basing decisions on hard data, and driving change by evaluation and accountability.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A management team of district administrators with authority to guide curriculum development
• A committee structure enabling citizen and professional input
• A needs assessment informing the board of the current program's status

Constraints

• The authors state that conversion from a junior high design takes "some three to five years" in most districts
• The model assumes change must be directed from the top in a bureaucratic district environment

Target Learners

• Preadolescent students ages 10-14 in middle grades

Target Learning Objectives

• Balanced, comprehensive curriculum addressing physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development

Claims

• A standing committee structure sustains middle school change despite personnel turnover [+W]

Related Theories

Examples

• Map the curriculum by grading periods to eliminate gaps and redundancy and enable interdisciplinary planning
• Conduct a needs assessment combining baseline district data and projective opinion data before designing a middle school

Key Sources

• Wiles, Jon W.; Bondi, Joseph W. (1986). Making Middle Schools Work. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED277147

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title	The Wiles-Bondi Curriculum Management Plan (CMP) for middle school change
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