CSCOPE is a K-12

K-12

K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...

 educational curriculum

Curriculum

See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...

 support system that has become widespread in the state of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. It is created by the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC).

Nineteen out of twenty education regions in Texas have districts that use CSCOPE, and as of January 2, 2011 there were 747 school districts, out of 1,051 total, using CSCOPE.

While popular with district administrators, CSCOPE has mixed reactions from teachers, some of whom feel excessively constrained by a set timetable for lessons. Other teachers, however, feel that CSCOPE is appreciated by the students and has improved classroom performance and attendance. CSCOPE is sometimes referred to as a system that will better help prepare districts for the next generation of student tests in Texas: the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, test, will debut in 2013.

The system is a product of an increased emphasis on accountability in public education over the last two decades.