Curriculum

Based on the Connecticut Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), there are clear outcomes that provide teachers, students, parents and the community with the basis of what students should know and be able to do at every grade level.  The curriculum process is dynamic, continuously being upgraded with more engaging and timely content. Putnam’s curriculum documents contain the standards by which we define the skills, knowledge and understandings we believe all students need in order to become well-educated and well-prepared citizens for a global society. 

Our online platform, Rubicon Atlas provides a visual organization that allows one to make meaning of the content in a more concrete manner.  Assessment results drive curriculum and instruction and are designed to be responsive to student needs and are aligned with the standards with coherence at the grade level and across grade levels. Teachers continuously looks for creative ways in which to assess students, particularly with those skills needed to compete in a 21st Century work environment.  When possible, we replace dated assessments with those that are more modern and help students express what they know in more realistic and genuine way in these times of rapid technological change.

NameJob TitlePhoneEmail
Jackie VetrovecCurriculum Director(860) 963-6900 ext. 4031jvetrovec@putnamschoolsct.org
Jacqueline Vetrovec
Mrs. Vetrovec joined the Putnam Public Schools in 2012 where she served as the Assistant Principal and then Principal of Putnam High School and is now serving as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the district. She holds a BT in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, an MBA in Organizational Leadership from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a 6-year certificate from Sacred Heart University in Educational Leadership.  Prior to finding her passion for teaching, she worked as an engineer for Northeast Utilities at the Millstone nuclear power plants.  She taught high school mathematics in Rhode Island for 13 years prior to joining the Putnam Schools.  While teaching, she enjoyed coaching club swimming, managing the high school yearbook, and serving as a class advisor.
 
Outside of the office, she enjoys working with children and young adults, volunteering her time with the Special Olympics of Southeast CT group as well as cheering on her own children (mostly adults now) from the sidelines as they continue their sport journey in college. She enjoys visiting friends and family, hiking with her husband and dog on the shoreline trails and hopes to continue traveling to faraway destinations.  
 NameJob TitlePhoneEmail Address
 Samantha PelletierSecretary for Curriculum,
Data, and Operations
(860) 963-6900
ext. 4023
spelletier@putnamschoolsct.org