AISJ teaches a standards-based American international education built on American Education Reaches Out (AERO) standards. The curriculum draws on established frameworks: Understanding by Design, Rubicon Atlas curriculum mapping, a regular review cycle, and assessment data that informs instruction.
Three frameworks
AERO Standards
American Education Reaches Out standards. AISJ provides a standards-based American international education based on American Education Reaches Out (AERO), a rigorous standards set from the U.S. Department of State.
Understanding by Design
Enduring understandings and transferable skills. The curriculum is organized in the Understanding by Design framework, prioritizing enduring understandings and transferable skills so scholars can transfer learning to new contexts.
Rubicon Atlas
Pre-K–12 curriculum mapping. AISJ uses Rubicon Atlas curriculum mapping software and shares a public Pre‑K–12 standards-based curriculum overview through the Rubicon Atlas site.
Open Rubicon Atlas overview
How learning is monitored
| Assessment | How AISJ uses it |
|---|---|
| DESSA Social Emotional Universal Screener | Used K-12 as part of AISJ assessment practice. |
| CORE Phonics and Passage Reading Fluency | Used in early grades to monitor foundational literacy growth. |
| MAP, PSAT, SAT, and AP exams | AISJ uses Measures of Academic Progress in Grades 1-9, PSAT in Grades 8-11, SAT in Grades 11-12, and Advanced Placement exams on 25 subjects in high school. |
| Ongoing formative assessment | Teaching teams and scholars regularly review assessment data to support each scholar in reaching learning goals. |
| Five-year curriculum review | AISJ reviews each subject area in depth once every five years to keep curriculum current and responsive to a changing world. |
