News
A District Staple Says Goodbye
May 13, 2010
Article and Photo by: Amy Salvagno
Susan Allan, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, assessment and instruction, hangs up her hats this summer after 19 years to travelandpursue other opportunities. She is the queen of curriculum. Of math scores and writing tests. Of ensuring each student is immersed in a learning stylealltheir own. In less than two months, Susan Allan hangs up these and other hats as she steps away from the Grosse Pointe Public School System and into a new venture.
"I loved the opportunity to work with a talented bunch of professionals," she said of her 19 years in the district. "There have been some great people in both teaching and administration."
The longtime assistant superintendent for curriculum, assessment and instruction retires June 30, leaving time to travel, pen another book — in 2000, she co-authored "Leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms" — and spread her expertise around other school communities.
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Colleagues Reflect
May 13, 2010
"Susan Allan's impact on this district over the past 16 years has been nothing short of huge. No other administrator in recent memory has done as much to change the quality of curriculum and instructional practice in this organization"... Read More
District teachers lead in differentiation
September 3, 2009
By: Amy Salvagno
Just as all children have unique personalities, they also have learning styles all their own. It's for this reason, the Grosse Pointe Public School System for the last 18 years has strived to help all children develop to the best of their ability, district officials say. The approach, Differentiated Instruction, provides students with multiple options for taking in information and making sense of ideas. Susan Allan, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said it's the most effective model of educating. It requires teachers to be flexible in their approach to teaching and adjusting the curriculum and presentation of information to learners.... Read More