The West Ottawa Public Schools’ curriculum is rigorous and diverse. We continually strive to set high expectations for all of our students, while simultaneously creating supports and interventions to eliminate opportunity gaps. We have developed multiple pathways in order to provide choices for students and parents. Our teachers are provided with continual professional development in research based, relevant, and timely educational topics and instructional strategies. Integration of instructional technology across the curriculum has been a focus of WOPS since 2013. Students are provided with a 1:1 Chromebook in grades 6-12 and elementary grades have access to classroom sets of Chromebooks.

Our core curriculum:

• helps prepare students to be college, career, and life ready
• provides the highest quality resources, materials, and training available to our teachers
• provides students with brain-compatible instruction focused on rigorous and relevant core concepts aligned to the Common Core Standards
• integrates with instructional technology in order to increase access to all students at all times
• considers equity and diversity of people, places, and thoughts
• is learned through multiple instructional strategies aligned to our Instructional Compass
• includes pedagogy and practices in order to meet the needs of diverse learners

Contact Information

Todd Tulgestke
Associate Superintendent for Innovation & 6-12 Instruction
(616) 786-2083

Elaine Stiefel
Director of Instructional Technology
(616) 786-2086

Pam Schwallier
Director of EL & Bilingual Programs
(616) 786-2074

Tung Nguyen
Director of West Ottawa Virtual Academy
616-786-2033

Cynthia Flores
Administrative Assistant
(616) 786-2056