2220 - ADOPTION OF COURSES OF STUDY

The Board shall provide a comprehensive instructional program to serve the educational needs of the students of this District. In furtherance of this goal and pursuant to law, the Board shall periodically adopt courses of study through inclusion in the sequential curriculum plan described in Policy 2210 - Curriculum Development. A course of study is part of the sequential curriculum plan that describes course objectives, sequence, content, and a method of evaluating student attainment of objectives. Each course of study shall specify the hours of instruction committed to it each semester, and school year.

The Board shall determine which units of the instructional program constitute courses of study and are thereby subject to the adoption procedures of the Board. No course of study shall be taught in the schools of this District unless it has been adopted by the Board.

The Superintendent shall recommend to the Board such courses of study as are deemed to be in the best interests of the students and are needed to comply with State law.

The learning that results from each course of study should be durable, significant, and transferable and require a high level of student achievement of clearly-defined, cumulative performance objectives.

The plan for student assessment for each course of study should include the criteria and standards that will be used to determine when students may need to participate in remedial, supplemental, or accelerated activities in order to ensure that each student has been provided the opportunity to achieve at their optimum level.

Each course of study is intended to provide a basic framework for instruction and learning. Within this framework, each teacher shall use the course of study in a manner best designed to meet the needs of the students for whom they are responsible. Deviation from its content must be approved by the Principal and/or Director of Teaching and Learning.

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