ADOPTION OF COURSES OF STUDY

ADOPTION OF COURSES OF STUDY

po2220Adopted January 9, 2001

2220 - ADOPTION OF COURSES OF STUDY

The School Board shall provide a comprehensive instructional program to serve the educational needs of the students of this Corporation. In furtherance of this goal and pursuant to law, the Board shall periodically adopt courses of study.

No course of study shall be taught in the schools of this Corporation 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. The Superintendent's recommendation shall include the following information about each course of study:

  1. its applicability to students and an enumeration of those groups of students to be affected by it

  2. the intended learning objectives

  3. its scope and sequence

  4. suggested activities

  5. the resources that its implementation will require, including instructional materials, equipment, specially-trained personnel, etc.

  6. the plan for its continuous assessment which includes criteria and standards

  7. its developmental and operational history as well as data on results, where available

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 s/he is responsible. Deviation from its content must be approved in accordance with the Superintendent's administrative guidelines.