2250 - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

The Board of Education wishes to promote the continued improvement of the instructional and curricular program of the schools through all appropriate means. The Board will encourage members of the school staff and of the student body who wish to pursue a promising program for school improvement.

An innovative program design shall address the steps below when appropriate to the project:

1. Rationale

2. Specific objectives

3. Supportive research

4. Budgeting

5. In-service requirements

6. Assessment of the learning

7. Plans for broader implementation

8. Methods for program evaluation

Each innovative program shall be consistent with the District's objectives and long range plans. Programs designed for disabled students must comply with Federal and State guidelines.

Any experimental or research program that is to be conducted in the schools of the District by either internal or external groups must have the permission of the principal and/or Superintendent and subject to approval by the Ohio Department of Education.