EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
602.1 - CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum development shall be an ongoing process in the school district. Each curriculum area shall be reviewed and revised when necessary according to the timelines set out by the superintendent. These timelines will provide for periodic review of each curriculum area.
The superintendent shall be responsible for curriculum development and for determining the most effective way of conducting research of the school district's curriculum needs and a long-range curriculum development program. In making recommendations to the board, the superintendent shall propose a curriculum that will:
- fulfill the mission, beliefs, and vision of the school district;
- reflect current research and best practice;
- reflect the educational and operational assessments of the school district;
- identity Standards, Benchmarks, and Critical Objectives for each course or grade level;
- articulate courses of study from kindergarten through grade twelve;
- provide for continual assessment of a student's progress;
- improve instructional practice;
- meet the long and short range student achievement goals found in the District's School Improvement Plan;
- meet the requirements of the Iowa Department of Education in meeting General Accreditation Standards.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to keep the board apprised of necessary curriculum changes and revisions and to develop administrative regulations for curriculum development.
Note: This is a mandatory policy but the content is discretionary to the extent somewhere in board policy the board describes its process for establishing content standards, benchmarks, performance levels, and annual improvement goals aligned with needs assessment information. The bulleted items are suggestions for content of this policy.
Legal Reference: 20 U.S.C. § 1232h (1994).
34 C.F.R. Pt. 98 (t996).
Iowa Code §§ 216.9, 256.7, 279.8, 280.3-14 (1999).
281 I.A.C. 12.8(l)(c)(1).
Cross Reference: 101 Educational Philosophy of the School District
105 Long-Range Needs Assessment
505 Student Scholastic Achievement
602 Curriculum Development
Approved: 8/17/99
Reviewed: 10/19/15
Revised: 05/23/01, 9/20/2021
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