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  NUMBER: 107
  SECTION: Programs
  TITLE: Adoption Courses of Study
  ADOPTED: May 3, 1994
  REVISED:  

 

 

107. Adoption Courses of Study

1.Authority

SC 508,
1511,
1512

The Board shall provide a comprehensive instructional program to serve the educational needs of the students of this district. No course of study shall be taught in the schools of this district unless it has been adopted by the Board. The Board reserves the right to determine which units of the instructional program constitute courses of study and are thereby subject to the adoption procedures of the Board.

2.Definition

Title 22
Sec. 5.203

For purposes of this policy, a course of study shall be defined as the planned course which consists of at least: A written statement of outcomes to be achieved by students; content to be used to reach those outcomes for which credit is awarded; expected levels of achievement; and procedures for evaluation.

3.Delegation
of Responsibility

The Superintendent is responsible for the continuous evaluation of the courses of study and shall recommend to the Board new courses of study deemed to be in the best interests of the students of this district. S/He shall invite the participation of administrative and professional staff members at every level in the district in the formulation of his/her recommendations.

The Superintendent shall maintain a current list of all courses of study offered by this district and shall furnish each member of the Board with a copy upon revision, or periodically as circumstances make this appropriate.

11/08/2006