CURRICULUM ADOPTION AND REVISION 6141

It is the policy of the Board that no basic course of study shall be eliminated or new courses added without approval of the Board, nor shall any major alteration or reduction of a course of study be made without such approval.

A proposed program initiative or proposed curricular change of an unusual nature or broad scope shall not be acted upon by the Board until the meeting following its presentation by the administration. This allows Board members an opportunity to review the proposed program in depth prior to decision-making. All such program proposals shall include a design for the quantitative evaluation of the program.

In order to ensure responsible educational change, programs may be introduced as pilot projects when appropriate, subject to the Board’s approval in accordance with the foregoing paragraph.

Approved April 28, 1981

Amended August 16, 2011

Approved August 16, 2011

Amended December 6, 2016

Previous Policy Number: HF2

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Page 1 and 2 - Proposal for new course, pilot course or new program

Page 3 - Proposal for new course, pilot course or new program - principal/department leader signature sheet

Page 4 - Proposal for new course, pilot course or new program - curriculum, director and chairperson signature sheet

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Pilot Programs 6141.12 (R)

Pilot programs shall be reviewed by the appropriate Curriculum Committee, Curriculum Administrator, and by the Assistant Superintendent and recommended for Board approval when appropriate.

Prior to the district-wide implementation of a pilot program, the staff  proposing its adoption will submit an evaluation of the program to the Assistant Superintendent. District-wide implementation of an existing major pilot program shall not take place until there is sufficient evidence to justify its incorporation into the educational programming or curriculum.

New teaching methods which do not significantly depart from existing methods, minor improvements in the pilot programs such as those involving instructional material, and improvements of limited applicability do not require prior Board approval. However, the Board members are to be informed of such changes prior to full implementation if they are to be adopted on a district-wide basis.

Approved:  April 28, 1981

Amended:  August 16, 2011

Amended: December 6, 2016

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Procedures for the Development of Detailed Curricula for High School Courses 6141.14(R)

1. Detailed curricula are to be developed for all high school courses on an annual basis.
2. Existing detailed course curricula in need of revision are to be updated annually during the school year and submitted for production over the summer.
3. Detailed course curricula for new courses that were approved by the Board of Education during the preceding school year are to be submitted during the spring of the first full year of implementation. For their first year of implementation new offerings will function on a pilot basis utilizing the learner objectives for the courses.

Approved January 23, 1985

Approved December 6, 2016

Previous Policy Number: HE2-R(3)