BP 6141
Instruction
Curriculum Development
and Evaluation
The Governing Board
accepts responsibility for establishing what students should learn, but depends
on the individual inter-district operating committee through the
directors of Adult Education and ROC/P to see that curriculum is
up-to-date. The Board shall adopt a
district curriculum which reflects district philosophy, responds to student
needs and abilities, and is consistent with the requirements of law. Insofar as possible, this curriculum shall
also reflect the desires of the community and the needs of society as a whole.
The Board considers
curriculum improvement to be a top priority for the district. Curriculum development and evaluation will
therefore be an ongoing process in the district, routinely supported by planned
allocations of resources and staff time.
The Board may establish a
curriculum review cycle for comparing each area of the curriculum against state
model curriculum standards and Board policy.
The Superintendent or designee
shall establish procedures which ensure that the curriculum development and
evaluation process includes input from the administration, staff, parent
groups, advisory committees, the community, students, and the participating
districts, and which utilizes existing review processes or resources. The selection and evaluation of instructional
materials shall be coordinated with the curriculum development and evaluation
process.
The Superintendent or
designee shall keep the Board informed about student interest and achievement
in each area of the curriculum. The
Superintendent or designee also shall facilitate the Board's efforts to discuss
its findings with district staff and students before adopting the district
curriculum.
The directors of Adult Education
and ROC/P shall be responsible for providing all necessary assistance to the
inter-district operating committees as it considers reports and collects data
on each curriculum area under review and to critically evaluate the curriculum
and its impact on students.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
221.5 Equal
opportunity without regard to sex
35160 Authority
of governing boards
35160.1 Broad
authority of school districts
51050-51057 Enforcement
of courses of study
51200-51263 Required courses of study, especially
51225.3 Requirements
for high school graduation
51500-51551 Prohibited instruction
51720-51879.9 Authorized
classes and courses of instruction
52160-52178
Bilingual-Bicultural Act
52300-52414 Vocational
education
54000-54041
Programs for disadvantaged
pupils
54100-54145 Miller-Unruh
Act of 1965
56000-56865 Special
education programs
GOVERNMENT CODE
3543.2 Scope
of representation
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
4000-4091 School improvement programs
4304-4320 Bilingual education programs
4400-4426 Improvement of education
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