The Board of Education shall provide a comprehensive instructional program to serve the educational needs of the students of this District. In furtherance of this goal and pursuant to law, the Board shall periodically adopt courses of study.

No course of study shall be taught in the schools of this District unless it has been adopted by the Educational Service Center Board and approved by this Board. The Educational Service Center Board shall determine which units of the instructional program constitute courses of study and are thereby subject to its adoption procedures.

The Superintendent shall recommend to the Board such courses of study as are deemed to be in the best interests of the students.

Each course of study is intended to provide a basic framework for instruction and learning. Within this framework, each teacher shall use the course of study in a manner best designed to meet the needs of the students for whom s/he is responsible. Deviation from its content must be approved in accordance with the Superintendent's administrative guidelines.

Since one of the District's goals is to prepare students to enter the world of work, the Board directs that each course of study include as part of its learning accomplishments that students can demonstrate their willingness and ability to be punctual, to be present at the learning site each day unless absent for a legitimate reason, and to complete assignments on time and as directed. The Superintendent's guidelines should include recommendations to staff on how to instruct students in these important work ethics and how to include these learnings in the grades that students receive.

The Superintendent shall maintain a current list of all courses of study offered by this District.

R.C. 3301.07, 3313.60
A.C. 3301-35-02