| St. Henry Consolidated Local School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
2220 - ADOPTION OF COURSES OF STUDY
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 all courses of study. The Superintendent's recommendation shall include the following information about each course of study:
| A. | its applicability to students and an enumeration of those groups of students to be affected by it; | |
| B. | the intended learning objectives, defined in terms of how the learning is applied; | |
| C. | its scope and sequence; | |
| D. | its justification in terms of the goals of this District, especially when it is proposed to take the place of an existing course of study; | |
| E. | its instructional methods and learning strategy; | |
| F. | the resources that its implementation will require, including instructional materials, equipment, specially-trained personnel, etc.; | |
| G. | the plan for its continuous assessment which includes criteria and standards; | |
| H. | its developmental and operational history as well as data on results, where available. |
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 with the adopted date and anticipated review.
R.C. 3301.07, 3313.60
A.C. 3301-35-02