The Board of Education shall provide a comprehensive instructional program to serve the educational needs of the students of this District. The Board shall periodically adopt courses of study that define the key components of the District's curriculum and instruction.

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

The Superintendent shall recommend to the Board such courses of study as are deemed to be in the best interest of the students. Each course of study shall:

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.

The Superintendent, the building principal, and the media specialist at each school 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

Revised 12/15/08