| Menominee Intermediate School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
2210 - CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility for the quality of the educational program of the schools. To this end, the curriculum shall be developed, evaluated, and adopted on a continuing basis and in accordance with a plan for curriculum growth established by the Superintendent.
For purposes of this policy and consistent communication throughout the District, curriculum shall be defined as all the planned activities of the schools, including formal classroom instruction and out-of-class activity, both individual and group, necessary to accomplish the educational goals of the District.
The Board directs that the curriculum of this District:
| A. | provides instruction in courses required by statute and State Department of Education regulations; | |
| B. | ensures, to the extent feasible, that special learning needs of students are provided for in the context of the regular program or classroom and provides for effective coordination with programs or agencies that are needed to meet those needs that cannot be dealt with in the regular program or classroom; | |
| C. | be consistent with the District's philosophy and goals and ensure the possibility of their achievement; | |
| D. | allows for the development of individual talents and interests as well as recognizes that learning styles of students may differ; | |
| E. | provides a strategy for continuous and cumulative learning through effective articulation at all levels, particularly of those skills identified as essential and life-role skills; | |
| F. | utilizes a variety of learning resources to accomplish the educational goals. |
M.C.L.A. 380.1282