| Monroe Local School District |
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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 and approved by 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:
| A. | align with the District's mission, philosophy, educational goals, and strategic plan; | |
| B. | identify learning and performance expectations; | |
| C. | provide a scope and sequence of knowledge and skills to be learned; | |
| D. | prescribe methods for assessment of student progress; | |
| E. | address the developmental needs of early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescent through young adult students; | |
| F. | be guided by Ohio's State-adopted academic content standards. |
The Superintendent shall recommend to the Board such courses of study as are deemed to be in the best interests of the students. The Superintendent's recommendation shall include the following information about each course of study:
| A. | align with the District’s mission, philosophy, educational goals, and strategic plan; | |
| B. | the intended learning and performance expectations; | |
| C. | provide methods for assessment of student progress and the means for intervention; | |
| 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. | the plan for continuous assessment and revision of the course of study; | |
| F. | be guided by Ohio’s state adopted academic content standards. |
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 and shall annually recommend program of study and course descriptions to the Board of Education.
The list shall include the data on each furnished with the recommendation for its adoption.
R.C. 3301.07, 3313.60
A.C. 3301-35-02
Revised 6/28/10