The administration, with the cooperation of the certified staff, will develop a comprehensive Pre-K-12 curriculum which is based on valid educational research and which encompasses a philosophy of education compatible with the needs of the scholar, the resources of the District, and the State of Michigan.
The administration will evaluate the curriculum of the District in view of the Board's goals and objectives on an ongoing basis. The findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the staff will be transmitted to the Board.
Technology
The Board supports the use of technology to enhance classroom instruction. The use of technology should significantly increase the opportunity for the expansion of scholar reasoning and thinking ability, the improvement of the management and delivery of instruction to all scholars and other uses in support of the Board approved curriculum.
Resources
The administration is encouraged to utilize available resources m the development of a comprehensive cuniculum.
Personnel (Cf. 2560)
The Board encourages the use of District personnel as well as resource personnel from outside the District in the development of comprehensive cuniculum and related materials.
Materials
The Board recommends that the administation utilize and develop mate1ials, which will aid in the development of cuniculurn to be approved by the Board for use in the District.
Financial (Cf. 3200)
The Board encourages the Superintendent to investigate continuously, the availability of other-than-District defray expenses incurred in the development of a District-wide curriculum.
The Board advocates a policy of continuous cuniculum study. The Superintendent is encouraged to utilize resource personnel in a manner consistent with Board policies. The Superintendent is also encouraged to use District patrons and scholars in a manner consistent with these policies.
The Superintendent will have the responsibility to organize the certified staff in appropriate committees to plan, study, modify, change, or develop a Districtwide curriculum.
Research
Administration will develop a research and evaluation program, which will provide the Board with data to be used in review and enhancement of curriculum. The use of research findings of other agencies, departments, colleges, and universities is encouraged by the Board.
Pilot Projects
The use of pilot projects is encouraged by the Board before District-wide implementation of any curriculum area is initiated.
All instructional material, including teacher's manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary instmctional material which will be used in connection with any research or experimentation program or project, will be available for inspection by the parent(s)/ guardian(s) of the scholar engaged in such program or project pursuant to Policy 7420. For the purpose of this policy, research or experimentation program or project means any program or project in any applicable program designed to explore or develop new unproved teaching methods or techniques.
Unless prohibited from doing so, the administration can take whatever measures are required to ensure the integrity and validity of tests given under the pilot program.
Pilot Project Evaluation
Before any pilot project proposal is submitted to the Board for approval, an evaluation format will be developed and included with the pilot project.
Federal Compliance
To comply with the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Superintendent will, in writing, inform the professional staff of the federal requirements concerning sex education and the prohibitions and restrictions concerning distribution of contraceptives or materials that encourage sexual activities. The District will comply with federal guidelines concerning age appropriate sex education.
The Superintendent will ensure that any programs for English language learner scholars have a primary goal of mainstreaming those scholars into the regular classrooms, and that those programs emphasize the acquisition of the English language.
