Policy 8000 Implementation Procedures - Curriculum

Implementation Procedures

I. General

The Superintendent/designee is responsible for the development and implementation of an ongoing program of curriculum review and development.
The Superintendent/designee will provide to the Board a summary of annual curriculum and assessment development activities.
The Superintendent/designee will communicate a process for addition/deletion of courses on an annual basis to HCPSS employees.

Curriculum development will generally occur in three phases:
1. Phase I – Writers will develop for the identified organizational or grade level, discipline or program, appropriate curriculum documents, including a rationale and purpose, as well as goals and objectives, based on state and/or national standards and culturally responsive and relevant curriculum that incorporates student voice, when possible, and uses differentiated approaches and resources to meet the needs of every student in accordance with Policy 1080 Educational Equity.
2. Phase 2 – Curriculum and assessment writing teams (i.e., writers of a particular curriculum) will pilot the draft curriculum documents and resources and collect feedback from administrators, teachers and students as appropriate.
3. Phase 3 – The curriculum and assessment writing team will review collected input and make revisions as necessary in developing the final curriculum documents.
The Superintendent/designee will collect data relevant to curriculum and assessment development activities each year and present a summary to the Board each fall. The report will include information on the curricular areas/courses addressed, their status, and any substantive recommendations for future direction. This report will also include curriculum highlights as well as student and community input for future curriculum development.

Policy 8000 implementation procedures will be overseen by the Division of Academics.

ADOPTED: February 12, 2004

REVIEWED: February 24, 2022

MODIFIED: June 12, 2014

REVISED:

EFFECTIVE: July 1, 2023

Adopted-Original date the Board took action to approve a policy
Reviewed-The date the status of a policy was assessed by the Superintendent’s Standing Policy Group
Modified-The date the Board took action to alter a policy that based on the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee did not require a comprehensive examination
Revised-The date the Board took action on a that policy based on the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee needed a comprehensive examination
Effective-The date a policy is implemented throughout the HCPSS, typically July 1 following Board action.