Curriculum & Instructional Support

Curriculum Committees

Curriculum committees meet at least quarterly and may be composed of parents, business and community representatives, students and professional staff. School board policy 341.21 provides information about the roles and responsibilities of the committees, including the following:

1. Develop recommendations for content and performance standards for respective areas.

2. Develop recommendations for curriculum frameworks, course descriptions, and titles.

3. Develop recommendations for the adoption of instructional materials and textbooks to support the adopted content and performance standards.

4. Assist central administration staff in review, evaluation and recommendations for changes in curriculum implementation and design.

5. Develop recommendations to address training needs in curriculum areas.

Committee Web pages

The following programs have more information about their committees on their individual Web sites:

• Controversial Issues Committee »

• Language Arts Committees »

• Library Committee »

• Math Committees »

• Native Advisory Committee »

• Science Committee »

• World Language Committee »