The chief school administrator shall oversee development of curriculum guides for every course and area of study for every grade level. Each guide shall contain objectives for concepts and skills to be taught and attitudes to be developed; necessary study skills; suggested materials and activities designed to achieve all of these; and evaluation criteria intended to test the extent to which learning objectives have been met. Curriculum guides shall include all requirements of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

Teachers shall use the guides as the core of their instructional planning. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief school administrator/principal or their designated supervisor to ensure that curriculum guides are being followed.

A copy of each guide in use shall be kept on file in each school office. Such guides shall be available for public inspection.

Because curriculum guides are the means of implementing instruction in courses adopted by the board as the curriculum of the district, the board shall approve any new curriculum guides or any revision to an existing guide before they are put into effect.

Adopted: May 2006
NJSBA Review/Update: January 2009, October 2017
Readopted: January 21, 2009
Revised:

Key Words

Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Subject Fields

Legal References: N.J.A.C. 6A:8-1.3 Definitions
N.J.A.C. 6A:8 2.1 et seq. The New Jersey Student Learning Standards
N.J.A.C. 6A:8 3.1 et seq. Implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning
Standards
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1 Graduation requirements
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.1et seq. Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts

Possible
Cross References: *6122 Articulation
*6140 Curriculum adoption
*6141 Curriculum design/development
*6142 Subject fields
*6142.2 English as a second language; bilingual/bicultural
*6147 Standards of proficiency

*Indicates policy is included in the Critical Policy Reference Manual.