Regulation 6420-1

Curriculum Decisions

Curriculum Objectives Design Criteria

Reviewed and affirmed by the Board:  6/22/2021
Last Revision: 
Original publish date: 11/24/2009
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The following criteria will be used by staff in the development of District curriculum objectives:

  1. To provide the most appropriate education possible for students in the Lincoln Public Schools, curriculum objective revision, selection and development will have community input;
  2. Curriculum objectives which are selected or developed will meet the District’s equity and multicultural policies;
  3. Curriculum objectives will incorporate technology  a) which assists staff in managing instruction and  b) which prepare students for life and work;
  4. Curriculum planning will call for the use of a variety of learning materials.  Such resources will be used to accommodate the differing learning needs of students and to encourage the use of multiple resources in decision making and data gathering;
  5. Levels of thinking skills will be identified;
  6. Curriculum objectives will state a) what a student should know and be able to do and b) what the student will do to demonstrate that he/she has learned it;
  7. Curriculum objectives will be arranged in a logical way which contributes to effective teaching, monitoring or student progress and good communication with students and parents.  Some curricula will follow a necessary sequence, while some will be organized around topics or units of study;
  8. Each major objective will be analyzed to determine what small objectives or sub-learnings should be met before the major objective can be met.  This list of sub-learnings should make it possible for students to work at the proper level of difficulty in the curriculum and insure that they accomplish the objectives at an appropriate rate;
  9. Curriculum objectives which are identical or similar but found in more than one content area will be correlated wherever possible to reinforce learning, avoid duplication, make better use of student learning time and transfer learning effectively from one situation to another;
  10. Curriculum objectives will be organized so that student progress may be readily recorded, retrieved and used at all levels;
  11. Assessment procedures will be recommended in the following areas:  District program, classroom, and student.