Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education by this policy hereby adopts the required academic content standards of the State Board of Education (“State Board”). All required state standards, i.e. reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, shall be included in district curriculum.
This policy does not supersede the existing standards adopted by the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education in the content areas for which the State Board has not adopted required academic content standards. Those standards shall remain in effect until the State Board adopts standards in those areas. On the effective date that the State Board adopts standards in one or more of required content areas, the existing standards adopted by the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education shall be superseded and the State Board academic content standards shall be adopted.
All academic content standards as are adopted by this policy and as are currently in effect in the Lincoln Public Schools at all times and from time to time are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference as though set forth in full, and shall be on file with official district records that are available upon request.
Nothing in this policy shall prohibit the District from adopting standards or developing courses or learning opportunities that exceed or are in addition to the state academic content standards.
The administration shall be responsible for implementing assessments of the state standards in accordance with the procedures established by the State Board and the Department of Education, including conducting assessments in the same subject areas and the same grade levels as established in the state standards, and the reporting of scores and sub-scores.