Regulation 6430-6

Curriculum Decisions

Curriculum Specialists' Advisory Committee

Reviewed and affirmed by the Board: 
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Original publish date: 11/24/2009
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Each curriculum specialist is encouraged to establish a standing internal advisory committee which may perform the following or similar functions:

1. Assess adequacy of the current curriculum and recommend needed changes.
2. Advise on suitability of curriculum guides, television programs and other resources currently in use,
3. Evaluate new instructional materials,
4. Identify instructional problems for study,
5. Discuss correlation with other subjects and articulation between levels,
6. Identify in-service needs and help plan in-service meetings, and
7. Provide feedback to the curriculum specialist on the adequacy of the curriculum specialist’s services.

Advisory committees are composed primarily of teachers but may include administrators, counselors or school librarians. Membership should be as broadly representative as possible of grade levels, experience and geographical areas of the city, but for good communication should usually be 12 or less. For K-12 the committee should have equal representation of elementary and secondary schools. The length of each member’s term of service and the method of selecting a replacement should be clearly understood.  For continuity, members should serve two- or three-year terms with some being replaced each year.

 

Meetings should be scheduled regularly, preferably monthly, although some meetings may be subcommittee meetings (for example, elementary only). Some meetings may be scheduled with groups of students, parents or administrators to request their views.

 

Advisory committees will generally meet during the years the curriculum area is in the study and implementation phases.