CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS Sample Clauses
CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS. Section A
1. The Steering Committee shall consist of eight (8) teachers, six (6) principals, and two (2) central office administrators. Two (2) teacher representatives from each of the elementary, middle school, and senior high levels shall be selected by the teachers in an election conducted by the Association. Two (2) teacher representatives shall be appointed by the Association President. The Steering Committee shall elect its officers, with the chairperson being a teacher and the treasurer being an administrator.
2. The Steering Committee shall determine its organizational structure, procedures and guidelines for the granting of funds for projects within the expenditure/reimbursement policies of the Board. For conferences, the teacher must secure the signature of his/her supervisor on the appropriate forms. If the supervisor or school improvement team denies approval of the conference, the teacher and the supervisor or school improvement chair have a right to present their case to the Steering Committee. The decision of the Steering Committee shall be final. If The Steering Committee vote ends in a tie, the vote of the chairperson shall prevail. A conference shall only be approved if it is aligned with the building’s school improvement goals, if applicable. Approved conferences shall not be canceled due to a shortage of substitutes.
3. The Steering Committee shall review all curriculum changes including those not necessarily funded through this Committee. If the Committee or the District establishes a teacher curriculum study, review or writing group, it shall be composed of teachers. All teachers currently teaching the subject area under study shall be considered for the group and shall be notified of the opportunity to serve on the group. Teachers shall be paid at the workshop rate for all work performed outside the work day. The Committee shall allocate funds for teacher initiated projects of an innovative nature. The total funds available to the Committee for these purposes shall be twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) and upon request, release time may be permitted by the Chief Academic Officer to complete the business before the Committee.
a. All reports, proposals, and recommendations reviewed by the Steering Committee shall be submitted in a timely manner to the Chief Academic Officer and the Association President.
b. The Chief Academic Officer shall have the right to review all reports and make suggestions for change in writing to the curriculum ...
CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS. While the groups of teachers must develop through professional agreement, subject to approval of the Board, the objectives, content, and methods of the curriculum, the individual classroom teacher shall exercise professional judgment in their implementation and in the selection of supplementary materials within the guidelines established by professional groups.
CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS. Section A
1. The Steering Committee shall consist of seven (7) teachers, six (6) principals, and one (1) central office administrator. Two (2) teacher representatives from each of the elementary, middle school, and senior high levels shall be selected by the teachers in an election conducted by the Association. One (1) teacher representative shall be appointed by the Association President.
2. The Steering Committee shall determine its organizational structure, procedures and guidelines for the granting of these funds within the expenditure/reimbursement policies of the Board. Approved conferences will not be canceled due to a shortage of substitutes.
3. The Steering Committee will review all curriculum changes including those not necessarily funded through this Committee. The Committee may establish teacher curriculum study groups which shall be composed of both teachers and administrators on the basis of two (2) administrators per five (5) teachers. Teachers shall be paid at the workshop rate. The Committee may also allocate funds for teacher initiated projects of an innovative nature and projects of inservice. The total funds available to the Committee for these purposes shall be sixty seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($67,500) for each school year, twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) of which may be allocated to projects of inservice, and upon request, release time may be permitted by the Chief Academic Officer to complete the business before the Committee.
CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS. Where an innovative program/school requires specific