Common use of Program Development Clause in Contracts

Program Development. a. As new countywide curricula or major revisions of existing countywide programs are being considered for use in Worcester County, committees of teachers, administrators, and supervisors shall be formed to study and make recommendations. At least five (5) business days prior to the first committee meeting, the Board shall notify the Association, and teachers in schools where the new curriculum is being considered, that such committees will be enacted. When necessary, consultants shall be used to help provide expertise to the committee. Such recommendations shall be considered in view of the countywide program. b. The Board and the Association shall each designate in writing equivalent numbers of teachers appointed to such committees. Teachers serving on such committees shall be selected from relevant grades and subject areas of the schools where said curriculum is being considered. c. Such committees shall be charged with the task of determining if the proposed new curricula or major revisions of existing programs should be implemented in Worcester County. Such committees shall produce in writing an explanation of their final recommendation. If a committee cannot reach a consensus in order to make a single recommendation of an appropriate curriculum to the Superintendent of Schools, the dissenting teachers of the committee may also submit a recommendation to the Superintendent. There will be no reprisals taken against a teacher submitting a dissenting opinion. The Board shall make written copies of all recommendations available to the Association upon request. d. The Board retains its legal responsibility for final decision. e. The final decision on curriculum shall be publicized and distributed to all appropriate schools.

Program Development. a. As new countywide curricula or major revisions of existing countywide programs are being considered for use in Worcester County, committees of teachers, administrators, and supervisors shall be formed to study and make recommendations. At least five (5) business days prior to the first committee meeting, the Board shall notify the Association, and teachers in schools where the new curriculum is being considered, that such committees will be enacted. When necessary, consultants shall be used to help provide expertise to the committee. Such recommendations shall be considered in view of the countywide program. b. The Board and the Association shall each designate in writing equivalent numbers of teachers appointed to such committees. Teachers serving on such committees shall be selected from relevant grades and subject areas of the schools where said curriculum is being considered. c. Such committees shall be charged with the task of determining if the proposed new curricula or major revisions of existing exisiting programs should be implemented in Worcester County. Such committees shall produce in writing an explanation of their final recommendation. If a committee cannot reach a consensus in order to make a single recommendation of an appropriate curriculum to the Superintendent of Schools, the dissenting teachers of the committee may also submit a recommendation to the Superintendent. There will be no reprisals taken against a teacher submitting a dissenting opinion. The Board shall make written copies of all recommendations available to the Association upon request. d. The Board retains its legal responsibility for final decision. e. The final decision on curriculum shall be publicized and distributed to all appropriate schools.