Curriculum and Faculty Development Clause Samples
The Curriculum and Faculty Development clause outlines the responsibilities and processes related to designing, updating, and improving educational programs and the professional growth of teaching staff. It typically specifies how curricula are reviewed and revised, who is involved in these decisions, and the support provided for faculty training or advancement. This clause ensures that academic offerings remain current and that instructors are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge, thereby maintaining educational quality and institutional competitiveness.
Curriculum and Faculty Development. Curriculum and Faculty Development will be funded from IEP programs.
Curriculum and Faculty Development. A. The Association and the Board recognize the essential role of teacher participation in initiating, formulating, shaping, and evaluating the curriculum. To encourage action and creative participation in this vital phase of education, the Association and the Board agree:
1. That curriculum adaptations frequently take place in individual schools and may be variations, explorations, or innovations within the general system-wide curriculum philosophy;
2. That system-wide curriculum proposals in a specific area such as mathematics or social studies are best developed by a group with training in that curriculum area and with concern for articulations and coordination; and that interdisciplinary task forces or study groups can effectively develop proposals which transcend separate academic areas;
3. That the maintenance of balance in the total program and effective provisions for the integration of learning experience require broad participation in considering the curriculum in its totality;
4. That the teaching faculty shall be involved in curriculum exploration and development and that with the approval of the Superintendent a teacher may be absent, without salary deduction, for a total of not more than two days per school year in order to visit other classes, teacher centers, or educational institutions either within or without the school district;
5. That the teaching faculty who participate in any curricular exploration and development shall be nominated by the BCG In addition, the Superintendent (or designee) may nominate teachers to serve on such committees;
6. That to achieve these goals the Board and the Association agree to establish the following:
a. Building Curriculum Groups
b. Task Force Committees
B. Building Curriculum Groups
1. Each building faculty shall establish a curriculum group to plan, review, evaluate and then make recommendations to the principal with respect to curriculum proposals for the building, which may be variations, explorations, or innovations within the general system-wide curriculum philosophy.
2. The building faculty and principal shall determine the size and composition of the BCG In the elementary schools, the principal and the assistant principal shall serve as members of the BCG In the secondary schools, the principal or their designee shall serve as a member of the Group.
3. The teaching faculty shall elect teacher members.
4. The BCG shall elect a chairperson who shall call meetings at regular intervals and/or at the...
Curriculum and Faculty Development. Curriculum and Faculty Development will be funded from IELP programs.