CURRICULUM COUNCIL. 1. The Board shall establish a Curriculum Council. The purpose of this Council shall be to initiate and recommend policies affecting the nature and design of the instructional program of the district. As a part of its responsibilities, the Council shall:
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. There are hereby established Curriculum Councils consisting of representatives appointed by the Association and the Board. The Curriculum Councils will advise the Board on such matters as teaching techniques, course of study, textbooks, curriculum, pupil testing and pupil evaluation.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. Except as stated below, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as changing past practice with respect to the Curriculum Council. The parties agree that the Association will appoint three (3) unit members to the Curriculum Council. One of these appointees will come from the elementary schools, one from the junior high school and one from the high school. The parties further agree that the bylaws for the Curriculum Council will reflect these agreements.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. When the District proposes material changes in the District's definition of educational objectives, determination of course and curriculum content, and selection of textbooks, they shall first be discussed by the Curriculum Council. In the event a Curriculum Council recommendation is amended by the District management prior to being presented to the Board of Education, a member of the Curriculum Council selected by the Association shall be notified at least one (1) week in advance, and be entitled, upon request, to present to the Board the original recommendation and speak in support thereof. The District shall, upon request, consult with the Association on the definition of educational objectives, the determination of the content of courses in the curriculum, and the selection of textbooks to the extent such matters is within the District's discretion under the law. In order to ensure communication between the schools and the Curriculum Council, each site shall have one (1) bargaining unit member serving on the Council. The Association will select the bargaining unit member from each site. The District will select the three (3) administrative and two (2) parent representatives to the Curriculum Council and an Oak Park Unified School District Board of Education member will sit on the Council. Additional members to the Curriculum Council may be considered through joint consultation between the Association and the District. The District reserves the right to split the Curriculum Council into an elementary and secondary grouping.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. The Curriculum Council will be sixteen (16) elected teachers (one per building), sixteen (16) administrators or administrative appointed representatives and three (3) parents. The purpose will be: □ to serve as the District School Improvement Committee under school code law including review of M-STEP achievement results □ to disseminate information through the elected representatives to each building □ to review committees’ recommendations and review to ensure that proper process was followed □ to direct in-service day activities and recommend staff development activities - create agendas, choose speakers, etc. □ to review communication materials such as Curriculum Briefs and make suggestions to the Instruction Office □ to present recommendations to the Superintendent of Schools and his/her designee who shall make recommendations to the Board of Education There will be up to five scheduled meetings of Curriculum Council per school year, which may include one full-day, released time meeting. The Council will be co- chaired by the Executive Director for Instruction. The co-chair will be a KEA member elected from the membership of the Council. All voting of the Curriculum Council shall be accomplished by a written ballot. Curriculum Council Guidelines describe the duties of Council members.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. The Curriculum Council will be sixteen (16) elected teachers (one per building), sixteen (16) administrators or administrative appointed representatives and three (3) parents. The purpose will be: • to serve as the District School Improvement Committee under school code law including review of MEAP achievement results • to disseminate information through the elected representatives to each building • to review committees’ recommendations and review to ensure that proper process was followed • to direct in-service day activities and recommend staff development activities - create agendas, choose speakers, etc. • to review communication materials such as Curriculum Briefs and make suggestions to the Instruction Office • to present recommendations to the Superintendent of Schools and his/her designee who shall make recommendations to the Board of Education There will be up to five scheduled meetings of Curriculum Council per school year, which may include one full-day, released time meeting. The Council will be co-chaired by the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. The co-chair will be a KEA member elected from the membership of the Council. All voting of the Curriculum Council shall be accomplished by a written ballot. Curriculum Council Guidelines describe the duties of Council members.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. A. A Curriculum Council of twelve (12) voting members shall be formed, composed of the following representatives:
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. A. The Association and District recognize that curriculum is ultimately determined by the Board of Education. The Board of Education will seek input from teachers. A process for this input shall be developed between Academic Services and the Association’s leadership and changes to the process shall be mutually agreed upon.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. A. The Board and the professional staff recognize that the instructional program needs continuing study and improvement. In an attempt to further this process, the Professional Staff shall cooperate in an on-going study to assist the Board in bringing about desirable changes in teaching methods and techniques, class compositions, curriculum, and any other phases of the instructional program.
CURRICULUM COUNCIL. The parties recognize that the determination of curriculum is ultimately the prerogative of the Board and that the Curriculum Council functions as an advisory entity in that process. Changes in curriculum will be recommended to the Board through the Curriculum Council except those changes made necessary by reduction of staff (see Section 2.5).
