603.01 - Basic Instruction Program

The basic instruction program shall include the courses required for each grade level by the State Department of Education.  The instructional approach will be nonsexist and multicultural.

Students enrolled in kindergarten (K) shall attend school all day everyday.  The basic instruction program shall be designed to develop healthy emotional and social habits, language arts and communication skills, the capacity to complete individual tasks, and the ability to protect and increase physical well-being with attention given to experiences relating to the development of life skills and human growth and development.

The basic instruction program of students enrolled in grades one (1) through six (6) shall include English-language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, health, physical education, traffic safety, music, visual arts, technology, and character education.

The board may, in its discretion, offer additional courses in the educational program for any grade level.

Each instructional program shall be carefully planned to obtain its benefits.  Each instructional program’s plan should describe the program, its goals, the effective materials, the activities and the method for student evaluation.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration to develop administrative regulations stating the required courses and optional courses for kindergarten (K) and grades one (1) through six (6).

 

 

Legal Reference:  29 U.S.C. §§624-634.
                                       42 U.S.C. §§2000e-11.
                                       Iowa Code §§279.8, 280.3-.14, 601A.9 (1991).
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.5.

Cross Reference:  103    Equal Education Opportunity
                                       505    Student Scholastic Achievement
                                       602    Curriculum Development
                                       603    Instructional Curriculum

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  4-18-19              
Revised:  4-09-07