Handbook

=  = = **Valley Center Curriculum Council Handbook** =

(Key Information)


1) Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum will Chair the Committee along with one elementary and one secondary teacher coordinator. 2) Fourteen members (7 elementary, 7 secondary) 3) Three year appointments (members can be reappointed) 4) Meet 8 times a year oustide of contract day (August-May) 5) Supplemental salary under VII-B with an additional $75 for teacher coordinators. 6) Appointments happen in May of each year.
 * __Curriculum Council Members__**

**__Special Summer Curriculum Committees__** a) Can be formed upon recommendation and approved by BOE and compensation shall be determined by admin. and BOE. b) Responsibilities and reporting procedures shall be determined by recommendation of the Curriculum Council to the BOE. c) Compensation shall be based upon the approximate days needed and paid upon satisfactory completion of the project.

**Summary: Serves as a liaison between the faculty (K-12) and the BOE concerning curricular matters of USD 262. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following: Service: Curriculum council members are recommended for service on the committee by the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum. Appointments are made by the BOE for 3 years with a portio of the committee being selected each year. Membres begin committee service with the first council meeting in August at the start of each school year. The chaiperson (s) will be elected from the third year members. 1) Any certified employee may propose a change in the curriculum of the district. 2) All curriculum changes officially submitted shall contain the following information: 3) The proposal shall be presented to the Curriculum Council by the individual proposing the change at the December meeting of the Council. The CC may take one of three actions:
 * __Curriculum Council Job Description__
 * Coordinate, recommend and approve
 * additions, deletions, and changes to the district curriculum
 * textbooks and textbook adoptions
 * Coordinate and report district curricular information to the building departments/grade level\\
 * Review and update the district curriculum handbook as needed
 * Serve as as building resource person for curricular information
 * Report council business at building staff meetings
 * __Curriculum Change Proposals__**
 * a completed Curriculum Change Proposal Summary Sheet;
 * a description of the proposed change--written in narrative form--which shall describe the proposed change in sufficient detail to provide a clear understanding of the change, the cost of the change and the reasons for the change;
 * a description of the manner in which the proposed change fits in the existing curriculum;
 * textbook evaluation form;
 * requisition;
 * any other information deemed appropriate.
 * return the proposal for additional information or clarification;
 * recommend the proposal to the BOE for adoption into the curriculum of the district;
 * recommend the proposal not be adopted into the curriculum of the district.

4) All approved recommendations shall be submitted to BOE for approval.