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** Part 1: Evaluating Board of Education Policy ** This week’s assignment has three parts. In Part 1, you will locate and report on your school district’s policies related to curriculum and instruction. Because each school district sets up its Web site in its own way, this will require you to explore the site to find the relevant information. ** Directions: ** Go to your school district’s Web site. Locate and access the policies of the local Board of Trustees. Look specifically at policies related to curriculum and instruction. Link to HISD School Board Policies: [] · Read and study the policies. · Answer the following questions about your district’s policies.
 * Week 3 Assignment: Application Assignment Policies, Audits, and Practices **

// Does school district policy contain provisions for curriculum and instruction? Explain. //

//Based on what you have learned about state law and the TEA learning system, is your district’s policy comprehensive enough? Does it make specific requirements about curriculum and instruction, or is it vague and general? Cite specific policy to strengthen your argument.//

//Refer back to your suggested improvements for local provisions in the TEA learning system from your Analysis Assignment. Did any of your suggestions relate to board policy? Review the Week 1 article, “Develop Statewide Curriculum Guides and Increase Local Accountability of Curriculum Management.” //

 // If given the opportunity, how would you change board policy to strengthen curriculum and instruction in your school district? // 

 **Part 2: Curriculum Management Audit** In Part 2 of the assignment, you will describe the five standards of the Curriculum Management Audit. **Directions:** Review the Week 3 lecture and readings about Curriculum Management Audits.

Demonstrate your knowledge of the Curriculum Management Audit process by completing the following table. Title** ||= **How a School District or School Demonstrates the Standard** **How a School District or School Demonstrates the Standard** ||= **My Suggestion for Improvement** **My Suggestions for Improvement** || // How can curriculum management auditing improve curriculum and instruction in a school or school district? //
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// Would you recommend that a Curriculum Management Audit be conducted at your campus? Why or why not?

Are there ideas from the Curriculum Management Audit process that you might include in the staff development you are planning? Explain. //

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// Would this activity meet the specified criteria for the learner-center staff development session you are planning? How do you plan to incorporate the activity into your staff development agenda? Explain. //

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