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Committee asks whether board should approve individual course changes or just the course guide
Summary
Members questioned whether the school board should continue to approve each course addition/deletion or instead approve only the overall course guide for middle- and high-school programs.
At the March 5 curriculum meeting, committee members raised governance questions about the level of board oversight over course changes. The clerk recorded that “Currently the Board approves all course additions and deletions. Should this continue or does the Board just approve the over-all course guide?” The question prompted discussion but no formal policy change was decided.
Members noted that the choice affects how quickly staff can update offerings and how much administrative burden the board carries. The committee asked staff to prepare options outlining a continued board-by-board approval process versus a guide-based approval model for future consideration; no vote was taken during this session.
