The goals of the Linn-Mar Community School District are designed to achieve the mission statement of the district. Educational programming will align with the district’s Strategic Plan.
An advisory committee of representatives from the community and district will be appointed by the superintendent [or designee] to make recommendations for the goals of the education program in alignment with the Strategic Plan. These goals will directly align with the written, taught, and assessed curriculum by all district personnel.
Short-term and long-term goals for the education program will be established annually by the board. These goals will reflect the results of the needs assessments, recommendations from the advisory committee, recommendations from the superintendent, and changes in law within the framework of the strategic plan. These goals will reflect the clear identification of national standards and benchmarks.
The board will report to the community regarding progress toward the achievement of the goals of the education program on an annual basis.
Adopted: 2/99
Reviewed: 6/11; 6/12; 4/15; 1/18; 2/21; 2/24
Revised: 9/13
Related Policy: 100.1; 101.1; 102.1
IASB Reference: 600, Option II
Mandatory Policy
The board's objective in the design, content, and delivery of the education program is to provide an equal opportunity for students to pursue an education free of discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
In providing the education program of the district, the board will strive to meet its overall goal of providing the students an opportunity to develop a healthy social, intellectual, emotional, and physical self-concept in a learning environment that provides guidance and encourages critical thinking in students.
In striving to meet this overall goal, the objectives of the education program are to provide students with an opportunity to:
An advisory committee of representatives from the community and district will be appointed by the superintendent [or designee] to make recommendations for the objectives of the education program in alignment with the Strategic Plan. These objectives will directly align with the written, taught, and assessed curriculum by all district personnel. The board will report to the community regarding progress toward the achievement of the objectives of the educational program on an annual basis.
Adopted: 6/70
Reviewed: 10/11; 4/13; 5/14; 9/16; 2/21
Revised: 9/10; 6/20; 2/24
Related Policy: 600.1
IASB Reference: 600, Option II