IL - Evaluation of Instructional Programs
File: IL
Evaluation of Instructional Programs
The School Committee considers comprehensive and objective evalua-tion of the effectiveness of the curriculum to be of primary importance. As part of the evaluation of the instructional programs, the Superintendent will ensure that the district:
- Determines educational needs and provide information for planning.
- Indicates instructional strengths and weaknesses.
- Checks on the suitability of programs in terms of community requirements.
- Shows the relationship between achievement and the system's stated goals.
- Provides data for public information.
Elements of this evaluation process may include:
- Testing programs such as nationally standardized general achievement tests, nationally standardized tests in specific subject areas, and tests administered by other agencies.
- Study of school achievement records.
- Study of students' high school and drop-out records.
- Use of outside services, participation in regional research studies, contracted evaluation services; evaluation services at cost to the school system must be approved in advance by the School Committee.
- Input from stakeholders as appropriate
- State Department of Education specialists and services.
- Evaluation by the regional accrediting association.
- Evaluation by other agencies.
The Superintendent will ensure that progress of program evaluation is periodically reported to the School Committee.
Reviewed; revised; adopted by School Committee: 6/28/16