Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 6142
Monitored: X
Mandated: X
Other Reasons
SUBJECT FIELDS

The Board of Education believes that a comprehensive educational program must provide for the intellectual, social, and emotional growth of all pupils, kindergarten through grade 12, giving them the basic body of skills, understandings, attitudes and knowledge needed for living in a democracy. The Morris School District shall provide an educational program that includes:
  1. All programs and services mandated by New Jersey statute or administrative code;

  2. Such other programs and services required to attain the educational goals and objectives for the District.
The instructional program shall include the following subject fields:
  • Language Arts Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Health, Physical Education, and Safety
  • Visual, Performing, and Practical Arts
  • World Languages
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall work collaboratively with teachers to develop and implement a curriculum that:
  • Focuses on the educational goals and objectives of the District;
  • Complies with Board of Education policy and state regulations (N.J.A.C. 6:8-3 through 5);
  • Incorporates New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and Workplace Readiness Skills;
  • Facilitates differentiated instruction (i.e., continuum of skills, variety of instructional resources and methodology, diagnostic/prescriptive approach to basic skill development, modification for gifted and talented, limited English proficiency, and special educational needs, and enrichment opportunities for all students);
  • Provides career and vocational education opportunities; and
  • Integrates instructional technology
The Superintendent or his/her designee shall direct development of and present to the board for adoption a written curriculum for each subject field of within the instructional program. :

A listing of all courses and programs comprising the instructional program shall be available in the district office.

Date: April 14, 1986
October 29, 2001
November 19, 2001 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-2 Instruction in accident and fire prevention
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-3 Courses in constitution of United States
N.J.S.A. 18A:7C-5 Board of education to provide policy on graduation to students and parents
N.J.S.A. 18A:33-1 District to furnish suitable facilities; adoption of courses of study
N.J.S.A. 18A:35-1 et seq. Curriculum and courses
N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.6 through -4.8 Parents Right to Conscience Act of 1979
N.J.A.C. 6:8-1.1 Words and terms defined
N.J.A.C. 6:8-2.2 School-level planning
N.J.A.C. 6:11-1.1 et seq. Professional Licensure and Standards
See particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6:11-3, -4, -5, -6, -8, -10, -11, -13
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-3.1 Curriculum and instruction
N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1 Graduation requirements
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.7 Individualized education program
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-4.1 General requirements
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts
New Jersey State Board of Education Resolution, September 6, 1989, recommends that each district establish a citizens' advisory group for the implementation of core values of the local community into the district's schools.
Old Bridge Education Association v. Board of Education of the Township of Old Bridge, Middlesex County
Manual for the Evaluation of Local School Districts (August 2000)

Cross References:
2224 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
6121 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
6122 Articulation
6140 Curriculum adoption
6142.1 Family life education
6142.2 English as a second language; bilingual/bicultural
6142.4 Physical education and health
6142.6 Basic skills
6142.9 Arts
6142.12 Career education
6146 Graduation requirements
6147 Standards of proficiency
6164.2 Guidance services
6171.1 Remedial instruction
6171.2 Gifted and talented
6171.4 Special education
9130 Committees
 

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