Curricular Emphasis Clause Samples

The Curricular Emphasis clause defines the specific academic focus or subject areas that a program, course, or institution prioritizes within its curriculum. This clause typically outlines which disciplines, skills, or educational themes are to be highlighted, such as STEM fields, liberal arts, or vocational training, and may set requirements for the proportion of coursework dedicated to these areas. Its core practical function is to ensure that the educational offerings align with institutional goals or regulatory standards, providing clarity for students and faculty about the intended learning outcomes and academic direction.
Curricular Emphasis. A. How Learning Best Occurs: Ref. 33-5205(3)(a) The curriculum will reflect our belief that learning best occurs when: 1. Students are actively engaged in integrated and meaningful tasks; 2. Students see the connection between what they learn and the real world; 3. Students work individually and as members of a group; 4. Students, parents, and educators work together to identify academic and personal learning goals, support; 5. Students accept responsibility for learning as an intrinsic part of the educational program; 6. Students are supported by mentors and advocates; 7. All students have advanced learning opportunities; 8. Students see themselves as part of the community and find ways to serve the community; 9. Students are allowed to make mistakes in order to achieve success; 10. A positive and productive learning environment is provided; and 11. Students are given time to reflect on the value and purpose of what they learn. The Board is responsible for curriculum adoption and must approve all significant changes, including the adoption of new textbooks and new courses, before such changes are made. The Principal and teachers are responsible for making curriculum recommendations. The curriculum will be designed to accomplish the learning objectives and goals for excellence consistent with NVA’s educational philosophy, mission statement, objectives, and goals. B. Core of Instruction Instruction is inclusive of subject matter content and course offerings. Patterns of instructional organization will be determined by a qualified School Administrator and teaching team. NVA will assure students meet the school standards with the state standards as a minimum. This includes special instruction that allows Limited-English Proficient students to participate successfully in all aspects of the school’s curriculum and keep up with other students in the standard education program. It also includes special learning opportunities for accelerated, learning disabled students, and students with other disabilities.
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Curricular Emphasis. A. How Learning Best Occurs The curriculum will reflect our belief that learning best occurs when: 1. Students are actively engaged in integrated and meaningful tasks; 2. Students see the connection between what they learn and the real world; 3. Students work individually and as members of a group; 4. Students, parents, and educators work together to identify academic and personal learning goals, and the support required in order to reach those goals; 5. Students accept responsibility for learning as an intrinsic part of the educational program; 6. Students are supported by mentors, advocates, and/or learning coaches as needed; 7. All students have advanced learning opportunities; 8. Students see themselves as part of the community and find ways to serve the community; 9. Students are allowed to make mistakes in order to achieve success; 10. A positive and productive learning environment is provided; and 11. Students are given time to reflect on the value and purpose of what they learn. The curriculum coordinator will be responsible to ensure a variety of quality curriculums are made available for all ACVS students. The Board is responsible for curriculum adoption and must approve all significant changes, including the adoption of new curriculum or textbooks as well as courses, before such changes are made. The Principal and teachers are responsible for making curriculum recommendations. The curriculum will be designed to accomplish the learning objectives and goals for excellence consistent with ACVS’s educational philosophy, mission statement, objectives, and goals. B. Core of Instruction Instruction is inclusive of subject matter content and course offerings. Patterns of instructional organization will be determined by a qualified School Administrator and teaching team. ACVS will ensure students meet the school standards with the state standards as a minimum. This includes special instruction that allows Limited-English Proficient students to participate successfully in all aspects of the school’s curriculum and keep up with other students in the standard education program. It also includes special learning opportunities for accelerated, learning disabled students, and students with other disabilities.
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  • EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 1. In this Agreement, extra-curricular programs and activities include all those that are beyond the provincially prescribed and locally determined curricula of the school district. 2. The Board and the Association consider it desirable that teachers participate in extra-curricular activities, and recognize that participation in extra-curricular activities by the individual teacher is on a voluntary basis.

  • Extracurricular Activities Effective July 1, 2009, stipends for participation in extracurricular activities which are authorized by the appointing authority shall be: Inland $950/year Sailing $400/year Art Club Advisor $300/year Drama Club Advisor $300/year Cross Country Skiing $150/year Boys’ Basketball $1000/year Girls’ Basketball (if class D) $1000/year Asst. Boys’ Basketball $750/year Asst. Girls’ Basketball (if class D) $750/year Scorekeeper/Timekeeper $10/game Soccer $400/year Track $400/year Cross County Running $400/year Girls’ Basketball (if not class D) $400/year Sports Activity Director $400/year Athletic Director $200/year

  • Clinical 1.1 Provides comprehensive evidence based nursing care and individual case management to a specific group of patients/clients including assessment, intervention and evaluation. 1.2 Undertakes clinical shifts at the direction of senior staff and the Nursing Director including participation on the on-call/after-hours/weekend roster if required. 1.3 Responsible and accountable for patient safety and quality of care through planning, coordinating, performing, facilitating, and evaluating the delivery of patient care relating to a particular group of patients, clients or staff in the practice setting. 1.4 Monitors, reviews and reports upon the standard of nursing practice to ensure that colleagues are working within the scope of nursing practice, following appropriate clinical pathways, policies, procedures and adopting a risk management approach in patient care delivery. 1.5 Participates in ▇▇▇▇ rounds/case conferences as appropriate. 1.6 Educates patients/carers in post discharge management and organises discharge summaries/referrals to other services, as appropriate. 1.7 Supports and liaises with patients, carers, colleagues, medical, nursing, allied health, support staff, external agencies and the private sector to provide coordinated multidisciplinary care. 1.8 Completes clinical documentation and undertakes other administrative/management tasks as required. 1.9 Participates in departmental and other meetings as required to meet organisational and service objectives. 1.10 Develops and seeks to implement change utilising expert clinical knowledge through research and evidence based best practice. 1.11 Monitors and maintains availability of consumable stock. 1.12 Complies with and demonstrates a positive commitment to Regulations, Acts and Policies relevant to nursing including the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, the Code of Conduct for Nurses in Australia, the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse and the Poisons Act 2014 and Medicines and Poisons Regulations 2016. 1.13 Promotes and participates in team building and decision making. 1.14 Responsible for the clinical supervision of nurses at Level 1 and/or Enrolled Nurses/ Assistants in Nursing under their supervision.

  • Population The Population shall be defined as all Paid Claims during the 12-month period covered by the Claims Review.

  • Curriculum a. The School shall administer the TSIA college placement exam to all prospective Students or refer Students interested in taking Dual Credit courses to the College’s Testing Center, if the School is not a College Board testing site, prior to submitting their name to the College Office of High School Programs for enrollment into courses requiring specific TSIA scores, abiding by the rules set forth by the College Board and the College. Students must attain TSIA scores aligned with the courses in their selected degree plan to ensure appropriate college level placement, assess college readiness, design individual instructional plans, and enable students to begin college courses based on their performance. b. The School shall implement a plan for TSIA success, including academic preparation classes for Students. The School, in partnership with the College, will provide academic interventions for Students who do not pass TSIA. Such Students will be administered the identified interventions prior to retesting any portion of the TSIA that was not mastered with required score(s). The School shall make any TEA required TSIA reports regarding the number of students who have currently passed each section of the TSIA, including a breakdown of TSIA data for subpopulations of targeted students. The School will share the report with the College Testing Center or College Designee. c. The School District will share the results from TSIA administered via School District - College Board approved test sites and electronically submit to the College in the required technical format that facilitates official delivery/receipt. The TSIA scores will be electronically uploaded into the College’s official system of records. The College agrees to adhere to the confidentiality requirements of FERPA. The College will use students’ TSIA assessment score data exclusively for official College business. d. The College Academic Chairs or Faculty Liaison, along with the School Principal or designee, will be responsible for developing and refining a clear and coherent academic program across the two institutions for curriculum alignment for Students participating in the Dual Credit program. e. The 86th Texas Legislative Session passed SB 25, which states each institution of higher education shall develop at least one recommended course sequence for each undergraduate certificate or degree program offered by the institution. Each recommended course sequence must: (1) Identify all required lower-division courses for the applicable certificate or degree program; (2) Include for each course, if applicable: (A) The course number or course equivalent under the common course numbering system approved by the coordinating board under Section 61.832; and (B) The course equivalent in the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual or its successor adopted by the coordinating board; (3) Be designed to enable a full-time student to obtain a certificate or degree, as applicable, within: (A) For a 60-hour degree or certificate program, two years; or (B) For a 120-hour degree program, four years; and (4) Include a specific sequence in which courses should be completed to ensure completion of the applicable program within the time frame described. f. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) approved a policy statement in December 2018 that directed its institutions to ensure that course content and rigor of dual enrollment courses be comparable to that of the same courses taught to the institution’s other students. g. To adhere to the requirements set forth in the goals outlined in HB1638, the College and the School District will maintain course agreements for each course taught at the School, regardless of instructional site. The College will provide the college course outcomes in the Course Agreement Form and the respective syllabi. The form will include the length of the course, number of credits awarded, and approved textbook(s) and/or instructional materials that will be required for Students to use in their respective courses. The course agreement requirement for the School extends to designation of academic and workforce courses for Traditional Dual Credit and ECHS. College, School District and School shall ensure that a dual credit course and the corresponding college course offered at the School are equivalent. Academic representatives from the College will develop and publish the student learning outcomes in the course syllabus to satisfy the requirements each College course. The School District will identify the corresponding Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills that align to each College course, thereby allowing students to attain dual credit from both institutions. h. The College will provide the School District and School the minimum number of instructional minutes required to meet the contact hour requirement, per course, taught on the School site. i. The 86th Texas Legislative Session passed HB 3650 which requires that the School District and the College consider the use of free or low-cost open educational resources in courses offered as dual credit, for which the School uses as part of its course offering to satisfy the prescribed courses in the identified degree plans. j. Course Agreements will include any additional instructional requirements, any required faculty development/training, and the requirements for evaluation of teaching. A Course Agreement will be completed by the deadline designated in the yearly Dual Credit Timeline for any course, but not later than the start of the first instructional day that course is delivered. All courses offered for Dual Credit must have an approved Course Agreement. The Course Agreement will be effective for three years unless either party requests a modification or if the publisher makes changes to the current Instructional Materials. For course sections taught at the School, the College will maintain the same instructional materials and editions for Dual Credit courses taught at the high school campus for a minimum of three years, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Course Agreement or as otherwise specified in Section 13 -