IL: EVALUATION OF
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
The School Committee considers
comprehensive and objective evaluation of the effectiveness of the curriculum
to be of primary importance. The Superintendent will provide for the
translation of the stated instructional goals into objectives and for appraisal
of their implementation in order to:
1.
Determine educational needs and provide information for
planning.
2.
Indicate instructional strengths and weaknesses.
3. Check
on the suitability of programs in terms of community
requirements.
4. Show
the relationship between achievement and the system's stated
goals.
5.
Provide data for public information.
Elements of this evaluation process may
include:
1.
Testing programs such as nationally standardized general achievement tests,
nationally standardized tests in specific subject areas, and tests administered
by other agencies.
2. Study
of school achievement records.
3. Study
of students' high school and drop-out records.
4. 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.
5.
Teacher and parent evaluation of student behavior.
6. State
Department of Education specialists and services.
7.
Evaluation by the regional accrediting association.
8.
Evaluation by other agencies.
An evaluation of the curriculum and its
effectiveness will be made periodically and reported to the Committee by the
Superintendent.
SOURCE: MASC
Adopted on: April 24,
2008