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Policy ADF
The South Portland School Board hereby adopts the Learning Results/Common Core State Standards and the Maine Department of Education’s applicable rules. The Learning Results/Common Core State Standards are intended to serve as a foundation for education reform and to provide assessment of student learning, accountability and equitable opportunities for all students to access the content standards. The Board recognizes that the legislative intent of the Learning Results/Common Core is to provide children with schools that reflect high expectations and create conditions where these expectations can be met.
The Board understands that implementation of the Learning Results/Common Core State Standards have broad implications for the school unit, including curriculum, budget, professional development, student assessment, professional evaluation, and graduation requirements. Therefore, the Board is committed to examining its policies to make them consistent with the intent and goals of the Learning Results/Common Core State Standards.
The Board directs the Superintendent to develop a plan and timeline for implementing the Learning Results/Common Core State Standards and any appropriate administrative procedures. The Board further directs the Superintendent to report to the Board on a regular basis on progress toward implementing the Learning Results/Common Core.
Legal References: 20-A M.R.S.A. §§ 6208-6209
L.D. 1536, Chapter 51 Resolves
Chapters 125, 127 and 131 (Maine Dept. of Ed. Rules)
Adopted: May 14, 2001
Revised: September 2002
Revised: November 13, 2002
Revised: December 10, 2012
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