ARTICLE 9 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Chariho School District

The Committee recognizes the importance of providing adequate opportunity for educators to work towards the improvement of curriculum and instructional practices in order to assure the continuous improvement of the Chariho Regional School District. The curriculum will be planned by the educators under the supervision of the Assistant Superintendent in concert with the K-12 District Curriculum Planning Council. In recognition of this need, it is agreed that:

A.  All curriculum initiatives (new programs and/or adoptions) will be conducted under the supervision of the Assistant Superintendent and subject to final approval of the Committee.

B. Educators who wish to participate in curriculum development activities will submit their application in response to a posting. Curriculum development assignments shall be filed on the basis of the best-qualified candidates available. Where two (2) or more candidates are equal in qualifications, the candidate with the highest PSE score in the Chariho Regional School District shall be selected, and if PSE scores are equal, the candidate with the highest seniority shall be selected. The Superintendent will have the right to substitute participants from the applicants if subsequent events require earlier participants to withdraw.

C. Educators appointed to work on curriculum shall be compensated at the rate stipulated in Appendix A. Upon completion of one half (1/2) of the posted assigned hours, the educator may submit a request for payment with the balance due upon completion and approval of the work by the Assistant Superintendent.