“Adoption” means to accept a set of standards as the basis for curriculum and assessment alignment across the state according to a timeline established and disseminated by the Department of Education.
“Department” means the Delaware Department of Education.
“Evidence” means certification by the district that its curriculum is aligned to the state content standards, which is supported by documentation maintained by the district.
“Grade Level Expectations” means the documents created and officially released by the Delaware Department of Education which detail student learning objectives in each content area for kindergarten through grade twelve.
“Recommended Statewide Uniform Curricula” means one or more of the following documents: Academic Content Standards, Clarifications, and Grade Level Expectations posted to the Delaware Department of Education website. The Department may update the document(s) based on changes to the State Content Standards in 14 DE Admin. Code 501.
All school districts shall provide evidence to the Department that their school district curricula are aligned with the State Content Standards. State Content Standards exist in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, World Languages, Visual and Performing Arts, Health, Physical Education, Agriscience, Business Finance and Marketing Education, Technology Education, Skilled and Technical Sciences, and Family and Consumer Sciences. Content standards adopted by the Department in the future shall also be included under this section
4.0 Documentation of Curriculum Alignment
4.3 Documentation for Agriscience, Business Finance and Marketing Education, Technology Education, Skilled and Technical Sciences, and Family and Consumer Sciences shall follow requirements in 14 DE Admin. Code 525 for Career and Technical Education.
5.0 Documentation for Specific Student Populations