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Purpose
To insure continuity and improve quality of instruction, the Board requires
lesson plans of all appropriate instructional staff (e.g. teachers,
counselors, librarians, etc.).
Responsibility
To facilitate more effective instruction and to prepare for unanticipated
circumstances, lesson plans must be prepared on a daily basis at least
one week in advance.
Plan books will be inspected and must conform to the guidelines established
by this policy and by central-office and building-level administration.
Upon request, copies of lesson plans shall be made available to central-office
or building-level administration. Instructional staff shall
make thorough preparation for all lessons on a daily basis and shall prepare
written plans reflecting such preparation. The term "written"
shall be defined to include typed, handwritten or computer generated.
Implementation Guidelines
Each lesson shall identify the objective(s) to be covered, with each
objective linked to standard(s) consistent with the definition provided
in Policy 107. Each lesson plan shall also include a clear description
of the steps required to reach each objective and procedures for measurement
of student progress on a daily basis.
Lesson plans are to be developed by each instructional staff member.
Teamed or departmentalized lesson plans may be utilized with the prior
approval of building-level administration. Lesson Plans for
Substitutes
Instruction staff members are to provide clear and specific
directions for substitutes, the purpose of which shall be to continue
the ongoing academic program.
Rosters, seating charts, and originals or copies of lesson plans must
remain in the instructional staff member's desk to be available for substitutes
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