(a) When developing a standards-based curriculum and implementing it in a school or complex, at the minimum, the curriculum shall:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-321

  • Complex: means the high school and those elementary, middle, and intermediate schools that feed into the high school as designated by the department. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
(1) Be specific in its standards-based scope and sequence over a school year for each grade level and course;
(2) Be consistent in course content;
(3) Be aligned across all grade levels;
(4) Specifically address the state content and performance standards and related benchmark maps; and
(5) Be implemented in all appropriate classrooms in the school or complex.
(b) School complexes may choose to develop an articulated and aligned K-12 standards-based curriculum in one or more of the following core content areas:

(1) Language arts;
(2) Mathematics;
(3) Science; and
(4) Social studies.
(c) School complexes shall provide professional development.
(d) School complexes that develop a standards-based curriculum shall use standards-based formative assessment tools to monitor student progress, not less than on a quarterly basis throughout the school year.
(e) School complexes shall develop rigorous classroom-based performance assessments.
(f) School complexes may implement software programs at the school level to help to align school course material with Hawaii content and performance and federal educational standards.