Indicator 1

Each curriculum area shall identify those school-wide academic expectations for which it is responsible.   
 

What to Look for: 
Using the mission statement and the definitions of the academic expectations, has each department/curriculum area identified those school-wide academic expectations for which it has responsibility?  Has each department/curriculum area determined when and where students will learn, practice, and be assessed on each of these expectations? 

• each subject area has its own curriculum document(s) indicating which school-wide expectations are being addressed in specific courses (or other curriculum-related programs) and clearly identifying the learning experiences required to meet each expectation
• each subject area assesses student achievement of the school-wide expectations for which it has assumed responsibility by using school-wide rubrics