K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes in Arizona

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See also: K-12 education content standards in the states

This page features information about K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and related statutes in Arizona.

Background: What is curriculum development?

See also: K-12 education content standards in the states

State or local education officials develop K-12 curriculum for classroom instruction that generally includes lessons and materials used in a particular course of study.[1] Depending on the state, K-12 curriculum may reflect or incorporate state content standards—educational learning and achievement goals that state education officials either require or recommend that local schools satisfy in K-12 instruction.

K-12 curriculum development in public schools varies across the 50 states. State-level entities (such as state boards of education and state education agency leaders) or local entities (such as school districts and local schools) may play a role in the development and approval of K-12 curriculum.

If a state-level entity is tasked with developing a K-12 curriculum, state statutes or regulations may either require or recommend that local schools or districts use the state-developed curriculum in the classroom. Other states allow local schools or districts to develop their own K-12 curriculum.

K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and related statutes in Arizona

The following table provides information about K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and related statutes in Arizona as of December 2023. The statutes provided may not be comprehensive. The statutory text is provided below the table.

State K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes
State Entity If state-developed, is curriculum recommended or required for local schools? Statute or regulation
Arizona School district governing boards N/A Ariz. Rev Stat § 15-701 (2021)


Ariz. Rev Stat § 15-701 (2022):

Common school; promotions; requirements; certificate; supervision of eighth grades by superintendent of high school district; high school admissions; academic credit; definition


C. Pursuant to the guidelines that the state board of education distributes, the governing board of a school district shall:

1. Prescribe curricula that include the academic standards in the required subject areas pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section.
2. Prescribe criteria for the promotion of pupils from grade to grade in the common schools in the school district. These criteria shall include accomplishment of the academic standards in at least reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies, as determined by district assessment. Other criteria may include additional measures of academic achievement and attendance.

D. The governing board may prescribe the course of study and competency requirements for promotion that are in addition to or higher than the course of study and competency requirements the state board prescribes.[2]

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  1. The Glossary of Education Reform, "Curriculum," accessed July 26, 2022
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.