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K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes in New York

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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 New York.

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 New York

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

New York K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes
State Entity If state-developed, is curriculum recommended or required for local schools? Statute or regulation
New York Local districts Recommended New York Codes, Rules and Regulations § 8-100.3
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations § 8-100.4


New York Codes, Rules and Regulations § 8-100.3 - 8-100.4:

“ Program requirements for students grades prekindergarten through four


(a) Prekindergarten and kindergarten programs operated by public schools and voluntarily registered nonpublic schools.
(1) Each such school operating a prekindergarten and/or kindergarten program shall adopt and implement curricula, aligned with the State learning standards, that ensures continuity with instruction in the early elementary grades and is integrated with the instructional program in grades one through 12.

...

(c) Units of study in grades 7 and 8.

(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, all students shall be provided instruction designed to enable them to achieve, by the end of grade 8, State intermediate learning standards through: (i) English language arts, two units of study; (ii) social studies, two units of study; (iii) science, two units of study; (iv) mathematics, two units of study; (v) technology education, one unit of study, provided that for the 2018-2019 school year and thereafter, this unit of study requirement shall be replaced by that described in subparagraph (xiii) of this subdivision.

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(h) Models for middle-level education programs.

(1) Definitions. Definitions.
As used in this subdivision:
(i) Middle-level education program means instruction in grades five through eight or any lesser combination of such grades, as determined by the school district, provided that such combination includes instruction in grade 7.
(ii) Model A means a middle-level education program that meets the requirements of this section and all other applicable sections of this Title.
(iii) Model B means a middle-level education program, approved pursuant to subparagraph (2)(ii) of this subdivision, that strengthens the attainment of the State intermediate learning standards measured by required State assessments, provides effective academic intervention services, and ensures all students receive instruction in those standards areas where there are no required State assessments.
(iv) Model C means a middle-level education program, approved pursuant to subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision, that either:
(a) restructures the delivery of instruction designed to facilitate the attainment of the State intermediate learning standards; or
(b) enhances instruction related to one or more of the State intermediate learning standards for which there are no required State assessments. Within Model C, there may be either a restructuring of the full educational program (Model C#1) or specific program refinements (Model C#2).
(2) Each school district shall conduct its middle-level education program in accordance with either Model A, Model B or Model C.[2]
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Footnotes

  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.
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