IMA-R ©

REGULATION

TEACHING  METHODS

(Lesson Plans)

Guidelines for the implementation of this administrative regulation shall include:

●  Lesson plans shall be developed according to District-wide formats and shall reflect the scope and sequence of the courses of instruction.  Acceptable alternatives may be approved by the principal.

●  Lesson plans shall demonstrate the correlation of the lesson with State Board standards when applicable.

●  Lesson plans should include information pertinent to the effective implementation of a lesson.  When commercially prepared plans are in use, lesson plans may simply refer to the appropriate aspects of such plans.

●  While teachers are required to be thoroughly prepared for each daily lesson, plans may be prepared for each lesson or on a long-term basis (i.e., unit of work), whichever is most appropriate.  Material to be used in a lesson(s) - such as duplicated material, cassette tapes, films, filmstrips, transparencies - may serve as an integral part of the plan.

●  Lesson plans for individualized programs should be consistent with the general overview and purpose of the instructional program.  The progress of individual student(s) must be a consideration in the plan.

●  Teachers are to provide adequate directions for substitutes, the purpose of which shall be to continue, if possible, the ongoing program or, if more appropriate, a meaningful educational alternative that relates to the subject area.

●  The provision that copies of lesson plans must be available for substitute teachers.