IGA March 2026.pdf (87 KB)

​​ ​Boulder Valley School​ ​District​​ ​File: IGA​ ​Adopted:​​prior to 1978​date of​ ​manual adoption​ ​Revised: June 10, 1993​, May​ ​___, 2026​

​Associated Regulation: IGA-R​¶​ ​BASIC​​INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM​ ​The Board aims to improve student growth and achievement by providing​ ​challenging instructional programs with clear expectations for student learning.​ ​The Board supports a standards-based education program that aligns instruction​ ​and assessment with academic standards. BVSD will adopt academic standards​ ​that meet or exceed the State’s preschool through elementary and secondary​ ​education standards, or will follow the State’s standards in areas without a BVSD​ ​adopted standard. Such academic standards clearly identify what students​ ​should know and be able to do at key points in their school careers. The School​ ​District’s standards-based education system will advance equity, promote student​ l​earning, and reinforce accountability.​ ​The educational program shall provide both formal studies to meet the general​ ​academic needs of all students and, to the extent possible, opportunities for​ i​ndividual children to develop specific talents and interests in more specialized​ ​fields.​¶​ ​In addition to achieving the academic content standards, students shall​ ​demonstrate the skills and attitudes of critical thinking, problem solving, decision​ ​making, intellectual curiosity, and artistic expression that form the foundation for​ l​ifelong learning. Students shall demonstrate readiness for postsecondary and/or​ ​workforce success.​​Students shall be able to make effective life choices based​ ​on commonly held values of honesty, respect for self and others, civic and​ ​personal responsibility and integrity.​¶​ ​An atmosphere shall prevail in which healthy growth is fostered, ability is​ ​recognized, and excellence encouraged, and in which a productive life is held​ ​before students as a model to emulate.​ ​The School District shall also offer co-curricular and extra-curricular activities​ ​pursuant to related Board Policies.​

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​¶​ ​The various instructional programs shall be developed with the view towards​ ​maintaining balanced, integrated, and sequentially articulated curricula​​thatwhich​ ​will serve the educational needs of all school-aged children in the​​School​​District.​ ​In all instances, the curriculum shall meet the educational requirements​ ​established by​​Colorado and federal lawstate​​statutes and the State Department​ ​of Education. Additions or modifications to the curriculum will not be considered​ ​by the Board of Education unless they are congruent with District goals.​ ​The program requirements are designed to provide a minimum program of study​ ​upon which individual schools may build a more complete program which meets​ ​the unique needs of students in their particular communities.​ ​The School District will work with educators, parents, students, the District​ ​Accountability Committee to review and revise the School District’s academic​ ​standards​​as necessary to ensure maximum effectiveness and develop​ ​assessments that will adequately measure each student’s progress.​ ​In all instances, the instructional program shall meet the educational​ ​requirements established by Colorado and federal law. Each school individually​ ​and the School District collectively shall ensure equitable access to educational​ ​opportunities, so that all BVSD students at every school have the opportunity to​ ​achieve.​ ​Elementary Program​ ​Primary emphasis in the elementary grades is placed on​​developmentally​ ​appropriate​​instruction in​​all basic skills:​​language arts, mathematics, science,​ ​and social studies. Schools shall provide a well-rounded program that includes​ ​art, music, physical and health education, and social-emotional learning.​ ​Communication and computation competencies are particularly essential for all​ ​students. Creativity is encouraged early in many subject areas. Music, art,​ ​physical education, health, and safety are introduced at an early level.​¶​ ​The content, scope, and sequence for courses, as well as time allotments and​ ​schedules, are described in administrative bulletins and regulations and in​ ​curriculum guides.​ ​Middle School Program​ ​The middle school​​in the Boulder Valley School District strives to personalize​ ​education for its students by achieving a​​instructional program aims to balance​ ​high academic expectations with the unique developmental needs of early​ ​adolescents.​​Middle schools shall offer language arts, mathematics, science,​ ​social studies, physical education, and elective courses. Students in grades 7​ ​and 8 are required to take Health Education. Electives shall include a variety of​

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​courses and activities designed to develop and expand personal interests and​ ​skills. Instructional programming will also include development of skills and habits​ ​to enable successful education, including executive functioning, organizational​ ​and study skills, and emotional regulation. Students shall have opportunities for​ ​advanced learning in language arts and math. Each school shall determine which​ ​elective courses to offer from the School District’s Middle School Course Catalog​ ​that includes art, music, and/or world language.​ ​One "credit" at the middle school shall be considered the equivalent of a​ ​year-long course. All students in grades 6-8 are required to take one credit​ ​annually in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and an elective,​ ​and one-half credit of PE. Students in grades 7 and 8 are required to take​ ​one-quarter credit of Health Education.​ ​The middle school in the Boulder Valley School District strives to personalize​ ​education for its students by achieving a balance between academic and​ ​personal/social development. High expectations will be set for students to​ ​develop skills and gain essential information to enable them to continue their​ ​education successfully. At the same time students will be given support as they​ ​face the developmental challenges of adolescence. To this end, the instruction​ ​will emphasize certain essentials of successful middle level education, including​ i​nterdisciplinary team organization, flexible scheduling, advisory programs,​ ​exploratory opportunities, instructional strategies appropriate to the age level of​ ​students, common learning environments, co-curricular opportunities, transitional​ ​emphasis, and an instructional program which balances high academic​ ​expectations with the unique developmental needs of early adolescents.​ ​Senior​​High School Program​ ​The​​senior​​high school​​program​​shall​​offer​​a​​include​​a​​wide-​​variety of courses in​ l​anguage arts, mathematics, science, social studies,​​world​foreign​​language,​ ​home economics,​​industrial arts, business education, health, physical education,​ ​arts, and music, career and technical​​vocational​​education including​​Skilled​ ​Trades, Hospitality, and Health and Human Services​, arts, and music​.​​Specific​ ​course​​offeringsrequirements​​shall be developed by the administration, subject to​ ​Board approval.​​Specific course and graduation requirements are outlined in​ ​Board policy IKF.​ ​They shall be congruent with the District's educational goals​ ​and with the requirements of state law and the State Department of Education.​ ​High school programs shall seek to equip students with resources and skills to be​ ​successful after high school, including through opportunities to earn college​ ​credit, industry certifications, work-based learning, seals of biliteracy and climate​ l​iteracy.​ ​¶​ ​Current practice codified 1978​ ​LEGAL REFS.:​

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​C.R.S.​​§​​22-1-104; 22-1-105​ ​C.R.S. § 22-1-108 through -111​ ​C.R.S.​​§​​22-25-101​​et seq.​ ​CROSS REFS.:​ ​ADF, Wellness Policy: Nutrition and Physical Activity​ ​IF, Curriculum Development and Revision​ ​IJ, Instructional Materials Selection and Adoption​ ​IKE, Promotion, Retention, and Acceleration of Students​ ​IKF, Graduation Requirements​ ​End of File: IGA​

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