BOE Curricular Responsibilities

Revised 4.11.22



QUICK GUIDE TO BOE RESPONSIBILITIES AS RELATED TO CURRICULUM AND
CURRICULAR RESOURCES

STATE LAW RELATING TO CURRICULUM

Sec. 10-18a. Contents of textbooks and other general instructional materials. Except where a
legitimate educational purpose will otherwise be served, each local or regional board of
education shall, in selecting textbooks and other general instructional materials select those
which accurately present the achievements and accomplishments of individuals and groups from
all ethnic and racial backgrounds and of both sexes. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of
instructional material and teaching which emphasizes the traditional family structure.

Sec. 10-220. Duties of boards of education….shall give all the children of the school district,
including children receiving alternative education, as defined in section 10-74j, as nearly equal
advantages as may be practicable; shall provide an appropriate learning environment for all its
students which includes (1) adequate instructional books, supplies, materials, equipment,
staffing, facilities and technology, (2) equitable allocation of resources among its schools, (3)
proper maintenance of facilities, and (4) a safe school setting…
...(e) Each local and regional board of education shall establish a school district curriculum
committee. The committee shall recommend, develop, review and approve all curriculum for the
local or regional school district.

Sec. 10-221. Boards of education to prescribe rules, policies and procedures. (a) Boards of
education shall prescribe rules for the management, studies, classification and discipline of the
public schools and, subject to the control of the State Board of Education, the textbooks to be
used; shall make rules for the control, within their respective jurisdictions, of school library
media centers, including Internet access and content, and approve the selection of books and
other educational media therefor, and shall approve plans for public school buildings and
superintend any high or graded school in the manner specified in this title….

Sec. 10-228. Free textbooks, supplies, material and equipment. Each local and regional board
of education shall purchase such books, either as regular texts, as supplementary books or as
library books, and such supplies, material and equipment, as it deems necessary to meet the
needs of instruction in its schools. In day and evening schools of elementary and secondary
grades, all books and equipment, including, but not limited to, assistive devices, shall be loaned
and materials and supplies furnished to all pupils free of charge, subject to such rules and
regulations as to their care and use as the board of education prescribes….
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   Sec. 10-229. Change of textbooks. (a) No board of education shall change any textbooks used
in the public schools except by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the board, notice of such
intended change having been previously given at a meeting of such board held at least one week
previous to the vote upon such change.

  (b) If a board of education does change its textbooks pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
such board of education may donate the used textbooks to another board of education.



COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY RELATING TO CURRICULUM

6000 Series - Instruction
   1. Nondiscrimination in the Instructional Program Policy
   2. Policy Regarding: Early College Placement
   3. Controversial Issues
   4. Curricular Exemptions Policy
   5. Equipment, Books, and Materials
   6. Distance Education Virtual/Online Courses