Part III: Justification for Course
Please provide a brief response to each of the following items in the space allotted. (Note: It is unlikely that the
proposed course will be strong in all of these areas. Please do not artificially inflate the value of the course.)
A. Please list the core standard(s) to which
this course will align. How does this course prepare students to excel in
core classes?
B. Please indicate how this course provides students with essential life skill experiences and specifically how the
course will give them an advantage in applying those valuable life skills.
C. Desc
ribe specifically how this course contributes to a healthy school climate.
D. How does this course provide students with skills needed to demonstrate competency on performance and
academic assessments.
E. How will the students’ experiences in this course prepare them for further career and/or human development
opportunities?
Part IV: Student Learning Objectives
Before a course request receives final approval to
be included in the Jordan District Secondary Course Catalog.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO’s) must be written in collaboration with a Jordan District consultant.
A. For course requests which are tied directly to a core curriculum area, the teacher requesting the course must
contact the Jordan District curriculum consultant for that core curriculum area to make arrangements for
help
with writing the SLO’s for the course.
B. For course requests not directly tied to a core curriculum area, the teacher must contact the Jordan District
Curriculum and Staff Development Staff Assistant for help with writing the SLO’s for the course.
Arrangements have been made to write Student Learning Objectives for this Course (check one):
Yes No
Signature of District Curriculum Consultant or Staff Development Staff Assistant Date
Revised 9/30/2015
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