1.1 Prescribed Curriculum

3313.60

The local school board approves a curriculum for all schools under its control. This curriculum must include the following subjects.

• Language arts; Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Geography; history of the United States and of Ohio; and national, state, and local government in the United States;
• Mathematics;
• Natural science;
• Health education;
• Physical education;
• The fine arts; and
•  First aid.

In addition, the following curricula also are required.

•  Personal safety and assault prevention;
•  Foreign language;
•  Technology;
•  Family and consumer sciences; and
•  Business education (Ohio Core-Financial Literacy).

State Board of Education Adopted Standards:

The following state standards set expectations for what different kinds of learners must know and be able to do in the subjects listed above.

• Ohio’s Learning Standards
• Career-Technical Education Standards
• Early Learning and Development Standards
• Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities
• Reading Competencies

Other Standards:

• International Baccalaureate Standards
• Advanced Placement Program

Links to Coursework-Related Statutes and Rules

Ohio Revised Code Ohio Administrative Code	Topics
3301.07(D)(2)	State board of education - powers and duties.
3301.079	Academic content standards and model curriculum
3313.60	Prescribed curriculum
3301-35-04(B)(2)	Schools and districts provide for study
3313.602	Integrated civics, principles of democracy and ethics
3313.603	Graduation requirements
3313.642	Materials for course of instruction
3301.077	Adoption of reading competencies
3319.24	Coursework in teaching, reading and phonics required for certain provisional licensure applicants
3301-33-01	Rules for phonics
3301.07(M)	State board of education-powers and duties; Minimum standards using phonics for teaching reading

 

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