22 Pa. Code § 4.11 - Purpose of public education
(a)
This section and
4.12 (relating to academic
standards) describe the purpose of public education and its relationship with
the academic standards.
(b) Public
education prepares students for adult life by attending to their intellectual
and developmental needs and challenging them to achieve at their highest level
possible. In conjunction with families and other community institutions, public
education prepares students to become self-directed, life-long learners and
responsible, involved citizens.
(c)
Together with parents, families and community institutions, public education
provides opportunities for students to:
(1)
Acquire knowledge and skills.
(2)
Develop integrity.
(3) Process
information.
(4) Think
critically.
(5) Work
independently.
(6) Collaborate with
others.
(7) Adapt to
change.
(d) The academic
standards describe the knowledge and skills that students will be expected to
demonstrate before graduating from a public school.
(e) Achievement of high academic standards in
public education is dependent upon the quality of instruction in schools and
student effort supported by the involvement of family and community.
(f) Assessment in public education is
designed to determine student attainment of State and local academic
standards.
(g) Public schools
provide instruction throughout the curriculum so that students may develop
knowledge and skills in the following areas:
(1) English language arts.
(2) Mathematics.
(3) Science and environment and
ecology.
(4) Technology and
engineering.
(5) Social studies
(civics and government, geography, economics and history).
(6) Arts and humanities.
(7) Career education and work.
(8) Health, safety and physical
education.
(9) Family and consumer
sciences.
(10) Personal
finance.
(h) Public
education provides planned instruction to enable students to attain academic
standards under §
4.12. Planned instruction consists
of at least the following elements:
(1)
Objectives of a planned course, instructional unit or interdisciplinary studies
to be achieved by all students.
(2)
Content, including materials and activities, and estimated instructional time
to be devoted to achieving the academic standards. Courses, instructional units
or interdisciplinary studies of varying lengths of time may be
taught.
(3) The relationship
between the objectives of a planned course, instructional unit or
interdisciplinary studies and academic standards specified under §
4.12 and any additional academic
standards as determined by the school entity.
(4) Procedures for measurement of the
objectives of a planned course, instructional unit or interdisciplinary
studies.
Notes
The provisions of this § 4.11 amended under the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. §§ 1-101-27-2702).
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