Curriculum and Instruction
Arkansas law recognizes that "students in Arkansas deserve the best education that the citizens can provide." This education must produce academically competent students who can demonstrate their competency in the core curriculum and who can apply their knowledge and skills.
Arkansas’ Learning Standards are defined in the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks, which are discipline-based and clearly describe what students must know and be able to do in each academic content area. The rigorous academic content standards and the student learning expectations within each document provide the focus for instruction for each local school district, without rigidly prescribing every element of the local curriculum.
Student demonstration of the standards and learning expectations within the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks is the anchor for the entire education system, with instructional programs, state-level assessments, professional development, school improvement planning, teacher/administrator licensure, and accountability sharing the common goal of improved student learning and performance around these standards.
CCMS CIV Presentation Materials
Following are the presentation materials for the Thursday, May 23, 2013 Course Code Management System (CCMS) Compressed Interactive Video (CIV) training. Participants are asked to either download or print the presentation materials, and bring them to the session. For more information, please see Commissioner's Memo LS-13-059.
- Course Code Numbering System 2013-2014
- Curriculum Updates: Course Codes, CCMS and Smart Core/Core Requirements
- Smart Core Course Code List
- Smart Core Informed Consent Form
- Smart Core Waiver Form