Directions for Course Creation or Revisions

In these procedures when going from local school level (inception) to the final step of entering course information, the follow steps will be followed:

  1. Consideration
  2. If approved, signed and routed to next appropriate level.
  3. If not approved, denial should be documented, Director of Curriculum Management notified, and school should be notified.

Schools have the ability to resubmit at any time when they have successfully met the requirements.

Step 1: School personnel and curriculum and/or career and technical education specialist(s) work together to fill out JCPS Course Request Form. (See listing of specific specialists.)

Form should include the following information:

  • Proposed Course name
  • State Code (Uniform Academic Code – KDE Website)
  • Proposed JCPS Course number (Student Information System, i.e. Infinite Campus)
  • Target Audience (Special Population and/or Grade level)

Attach typed documentation for the following:

  • Course Description
  • Alignment with Common Core Standards and/or identified discipline standards
  • Course Syllabus
  • Recommended Course Text or Resources Used (Check with Paul Lanata, Director of Library Media Services for textbook information)
  • Rationale for Course Addition or Change

Step 2: Form should be signed by school personnel requesting the course (i.e. counselor/assistant principal and principal) and sent to the appropriate Specialist(s). Principal signature is required.

Step 3: The appropriate Specialist verifies the following,and the form is sent to the Director of Curriculum Management. The Specialist should verify the following:

  1. Check to see if JCPS course number is already in use.
  2. Check to see if state code is correct and how it is being used (not a title number, matches content, etc.).
  3. Make sure JCPS description includes information from the state description.

Step 4: Form signed by theDirectorof Curriculum Management. The office of Curriculum Management enters the course into the Student Information System (including all course number permutations, course descriptions, and grade tasks). then notifies the followingpersonnel that course has been created:

  • Achievement Area & Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Superintendents
  • Curriculum and Career Technical Specialists and Staff Developers
  • Master Schedulers
  • School personnel at originating school

JCPS Course Request Form

For Local School Use

Proposed Name of Course: ______

Level: High Middle ElemMaximum Credits (HS Only): ______

Proposed JCPS Base Number: ______

State Content Area: ______Aligned with State Code: ______

Available to the following populations: Comp ___ HNR___ ECE ___ ESL___ ADV___

Course Description (attach):

Alignment with Kentucky Core Academic Standards and/or identify specific discipline standards (attach):

Course Syllabus (attach):

Recommended Course Text or Resources Used (attach):

Rationale for Course Addition or Change (attach):

Counselor/Assistant Principal Signature: ______Date: ______

Principal Signature: ______Date: ______

School: ______

For District Office Use Only

______Course Request APPROVEDApproved BASE JCPS Course number: ______

______Course Request DENIED

_____Duplicate Course, use Course #: ______

_____Does not exist on KY State File

_____Does not exist in the Program of Studies

REQUIRED Signatures

Specialist: ______Date: ______

CTE Director (as needed): ______Date: ______

Director of Curriculum Management:______Date: ______

Revised 11/12/12