New Course Proposal Information

Deadlines for the 2024-2025 School Year:

Friday, December 1, 2023 - Deadline for teachers to submit any new courses for approval for 24-25 SY. Submissions after this date may not be considered for the 24-25 SY.

Friday, December 8, 2023 - Deadline for District Departments to approve new courses and changes to existing courses. All changes and additions must be communicated to the Campus Team.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Updated Course Catalog will be available for schools and staff.

Follow the process below for proposing a new course:

1. Please review the example syllabus to familiarize yourself with the required information found on the form.
- - Open the Example Syllabus then make a copy to have a working draft for yourself.
  - What information you will need help with? (i.e. credit-type, license, length of course)
2. Connect and share your idea with SPPS colleagues:
- - Teachers in your department at your school.
- - Is anyone else interested in creating the course as well as teaching it?
    
    How might a new course impact other courses offered in your department?
    
    How could you demonstrate if students are interested in taking the course?
- - Your school's Principal and Scheduling Team.
- - Does the new course fit into the school’s career pathways and specialty programs?
    
    What, if any, financial resources are needed to start and maintain this class? (i.e. curriculum writing time, books, disposable materials, etc.)
    
    What information does your school principal need to know to decide if they approve?
    
    Are college partners and contracts involved? If so, are there written agreements that impact scheduling, such as class size limits?
- - Your department’s District Content Lead.
- - Are there existing courses in the district that could be used?
    
    Are there other teachers and schools in the district that would benefit from this course or are willing to assist with its creation?
3. Submit a proposed district-level syllabus for the new course. You will receive an email confirmation, and your submission will be routed to the appropriate District representative and Principal for review.
4. Review the three possible choices that District Content Leads have when looking at a new course:
- - They may approve the course as is or with minor suggested changes on the syllabus. When approved, a new course number will be added to the school’s upcoming calendar.
  - They may deny the course. If this happens, a course number will not be added.
  - They may approve the course on a probationary status. If a course is approved on probation, the teacher(s) teaching the course must agree to data collection and information-sharing. The Content Lead will determine whether to ' tenure' the course or remove it from the course catalog before registration for the following year.

Before you begin working on the form:

Review the example syllabus

You must be signed in to your SPPS Apps account. This link will not work for you if you are not logged in to your account. Your SPPS Apps account uses this email address: first.last@stpaul.k12.mn.us (no password for SPPS Apps) and you sign on with your Active Directory username and password.

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Follow the process below for proposing a new course:

1. Please review the example syllabus to familiarize yourself with the required information found on the form.

2. Connect and share your idea with SPPS colleagues:

3. Submit a proposed district-level syllabus for the new course. You will receive an email confirmation, and your submission will be routed to the appropriate District representative and Principal for review.

4. Review the three possible choices that District Content Leads have when looking at a new course: