Curriculum Development in Region One "Section 10-16b of the Connecticut General Statutes prescribes courses of study that must be offered in public schools and requires the State Board of Education to create curriculum materials to assist local boards of education in developing instructional programs. In the past, the Connecticut State Department of Education produced Guides to Curriculum Development in each of the subjects prescribed in State mandate. Connecticut's curriculum frameworks are not a state mandate, but are intended to provide guidance to schools and districts that are developing curriculum. They are designed to provide a framework for thinking about the knowledge, skills and understandings that students should have. They are not intended to be grade-by-grade objectives that prescribe a curriculum. Local districts are responsible for developing curriculums that define what students learn and what teachers teach at specific grade levels. Local development of curriculum ensures that the interests and values of each community are reflected. State frameworks provide a basis for district conversations about what is important for students to know and be able to do. For the complete "Connecticut Framework K-12 Curricular Goals and Standards" please visit Connecticut's state education website at www.state.ct.us/sde. Region One is proud to be innovating the development of many Understanding by Design-based units for use by our teachers in all of the region's schools. This process has been ongoing in Region One for the past four years and is developing rapidly with the hard work and commitment of Region One teachers. Please visit "UbD Units Approved" on our website under this navigation bar to view some of the outstanding units developed by our teachers to date.