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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 13A.09.09.07" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="09" heading="Educational Program.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Program.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The educational program of a school shall operate consistently with its statement of purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Based on the classification specified on the Certificate of Approval of a school, a school shall maintain at the school a written curriculum of its educational program for the following areas of instruction:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>English, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies for kindergarten and each grade; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Secondary school courses for which credit is issued.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A school shall implement its written curriculum as specified in §A(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Instructional Materials and Equipment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall maintain at the school instructional materials and equipment required to implement the written curriculum of the school as specified in §A(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A school shall own the instructional materials and equipment required to implement the written curriculum of the school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Library Media Collection.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall maintain at the school a library media collection to support and supplement the implementation of the written curriculum of the school as specified in §A(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A school shall own the library media collection required to support and supplement the implementation of the written curriculum of the school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Ratio of Students to Teachers or Average Class Size.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall have a written statement of its ratio of students to teachers or its average class size for the implementation of its educational program.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A school shall give annually to parents or legal guardians of prospective and enrolled students the written statement of its ratio of students to teachers or average class size.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>