Who sets the curriculum? Is it different from other Catholic schools?
St. Joseph of Cupertino School is a part of the Diocese of San Jose and is overseen by the Diocesan Department of Education. The Diocese studies all publishers’ curriculum series and determines which ones are comprehensive and challenging enough for Diocesan schools. Diocesan schools may then choose the curriculum series from this list that best meets their needs. The Diocese generally follows the California State Frameworks for curriculum and chooses textbook series from the California State Adoption List (as long as the curricula approved by the State of California are of high quality). However, we also have the freedom to analyze the framework and determine if there are significant gaps (for instance, we never eliminated phonics in our Language Arts program). In addition, we follow the regular adoption cycle for textbooks which is set by the State of California.Our curriculum focuses on developing a solid, educational foundation.
St. Joseph of Cupertino School is a part of the Diocese of San Jose and is overseen by the Diocesan Department of Education. The Diocese studies all publishers’ curriculum series and determines which ones are comprehensive and challenging enough for Diocesan schools. Diocesan schools may then choose the curriculum series from this list that best meets their needs. The Diocese generally follows the California State Frameworks for curriculum and chooses textbook series from the California State Adoption List (as long as the curricula approved by the State of California are of high quality). However, we also have the freedom to analyze the framework and determine if there are significant gaps (for instance, we never eliminated phonics in our Language Arts program). In addition, we follow the regular adoption cycle for textbooks which is set by the State of California. Our curriculum focuses on developing a solid, educational foundation. However, we accomplish this through a healthy balanc
