A well-developed, current curriculum provides several benefits for students and teachers. A curriculum that lays out course objectives and content sequencing lets the teacher focus on designing specific lessons and assessments to teach individual students effectively.

Districts, schools, and educators make curriculum and instruction decisions to support the teaching and student mastery of standards.

Minnesota academic standards do not require a specific curriculum. Big Lake School 5+5 Curriculum Review Process is a guide to ensure Big Lake Schools is implementing a systemic process to evaluate, develop, and implement all curricula in a manner that allocates district resources wisely and effectively.