Because of our growing interdependence with other nations in the world, global education is incorporated into the education program for grades kindergarten through twelve so that students have the opportunity to acquire a perspective on world issues, problems, and prospects for an awareness of the relationship between an individual’s self-interest and the concerns of people elsewhere in the world. 

Legal Reference:                 Iowa Code §§ 256.11, .11A (2009).

                                            281 I.A.C. 12.5(11).

Cross Reference:                602  Curriculum Development

                                            603  Instructional Curriculum

Approved:  07/21/2005

Reviewed:  06/16/2005, 06/17/2010, 10/16/2014, 08/15/2019

Revised: