All San Marcos CISD students have access to the General Education Curriculum.

• Continual correlation of curriculum is made to the standards/grade-level expectations
• Students and parents are informed of expectations (course syllabus, course standards/grade-level expectations, grading policies, homework policies, and final culminating activities)
• All students are guaranteed access to the standards/grade-level expectations
• Lessons and units are developed using a backwards design process
• Suggested timelines are followed