Curriculum

The district's commitment to offering a challenging curriculum with high standards has long been recognized as a high priority.

Setting long-term curriculum goals and standards, complete with the highest quality assessment techniques for programs, students, and staff, is an ongoing practice.
 

  • All district curriculum is aligned with the current state adopted curriculum.
  • The district offers a balanced reading program with a phonetic emphasis.
  • The mathematics program stresses the importance of attaining basic skills as a prerequisite for mastering higher-level problem solving strategies.
  • These are significant factors in the district's continuing high test scores at all schools. 

Adopted Curriculum:

Mathematics:

  • Grades K-2: Houghton Mifflin CA Mathematics
  • Grades 3-5: Harcourt Mathematics
  • Grades: 6-8: Holt Mathematics

Reading/Language Arts:

  • Grades K-5: Open Court Reading
  • K-2: Handwriting Without Tears
  • 3-5: D'Nealian Handwriting
  • Grades 6- 8: Holt Rinehart Winston:
    Literature and Language Arts

 Science:

  • Grades K-5: Scott Foresman Science
  • Grades 6-8: Prentice Hall: Science Explorer

Social Science:

  • Grades K-5: Scott Foresman;
  • History-Social Science for California
    • Gr K - Learn and Work
    • Gr 1 - Time and Place
    • Gr 2 - Then and Now
    • Gr 3 - Our Communities
    • Gr 4 - Our California
    • Gr 5 - Our Nation
  • Grade 6-7: Prentice Hall;
    History-Social Science
    • Gr 6 - Ancient Civilizations
    • Gr 7 - Medieval and Early Modern Times
  • Grade 8: Glencoe/McGraw Hill;
    CA Discovering Our Past
    • The America Journey to WW1