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Curriculum

LUSD provides all students with standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials, or both, in core subjects, foreign language, health, and visual/performing arts, for use in the classroom and to take home. All textbooks and instructional materials used within LUSD are aligned with the California State Content Standards and Frameworks. Instructional materials for grades K-8 are selected from the state’s most recent list of standards-based materials. Textbook materials are adopted according to a cycle developed by the California Department of Education, making the textbooks used in the school the most currently available.

 

Curriculum Adoption Process

Textbooks and related materials for each curricular area in all grade levels are adopted on a rotating cycle by the State Board of Education (SBE). For Grades K-8, the California Department of Education (CDE) appoints two independent committees to evaluate instructional materials submitted by publishers. Materials are evaluated for alignment to the state standards as well as California Education Code Article 3 guidelines for appropriate content. CDE must then approve the programs recommended by these two committees. 

Following the curriculum adoption recommendations from the California Department of Education (CDE), LUSD initiates the adoption process. The process includes:

  • The District forms a curriculum adoption committee, composed of teachers and administrators.
  • The Committee reviews and selects a subset of curriculum adoption options for the District from the SBE list.
  • District pilot teacher teams are formed for each subject area being adopted, including teachers from relevant grade levels and/or subject areas.. 
  • Pilot testing teachers report on the evaluation of the curriculum. 
  • Teachers vote on curriculum, based on pilot teachers’ findings. 
  • A 30-day public display is held to allow parents, administrators, and teachers to view the textbooks being recommended and to provide input.
  • The curriculum adoption committee makes a recommendation to the Board of Education for approval. 
  • The Board approves the curriculum. 

For Grades 9-12, evaluation and approval of instructional materials is done at the local level only. The high school adoption committees follow the same procedures as the K-8 committees with one additional step. In grades 9-12, the evaluation process includes the validation that the Standards Maps submitted by the publishers are aligned to the California State Standards.

Elementary School Curriculum (Adopted)

  • World of Wonders, McGraw Hill (TK) 
  • English language arts Learning Without Tears (TK)
  • English language arts Reading Wonders, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
  • English language arts WonderWorks, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
  • English language arts StudySync, McGraw Hill (6)
  • History/social science California Vistas, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (K-5) 
  • History/social science Studies Weekly (K-6) 
  • History/social science World History: Ancient Civilizations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (6)
  • Mathematics Bridges Math (TK) 
  • Mathematics My Math, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
  • Mathematics—Dual Immersion Mis Matematicas, McGraw Hill (K-5)
  • Mathematics Illustrative Math, Kendall-Hunt (6)
  • Science TWIG Science (TK-5) 
  • Science TWIG Science Discipline Specific (6)
  • English language arts— Dual Immersion Maravillas, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
  • History/social science— Dual Immersion California Vistas—Spanish, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (3-4)
  • Mathematics—Dual Immersion Spanish Mathematics, Open Up Resources (6)
  • Science—Dual Immersion TWIG Science Spanish (K-3) 

    • World of Wonders, McGraw Hill (TK) 
    • English language arts Learning Without Tears (TK)
    • English language arts Reading Wonders, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
    • English language arts WonderWorks, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
    • English language arts StudySync, McGraw Hill (6)

    • History/social science California Vistas, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (K-5) 
    • History/social science Studies Weekly (K-6) 
    • History/social science World History: Ancient Civilizations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (6)

    • Mathematics Bridges Math (TK) 
    • Mathematics My Math, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
    • Mathematics—Dual Immersion Mis Matematicas, McGraw Hill (K-5)
    • Mathematics Illustrative Math, Kendall-Hunt (6)

    • Science TWIG Science (TK-5) 
    • Science TWIG Science Discipline Specific (6)

    • English language arts— Dual Immersion Maravillas, McGraw Hill (K-5) 
    • History/social science— Dual Immersion California Vistas—Spanish, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (3-4)
    • Mathematics—Dual Immersion Spanish Mathematics, Open Up Resources (6)
    • Science—Dual Immersion TWIG Science Spanish (K-3) 

Middle School Curriculum (Adopted)

StudySync, McGraw-Hill (7-8)

  • California World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times, My World Interactive; Pearson (7) 
  • California American History: Growth and Conflict, My World Interactive; Pearson (8)

Illustrative Mathematics, Open Up Resources (7-8)

TWIG Science Discipline Specific (7-8)

Temas, Vista Higher Learning (8)

  • StudySync, McGraw-Hill (7-8)

    • California World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times, My World Interactive; Pearson (7) 
    • California American History: Growth and Conflict, My World Interactive; Pearson (8)

  • Illustrative Mathematics, Open Up Resources (7-8)

  • TWIG Science Discipline Specific (7-8)

  • Temas, Vista Higher Learning (8)

High School Curriculum (Adopted)

  • English language arts My Perspectives, Pearson Learning (9-12)
  • English language arts/ language development My Perspectives ELD Companion, Pearson Learning (9-12) 
  • English language arts Pearson Literature: An Introduction to Reading & Writing, 2nd Ed, AP Edition (12) 
  • English language arts Language of Compositions Reading & Writing, Bedford/St. Martin (AP 11) 
  • History/social science American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (11) 
  • History/social science America’s History: For the AP Course, Bedford, Freeman, & Worth (12) 
  • History/social science Economics, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (12)
  • History/social science MacGruder’s American Government, Pearson (12) 
  • History/social science The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, McGraw-Hill 
  • Mathematics An Integrated Approach, by the Mathematics Vision Project, Courses 1, 2, 3
  • Mathematics Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, Cengage
  • Mathematics Calculus for AP, Cengage 
  • Mathematics Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Pearson
  • Mathematics Cengage Calculus: AP Edition, (for AP Course BC) 
  • Mathematics The Practice of Statistics; Bedford, Freeman, & Worth (AP 12)

 

  • Science California Miller & Levine Experience Biology: In the Living Earth (11)
  • Science Chemistry in the Community, ACS 
  • Science Living by Chemistry, BFW
  • Science Physics: A first Course, 2nd Edition, Frey CPO Science
  • Science Holt McDougal Physics, HMH 
  • Science AP Environmental Science, BFW 
  • Science Physics: Principles with Applications, AP Edition; Pearson (AP)
  • Science Environmental Science for AP; Bedford, Freeman, & Worth 
  • Science Health Science Fundamentals: Exploring Career Pathways, Pearson (10-12) 
  • Science Marine Science, McGraw-Hill (11-12) 
  • Science Agriscience Explorations, Fourth Edition; Pearson (9-12) 
  • Science Creating Exhibitions, Wiley Publications 2017 History/social science Modern World History, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (10) 
  • Foreign Language Tejidos, Wayside Publishing (7-12) 
  • Foreign Language Carnegie French, Levels 1-4 
  • Foreign Language Carnegie Spanish, Levels 1-4 2023 Health Career Choices and Changes, Academic Innovations (9-12) 

    • English language arts My Perspectives, Pearson Learning (9-12)
    • English language arts/ language development My Perspectives ELD Companion, Pearson Learning (9-12) 
    • English language arts Pearson Literature: An Introduction to Reading & Writing, 2nd Ed, AP Edition (12) 
    • English language arts Language of Compositions Reading & Writing, Bedford/St. Martin (AP 11) 

    • History/social science American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (11) 
    • History/social science America’s History: For the AP Course, Bedford, Freeman, & Worth (12) 
    • History/social science Economics, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (12)
    • History/social science MacGruder’s American Government, Pearson (12) 
    • History/social science The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, McGraw-Hill 

    • Mathematics An Integrated Approach, by the Mathematics Vision Project, Courses 1, 2, 3
    • Mathematics Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, Cengage
    • Mathematics Calculus for AP, Cengage 
    • Mathematics Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Pearson
    • Mathematics Cengage Calculus: AP Edition, (for AP Course BC) 
    • Mathematics The Practice of Statistics; Bedford, Freeman, & Worth (AP 12)

     

    • Science California Miller & Levine Experience Biology: In the Living Earth (11)
    • Science Chemistry in the Community, ACS 
    • Science Living by Chemistry, BFW
    • Science Physics: A first Course, 2nd Edition, Frey CPO Science
    • Science Holt McDougal Physics, HMH 
    • Science AP Environmental Science, BFW 
    • Science Physics: Principles with Applications, AP Edition; Pearson (AP)
    • Science Environmental Science for AP; Bedford, Freeman, & Worth 
    • Science Health Science Fundamentals: Exploring Career Pathways, Pearson (10-12) 
    • Science Marine Science, McGraw-Hill (11-12) 
    • Science Agriscience Explorations, Fourth Edition; Pearson (9-12) 
    • Science Creating Exhibitions, Wiley Publications 2017 History/social science Modern World History, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (10) 

    • Foreign Language Tejidos, Wayside Publishing (7-12) 
    • Foreign Language Carnegie French, Levels 1-4 
    • Foreign Language Carnegie Spanish, Levels 1-4 2023 Health Career Choices and Changes, Academic Innovations (9-12) 

Williams Act Complaints

 

A Williams Complaint allows a student, family, teacher, or any member of the public, to file grievances regarding K-12 schools for:

  • Insufficient textbooks and instructional materials
  • Teacher vacancy or misassignment 
  • Facility conditions

 

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