Adopted Instructional Materials

The Educational Services Department regularly reviews current adopted instructional materials in use and follows Board Policy 6161.1 regarding selecting core instructional materials to ensure they meet the academic needs of our students. 

The Educational Services Department strives to follow the state-recommended timelines for instructional materials adoptions. New materials adoptions align with Common Core State Standards. The current adopted instructional materials in use are listed below.

Mathematics Curriculum 

Elementary Schools (TK-5)

• Three Cheers for PreK, SAVVAS, Adopted June 2025
• Bridges in Mathematics, The Math Learning Center (2020), Adopted June 2, 2020

Middle Schools (6-8)

• Desmos Math, Amplify, Adopted June 2026

High Schools (9-12) Texts adopted 9/8/2017 unless otherwise indicated

• Pre-calculus Second Edition Blitzer, Pearson/Prentice Hall (2004), Adopted September 19, 2017
• Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method, Book 2, McDougal Littel (2000)
• Thinking Mathematically, plus new MyLab Math with Pearson e-text, 6th Edition, Blitzer, Pearson (2015)
• Secondary Math 1-3: An Integrated Approach, Mathematics Vision Project (2016)
• The Practice of Statistics, AP Edition, 5th Edition (2015)
• Calculus of a Single Variable, 8th Edition (2006)
• California Algebra 1: Concepts, Skills, and Problem Solving, Glencoe (2008), Adopted 2008
• Math Medic, Adopted June 2026

Science Curriculum

Elementary Schools (TK-5)

• Three Cheers for PreK, SAVVAS, Adopted June 2025
• TWIG Science California, TWIG Education, Adopted May 2022

Middle Schools (6-8)

• Amplify Science, Amplify Education, Adopted June 2026

High Schools (9-12) Texts adopted 2007, unless otherwise indicated

• Conceptual Physical Science, Addison Wesley (2003), Adopted 2004
• Physics: Physics in the Universe, Houghton Mifflin (2020), Adopted September 2023
• Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition, Pearson (2014), Adopted 2020
• Chemistry, 5th Edition, Houghton Mifflin (2000)
• Chemistry, A Molecular Approach, AP Edition, Pearson, Adopted 2020
• Geology: EarthComm, Project Based Earth and Space System Science, Active Learning (2018), Adopted September 2023
• BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life, Kendall-Hunt, Adopted June 2025
• Experience Chemistry, SAVVAS, Adopted June 2025
• Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, McGraw Hill (2006)
• Holt Physics, Holt, Rinehart & Winston (2002)
• Holt Environmental Science, Holt (2000)
• Biotechnology, BioRad (2018), Adopted September 2023
• Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium, EMC Paradigm (2006)
• Chemistry: Common Units of Study (teacher created), Adopted 2020
• AP Chemistry: Chemistry, A Molecular Approach, AP Edition, Pearson, Adopted 2020
• AP Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition, Pearson (2014), Adopted 2020
• AP Biology: Campbell Biology, Adopted 2020

History-Social Science Curriculum

Elementary Schools (TK-5)

• Three Cheers for PreK, SAVVAS, Adopted June 2025
• Social Studies Alive!, Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, Adopted May 21, 2024

 

Middle Schools (6-8)

• History Alive! The Ancient World, Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (2017), Adopted, 2020
• History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond, Teachers’ Institute (2017), Adopted, 2020
• History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Teachers’ Institute (2017), Adopted 2020

 

High Schools (9-12) Adopted 2019, unless otherwise indicated

• World Geography, Building a Global Perspective, Prentice Hall (2000)
• The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, AP Edition, Pearson (2014), Adopted 2020
• California Modern World History, Patterns of Interaction, McDougal Littell (2003)
• The Americans, Reconstruction Through the 20th Century, McDougal Littell (1998)
• Magruder’s American Government, Pearson/Prentice Hall (2002)
• America’s History, Bedford St. Martin (2014)
• American Government: Continuity and Change, Pearson (2006)
• Economics, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Access American History, Great Source Education Group, Adopted 2020
• Access World History, Great Source Education Group, Adopted 2020
• Myers’ Psychology for the AP Course, Bedford, Freeman, & Worth, Adopted May 21, 2024
• American Government: Stories of a Nation for the AP Course, Bedford, Freeman, & Worth, Adopted June 2025

 

English/Language Arts, Including the English Language Development Component of an Adopted Program

Elementary Schools (TK-5)

• Three Cheers for PreK, SAVVAS, Adopted June 2025
• Benchmark Advance, (2026), Adopted June 2, 2026

Middle Schools (6-8)

• Amplify, Amplify Education, Adopted May 21, 2024

 

High Schools (9-12)

• Holt, Literature and Language Arts, Third Course (2009), Adopted 2010
• Holt, Literature and Language Arts, Fourth Course (2009), Adopted 2010
• Holt, Literature and Language Arts, Fifth Course (2009), Adopted 2010
• Novels for Literature Study
• Expository Reading and Writing Course, CSU (2013), Adopted 2007
• English 3D, Courses 1 & 2, Scholastic (2011), Adopted 2020
• Edge Fundamentals, National Geographic Learning, Adopted 2018-19
• Edge, National Geographic Learning, Adopted 2018-19
• Access American and World History, Adopted 2020
• Interactive ELD Notebook: Taking Charge of My Communication, Adopted 2020

Health Curriculum

Middle Schools (6-8)

• Holt, Decisions for Health, Level Green (2009)
• Holt, Decisions for Health, Level Red (2009)
• Holt, Decisions for Health, Level Blue (2009)
• Positive Prevention Plus

High Schools (9-12)

• Comprehensive Health Skills for High School, G-W, Adopted May 21, 2024

 

World Languages Curriculum

Middle Schools (6-8)

• Autentico, SAVVAS, Adopted May 21, 2024

 

High Schools (9-12)

• Autentico, SAVVAS, Adopted May 21, 2024
• El español para nosotros, McGraw Hill Education, Adopted May 21, 2024
• Integrated Chinese, Vol 1-4, 4th Edition, Cheng & Tsui (1997), Adopted 2020
• American Sign Language, Edgenuity.com, Adopted 2018-19
• Temas, AP Spanish Language and Culture, Jose Blanco Publisher (2017), Adopted 2020