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Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction Public Notice

Date: November 12, 2025

La Grande School District will be developing a curriculum adoption committee to review K-12 core Social Studies curriculum materials for use in classrooms in the 2026/27 school year. The district will follow the following process to determine the best instructional materials to meet the learning needs of our students.

  1. The curriculum coordinator/curriculum administrator will compile and present all suggestions and those from the state-approved list to the review committee. The review committee will be comprised of the curriculum committee and at least two parents selected by the curriculum coordinator/curriculum administrator to represent elementary and secondary levels.
  2. The committee will conduct a preliminary study of materials suitable for basic adoption. Publishers and curriculum consultants may be invited to participate in the study. Material under consideration for adoption by the committee will be available for review by district constituents upon request. An evaluation/rating instrument will be employed for all program/instructional materials considerations.

NOTE: If you are a resident of La Grande or Island City and would like to review and/or provide input on curriculums being considered, please contact Scott Carpenter at scott.carpenter@lagrandesd.org to set up an appointment.

  1. The committee will release results of its evaluation on the programs/instructional materials studied to district leadership. The committee must show evidence of having used an evaluation or instrument to ensure conformity with curriculum program goals.
  2. District leadership will review the recommended adoption and ensure that appropriate procedures have been complied with, is compatibility exists with other texts or skills presented at the same grade level in other curriculum areas, and the cost is within budgeted amounts.
  3. The school board will review committee and leadership recommendations and vote to approve/not approve the adoption of the curriculum adoption.

For more information about the curriculum adoption process, please see Board Policy IIA-AR(1) – Instructional Materials/Program Adoption Procedure at La Grande School District or contact Scott Carpenter, LGSD Assistant Superintendent at scott.carpenter@lagrandesd.org. 
 

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