Curriculum & Instruction Standards based education matters – and this begins with curriculum. This year, MUSD adopted three brand-new curricula for students! Beginning with an adoption committee comprised of teachers, administrators and educational experts, curricula was piloted and evaluated throughout the year to determine a curriculum that would best meet student need.
Ensuring Equal Access & Equitable Opportunities for Students On January 18, 2022, the MUSD school board passed a resolution increasing the amount of funds for up-to-date instructional materials and technology replacements. This decision will ensure MUSD continues to provide current, relevant, and rigorous curriculum as well as the technology students need to be successful!
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Million dedicated to prioritizing quality instructional materials for classrooms.
New Adopted Curriculum Science
Grab your lab coat and safety goggles because Manteca Unified has researched, gathered evidence, and made the conclusion to implement a new K-5 and 9-12 Science curriculum!
High School After 15 months, 3 full curriculum pilots and over 100 hours of in-depth review, the 22- person high school science adoption committee has recommended the adoption of Accelerated Learning: STEMscopes High School 3 Course Model Curriculum as the base High School Science curriculum. This curriculum includes the following courses: The Living Earth, Chemistry in Earth Systems, and Physics of the Universe and addresses all High School Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). 1998 Science Standard Sample
“Students know biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms and is affected by alterations of habitats”
Corresponding NGSS Standard Sample
“Evaluate the claims, evidence and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem"
Next Generation Science Standards stresses 3-dimensional learning and teachers are expected to teach in a way which helps students learn how to think and process information as real scientists do. Students Practicing NGSS
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