Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 2/15/2017 - 5:00 PM
Category: Information Items
Type: Info
Subject: 8.1 CURRICULUM: Revised 6th Grade Course: Language Arts 6
Strategic Plan:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
ELA 6 - 2017 rev.pdf
Summary: The District's Educational Services Department has made recommendations for updates in our district wide course catalog. When a course is discovered to be outdated or lack sufficient information, then a request is sent to the teacher(s) to update the course. At this time we are submitting the revised Language Arts 6 course.

The Language Arts 6 course is designed to prepare students for mastery of the California Common Core grade level Standards in English Language Arts.

The Language Arts 6 course is being revised to align with the Common Core State Standards using materials from the most recent State Board of Education (SBE) adoption for English Language Arts (ELA). All current 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA teachers piloted two SBE approved programs this fall. Each teacher implemented a unit of study in each program. The committee selected Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, California Collections in a vote of 15 to 3.

The revised Language Arts 6 course has been approved by the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.
Funding:
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees receive for review and consideration, as part of the first reading, the revised 6th grade course: Language Arts 6.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Julie Zierold - Director - Curriculum and Instruction
Signed By:
Marilyn Saucedo - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Grant Bennett - Superintendent