Curriculum Adoption: Review Materials

Evaluations underway for three subject areas

Battle Ground Public Schools is evaluating new curriculum materials that will be used to teach social and emotional learning, English language arts and social studies. Earlier this year, committees of teachers, administrators and community members reviewed the options and selected the top four for each category. Currently, teachers are conducting pilots of top selections in each subject area, depending on grade level (see current adoption considerations).

*No part of any publications may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.

Timeline

When these pilots are completed this spring, further community feedback will be accepted during school board meetings to consider final adoptions. Battle Ground Public Schools’ board of directors will vote on the curriculum in spring 2023.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING – Learn more about SEL

CHARACTER STRONG

Anyone can create a family account! Character Strong website

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 

CommonLit 360

View the lessons: CommonLit 360 Link
Username: CommonLitDemo@battlegroundps.org
Password: commonlitdemo123
Please do not assign any additional lessons to this demo account. After logging in, go to the far left and click on “Browse Content”. Then select “360 Curriculum.”

Great Minds (Wit & Wisdom & FUNdations)

  • Great Minds Link
    Password (case sensitive): battle-ground
  • Access to FUNdations (foundational skills for K-3) Reviewers will be asked to provide their name, school name, and email address and to agree to the site’s terms and conditions. The materials are “read-only,” and cannot be downloaded, copied, printed, or shared.

McGraw Hill


  • Watch this short video.
    Use passcode: DigitalOCR1*
  • StudySync (6-8)
    Username: 612StudySync
    Password (case sensitive): elaMH2022

SOCIAL STUDIES

McGraw Hill

TCI

PUBLIC REVIEW OPPORTUNITY


ELA Adoption Webinar
was held Tuesday, March 28, 2023
View the webinar PDF slide deck
Watch the recorded webinar

In Person Review
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Chief Umtuch Media Center
700 NW 9th Street
Battle Ground, WA 98604

Take the Survey 

CURRENT ADOPTION CONSIDERATIONS

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

  • Character Strong: grades K-8 PILOTING
  • Second Step: grades K-8 PILOTING

English Language Arts (ELA)

  • Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) grades K-5 PILOTING
  • Common Lit 360: grades 6-8 PILOTING
  • Great Minds: Wit & Wisdom (K-5) with FUNdations (K-3) and Geodes (K-2) PILOTING
  • McGraw Hill StudySync: grades 6-8 PILOTING

Social Studies

  • McGraw Hill: grade 5 PILOTING
  • National Geographic: grade 6 PILOTING
  • TCI: grade 8 PILOTING
  • Savvas: grades 5, 6 & 8 PILOTING

CONTACT

If you have questions about curriculum, please contact:
Curriculum Adoption Coordinator
Amy Fredericks 360-885-5428 fredericks.amy@battlegroundps.org
Co-Directors of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
David Cresap 360-885-5394 cresap.david@battlegroundps.org
Allison Tuchardt 360-885-5364 tuchardt.allison@battlegroundps.org

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