Community invited to review new instructional materials
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Community invited to review new instructional materials
The District Instructional Materials Review Committee is meeting on December 5 from noon to 4 p.m. to review new materials for adoption into district curriculum for certain classes. Students, parents and community members are invited to come to the Educational Support Center (1500 E. 128th Ave. Thornton, CO 80241) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays before that date to take a look at these resources and share written feedback for the committee to consider. The new resources being considered are:
- Nonfiction Materials
- Open Scied
- Fiction Materials (Middle School)
- Internment by Samira Ahmed
- Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern
- We Are Not Here by Jenny Torres
- Fiction Materials (High School)
- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Achichi
- Never Let Go by Kazou Ishiguro
- The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
What is the review committee?
The committee meets to reach a consensus and make a recommendation to present to the superintendent. Click here to learn more about the process of selecting and reviewing instructional materials.
The Committee consists of:
- Chief Academic Officer or Designee
- District level staff members with content expertise
- School principals
- School teachers
- Parents
- Community members
- Student representatives
- Additional members with relevant expertise as appropriate
Criteria for Recommendation
- Aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and/or the Adams 12 Five Star Schools curriculum for the content area under consideration
- Aligned with the AP College Board or IB curriculum
- Aligned with the defined 21st Century Skills for Colorado Learners