Curriculum

The Laguna Beach Unified School District desires that instructional materials, as a whole, present a broad spectrum of knowledge and viewpoints, reflect society's diversity, and enhance the use of multiple teaching strategies and technologies. Instructional materials are adopted based on a determination that such materials are an effective learning resource to help students achieve grade-level competency and that the materials meet criteria specified in law. Textbooks, technology-based materials, and other educational materials shall be aligned with academic content standards and the district's curriculum to ensure that they effectively support the district's adopted courses of study.

Instructional materials for use in grades K-8 have been approved by the State Board of Education (SBE) or have otherwise been determined to be aligned with the state academic content standards adopted pursuant to Education Code 60605 or the Common Core Standards adopted pursuant to Education Code 60605.8. Instructional materials for grades 9-12 meet the criteria specified in law and administrative regulation.

The priority in the selection of instructional materials is to ensure that all students are provided with standards-aligned instructional materials in the core curriculum areas of English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Science.

School staff present the proposed new course or core curriculum to the Curriculum Council.  The Curriculum Council, an internal review body coordinated by the Instructional Services department, is responsible for reviewing proposed core curricula and offering consensus-based recommendations.  This council comprises a diverse group of stakeholders, including directors, coordinators, principals, teachers, instructional coaches, and elected parent representatives from organizations such as the PTA, CCS, and DELAC.

New Core Curriculum Adoption Process

New Course proposal process