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麻豆果冻传媒 Science (CA NGSS)
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
The California Department of Education (CDE) adopted the in 2013 and released the draft instructional framework for Science Education.
To prepare for the implementation of the new standards, the district collaborated with SCTA in the spring of 2015 to form a committee and develop a comprehensive three-year NGSS implementation plan.
Contact the Science Team
Mikila Fetzer
Director III, Prof. Learning
Science, Ed/Inst. Tech, PE, and Math
Janna Cantwell
Secondary Training Specialist
Ben Driscoll
Elementary Training Specialist
Curriculum & Instruction
Our approach to offering high quality instruction focuses on both academics and fostering safe, inclusive environments conducive to student learning.
Creating an equitable and welcoming school climate starts with robust educator training. Our staff receives anti-bias, anti-racism and trauma-informed trainings to help support their work in service of our diverse students.
Participation in State Assessments
EC 60615, 5 CCR 852
Pupils in applicable grade levels will participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) except as exempted by law. Each year, a parent may submit a written request to excuse his or her child from any or all parts of the CAASPP assessments for that school year. If the parent submits the exemption request after testing begins, any tests(s) completed before the request is submitted will be scored; the results will be included in the pupil鈥檚 records and reported to the parent.
Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act (FAIR)
The FAIR Education Act (also known as Senate Bill 48) was signed into law in 2011. It requires that California public schools provide Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful representations of our diverse ethnic and cultural population in the K-12 grade history and social studies curriculum.
According to the FAIR Education Act, instruction in history/ social science shall include the following ethnic and cultural populations in the teaching California and United States history:
Library Resources
School libraries are at the core of learning in today鈥檚 information age, and are one of a child鈥檚 first opportunities to discover the wondrous joys of reading and exploration. Here at 麻豆果冻传媒 we understand the importance of sending our students on to college and careers with the skills that will allow them to be successful, accomplished and create a positive impact within their communities. We strive to empower our learners through the explicit teaching of 21st century literacy skills and to create a spark of joy around lifelong learning and foster lifelong reading.