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Board hears recommendation to adopt LiveWell health curriculum with supplements; community review planned
Summary
District staff recommended LiveWell (Human Kinetics) as the 6–12 core health textbook and listed supplementary evidence‑based programs for substance‑use, suicide prevention and healthy relationships; staff said the materials meet state adoption lists and will go to public review.
Bend‑La Pine Schools staff on April 8 presented a recommended secondary health curriculum and a set of evidence‑based supplements intended to meet state requirements and expand prevention programming.
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Lisa Burke introduced the health adoption presentation and said the district convened health teachers and subject‑matter experts to review state‑adopted options. “Effective teaching and learning of health is really a core foundational skill,” said Dr. Muscanti, who helped facilitate the review group.
Why it matters: Health instruction includes statutorily required topics — including substance‑use prevention, suicide prevention and sexual/reproductive health — and…
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