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Board places two novels on 60-day public display for curriculum review
Summary
Two novels — including Linda Sue Park’s Long Walk to Water — were presented to the curriculum committee and placed on the board agenda for the required 60-day public display; the board will consider approval at its November meeting.
The Kingman Unified School District curriculum committee recommended two novels for classroom use and the board placed both titles on 60-day public display.
The first book is Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, a novel based on true stories and proposed for sixth-grade English language arts instruction. The proposal came from a White Cliffs English teacher and was presented to the curriculum committee by the district’s Advanced Learning Programs coordinator. The committee voted to bring the novel to the board; the book goes on display for the required 60 days for public review and comment and is scheduled to return to the board for possible approval at the Nov. 13 board meeting.
The second title (presented by a White Post Middle School English teacher) was also recommended for eighth-grade English instruction, was voted out of curriculum committee and placed on display for the same 60-day public review period; it will also return to the November 13 board meeting with any public comment summarized for the board.
Board members asked general questions about how poorly performing materials are removed from the curriculum and how review is handled; staff said materials are reviewed after adoption and that public comments will be brought back at the November meeting.
Why it matters: the 60-day public display process allows parents and community members to review proposed instructional materials and provide feedback before the board authorizes classroom use.
