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Board to consider several curriculum items next month, including Anne Frank play and adaptive PE name change
Summary
Multiple curriculum items presented for public review and scheduled for upcoming votes include adding the play version of Diary of Anne Frank to seventh‑grade English, two sixth‑grade texts for core and extended courses, and a course‑name change to semester adaptive physical education to increase scheduling flexibility.
District staff told the May 12 committee that several curriculum items previously discussed will be up for formal approval at the next regular board meeting.
Staff recommended adding the play version of Diary of Anne Frank to the seventh‑grade English curriculum. For sixth grade, staff recommended True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle for extended‑course students and Found the Missing Book 1 for the sixth‑grade core course. Presenters said these texts were reviewed last month and will be on the upcoming board agenda.
Separately, staff proposed a course‑name change and scheduling option for adaptive physical education at the high school. The district currently lists a course titled "Full Year Adaptive Physical Education" (three days per cycle for a full year); staff recommended renaming and offering a semester adaptive physical‑education option (six days per cycle for a semester) to increase scheduling flexibility while keeping the same total instructional time. Staff said both options would be available if approved.
All items were presented as informational for May 12 and will be available for review; the district plans votes at the next regular board meeting.
