District adoption committee recommends Great Body Shop and Goodheart‑Wilcox/Human Kinetics for K–12 health; public review open Apr. 28–May 23

The Lake Oswego School District 7J adoption committee presented its recommended materials for a K–12 health curriculum and asked the board to invite public review before a vote.

Committee members — including Mindy McNeely (elementary/secondary health teacher), Shannon Todd (middle school health teacher), Jamie Humphrey (5th‑grade teacher) and Haley Moss (wellness/PE) — described a process tied to Oregon Department of Education Division 22 compliance guidelines and the state’s revised health standards. The committee said members used the ODE evaluation tool (the “I‑MET”) together with the district’s equity lens and strategic plan to evaluate publishers and materials.

Recommendation highlights: the committee recommended The Great Body Shop for elementary grades; Goodheart‑Wilcox for sixth and seventh grades; and Human Kinetics’ LiveWell for eighth grade and high school. Committee members said Great Body Shop is developmentally appropriate for elementary grades and provides strong teacher supports and family-facing materials; Goodheart‑Wilcox was praised for middle‑school scaffolding and age-appropriate materials for sixth–seventh grades; and Human Kinetics LiveWell was recommended as a bridge for eighth grade and high school with a stronger science and career‑exposure emphasis.

Public review and next steps: staff said the materials will be available for community review from April 28 to May 23 in person or online; comment will be summarized for a May board meeting when the board will consider final adoption. The presenters also noted publishers supplied online materials and family bulletins that align lessons to Oregon legislative standards.

Why it matters: health curriculum adoptions carry legislative requirements in Oregon and shape state‑mandated instruction (human growth and development, opioid education, child abuse prevention). The committee said publishers were selected because they align with updated ODE health standards and include supports for family communication.

Clarifying details: public review information will be posted in the district digest; one teacher on the district committee also served on the state adoption process; the committee said publishers provided curricular mappings to state standards.

Ending: The board did not vote on adoption Tuesday; staff invited the community to review the materials and submit feedback before the May decision meeting.