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Choosing Instructional Materials in Granite School District

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Dr. Rich Nye, Superintendent

Dr. Noelle Converse, Curriculum & Instruction Director

Curriculum Content Directors and Specialists

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Our Commitment to

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In Granite School District (GSD) we are committed to full transparency, and to providing a clear understanding of why, when and how the central office and teachers select and use curriculum and content resources as tools to teach the Utah core standards.

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Selecting Instructional Materials in GSD

  • Instructional materials include any written, printed, or digital media content.
  • All central adoptions follow the GSD Instructional Materials Adoption policy, formally titled Article X.A.6.Learning Materials.
  • The content areas of ELA, Math, and Science have materials that are adopted district-wide. Parents participate in the adoption process.
  • For other content areas, we use state approved open educational resources, resources adopted at the school level, and teacher chosen materials.

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Teacher Use of Supplementary Materials

  • Teachers have flexibility in selecting supplemental materials at the classroom level.

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  • This includes content areas that do not have central adoptions.

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  • When teachers choose supplemental materials, they adhere to district policy.

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Supplemental materials must be…

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  • Age and developmentally appropriate.

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  • Relevant, interesting and reflective of our local communities’ students in ways that allow students to understand the core standards.

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District Expectation of Neutrality

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  • Teachers design and facilitate lessons based directly on the Utah core standards.

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  • Teachers remain neutral in regard to subject matter that may require students to consider different perspectives of an issue and form an opinion.

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  • A teacher’s neutrality ensures students can learn in a positive environment where varied experiences and opinions are recognized in a respectful way.

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Have a question or concern…

If you ever have a question or concern,

  • Talk to the teacher about it
  • Bring it to the school administrator

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As representatives of your local school communities and Granite School District, we are here as your partners!

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Questions?

Noelle Converse, PhD

Director, Curriculum and Instruction

nconverse@graniteschools.org

385-646-4543