Curriculum used in MTUESD classrooms is State Board adopted and approved by MTUESD Board of Education.  It is the intent of the State of California to implement new curriculum every 7 years, but due to the budget crisis, the State has removed laws that were previously in place regarding adoptions.  The next subject for MTUESD to adopt is Mathematics.  Teaching staff and parents serve on committees to select from approved materials for use in the classroom.

CDE - Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Materials

Curriculum frameworks provide guidance for implementing the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE). Frameworks are developed by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, which also reviews and recommends textbooks and other instructional materials to be adopted by the SBE.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/

District Curriculum

The Mark Twain Union Elementary Union School District provides equal access for all students to a high quality and state approved curriculum. The instructional programs utilized are as follows:

K-5th    Grade    English Language Arts:  Collaborative Classroom
6th-8th Grade Reading/Language Arts: Holt, Rinehart and Winston

K-8th Grade Writing: Step Up to Writing

K-6th Grade Mathematics: enVision Math,  
7th-8th Grade Mathematics: Prentice Hall

K-1 History Social Science: Pearson/ Scott Foresman
2-6 History Social Science: Harcourt Reflections 
7-8 History Social Science: Teachers Curriculum Institute 

K-5: Science: Saavas
6-8 Science: Saavas 

Academic Interventions: Corrective Reading Comprehension and Corrective Reading Decoding, Read Naturally, SIPPS,
Connecting Mathematics