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In the Carlsbad Unified School District, textbooks considered for adoption are carefully reviewed by a committee of teachers and administrators. The most promising programs are piloted using established criteria and guidelines according to Board Policy 6161.1. The recommended books are then approved by the Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Education. Each pupil in the district, kindergarten through grade twelve, is provided with standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the State Board of Education.
The tables below provide information about the standards-aligned textbooks and other instructional materials used at the schools in the core subject areas of English, Mathematics, History-Social Science, Science, Health Education, and World/Foreign Languages.
Renaissance
Renaissance STAR is the district Universal Screener for reading and math. Used as a tool in grades 1-12, the Renaissance STAR adaptive assessments provide teachers with a tool to measure learning throughout the academic school year. Assessed district-wide, and nationally normed, STAR provides Lexile scores, support for RTI programs, and data to inform instruction to best meet the needs of all students.
DIBELS 8th Edition (Amplify)
DIBELS 8th Edition, or Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, is a set of standardized, short (one-minute) fluency measures used by educators to assess the fundamental reading skills of students from kindergarten through 2nd grade. The assessment is designed to be a quick, efficient, and reliable tool for universal screening, benchmark assessments, and monitoring student progress.
Achieve3000
Achieve3000® is designed to help students advance their nonfiction reading skills by providing differentiated online instruction. Teachers use the program with an entire class but the assignments are tailored to each student's reading ability level.
Request for Opt-Out Based on Religious Belief
On June 27, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which gives parents/guardians the ability to opt their children out of specific instructional materials or lessons that conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs. In the Carlsbad Unified School District, one of our core goals is to build supportive, inclusive environments for all students to thrive. When families have questions about instructional materials or lessons used in their child’s classroom, we encourage those families to communicate directly with their child’s teacher(s) or site administrator. The opt-out form below, or an email, may also be submitted to the site principal.
Sufficiency of Textbooks Exhibits
Sufficiency of Textbooks - Signed resolution 11-2223.pdf09-14-2022 - Exhibit A - K-12 Approved Textbooks 2022-2023 (1).pdfPage updated
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