In Oregon, districts and schools aim for students to graduate career and college-ready, aligning with the state's academic content standards and exposing them to diverse materials and perspectives. Districts are required to have a planned K-12 instructional program with common curriculum goals and academic standards, following a regular instructional materials adoption schedule for core subject areas. These adoptions must adhere to Oregon statutes and administrative rules. The goal is to adopt a curriculum that is aligned with state standards, encourages student engagement, and supports educators in delivering effective and impactful instruction. The Astoria School District creates an adoption committee for each curriculum adoption that may include teachers, parents/guardians, administrators, and students.

Oregon Instructional Materials Adoption Schedule:

• 2023-2024 - Science for implementation in Fall 2024
• 2024-2025 - Health for implementation in Fall 2025
• 2025-2026 - Social Studies for implementation in Fall 2026
• 2026-2027 - World Languages for implementation in Fall 2027
• 2027-2028 - English Language Arts and Literacy for implementation in Fall 2028
• 2028-2029 - English Language Proficiency for implementation in Fall 2029
• 2029-2030 - Mathematics for implementation in Fall 2030

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For the 2023-2024 school  year, Science curriculum is up for review and adoption based on Oregon’s Instructional Materials Adoption Schedule.  The Astoria School District will be postponing the adoption of science materials for grades K-5 until the 2024-2025 school year, as allowed by Oregon rules.  See the Literacy Curriculum Adoption information on this page for further information.  

The Astoria School District is considering several curriculum options for middle school and high school Science Curriculum.  Below is review information for each curriculum being reviewed by the Science adoption committee, as well a form for you to provide feedback.  There are also print materials available for review at the District Office during a specified review window to be released at a later date. 

We welcome your feedback on the curriculum that is currently being reviewed, and would encourage you to browse the materials using the information below and provide feedback with the Google Form.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stephanie Sparks, Director of Instructional Support: ssparks@astoriak12.org, 503-325-6441

The state of Oregon has a new Early Literacy Success Initiative established in 2023.  This initiative provides for school district grants to support the implementation of research-based reading and literacy curriculum and instruction.  The literacy curriculum adopted by the Astoria School District in 2017 does not align with the new state early literacy initiative and, therefore, the district will be adopting a new literacy curriculum for grades K-5 for implementation in Fall of 2024.  This will postpone the adoption of science materials for elementary grades for one year as staff implement the new literacy curriculum. 

The Astoria School District is considering several curriculum options for literacy instruction K-5.  Below is review information for each curriculum being reviewed by the Literacy adoption committee, as well a form for you to provide feedback.  There are also print materials available for review at the District Office during a specified review window to be released at a later date. 

We welcome your feedback on the curriculum that is currently being reviewed, and would encourage you to browse the materials using the information below and provide feedback with the Google Form.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stephanie Sparks, Director of Instructional Support: ssparks@astoriak12.org, 503-325-6441

The Astoria School District postponed the adoption of math curriculum for grades 9-12 in order to have more time to evaluate curriculum, as well as align classes and methods to the new Oregon Math State Standards. The district has focused on one curriculum so far this year for an intensive overview.  CPM is currently being used in the Astoria School District and is being reviewed for readoption.  There are print materials available for review at the District Office during a specified review window to be released at a later date. 

We welcome your feedback on the curriculum that is currently being reviewed, and would encourage you to browse the materials using the information below and provide feedback with the Google Form.  
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stephanie Sparks, Director of Instructional Support: ssparks@astoriak12.org, 503-325-6441