Susan Downs
Administrative Assistant
Skip Elder
Coordinator, Academic Support Programs
The Athletic Report for 2019-20, as required by SB1349, can be accessed by clicking on the link provided.
Instructional Materials used in Mountain View School District meet state requirements for use in California schools. The attached Instructional Materials Adoption Chart provides parents and staff with the name of the textbooks, the publisher and the textbook adoption cycle date.
California Department of Education (CDE) adopted the Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve on September 16, 2010. Click on the link below to view.
Click on the links below to view the MVSD Transition Plans approved by the Board of Trustees.
To view MVSD's updated Homework Expectations for students in grades TK through 8, click on the links below for English or Spanish versions of the pamphlet.
Educational Services
Karen Sullivan, Assistant Superintendent
The Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services oversees the development and implementation of curriculum, instruction, LCAP, instructional materials, accountability, English learners, state testing (CAASPP, ELPAC and Physical Fitness), professional development, and library media services. Below are key documents and/or websites that provide district and/or state required information regarding areas listed above.
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three year plan to increase or improve services for unduplicated pupils in proportion to the increase in funds apportioned on the basis of the number and concentration of unduplicated pupils. Each district by July 1st must adopt an LCAP based on a template adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE). The LCAP describes goals, as well as actions to be taken to achieve those goals, related to specified state priorities for all student and subgroups. The LCAP must be linked to the LEA budget and updated annually.
Click on the links below for each grade level and subject you wish to view.
TK/Kindergarten 5th Grade
Kindergarten Standards Summary Grade 5 Standards Summary
English Language Arts English Language Arts
History-Social Science History-Social Science
Physical Education Physical Education
1st Grade 6th Grade
Grade 1 Standards Summary Grade 6 Standards Summary
English Language Arts English Language Arts
Science-NGSS Science NGSS Integrated
History-Social Science History-Social Science
Physical Education Physical Education
2nd Grade 7th Grade
Grade 2 Standards Summary Grade 7 Standards Summary
English Language Arts English Language Arts
Science-NGSS Science NGSS Integrated
History-Social Science History-Social Science
Physical Education Physical Education
3rd Grade 8th Grade
Grade 3 Standards Summary Grade 8 Standards Summary
English Language Arts English Language Arts
Science-NGSS Honors Math - Integrated I
History-Social Science Science NGSS Integrated
Physical Education History-Social Science
4th Grade Health
Grade 4 Standards Summary Grades TK - 8
English Language Arts Computer Science Standards 2018
Mathematics California Arts Standards 2019
A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in repeated cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. The key to improved learning for students is continuous job-embedded learning for educators.
The attributes of a PLC include:
- A Focus on Learning
- A Collaborative Culture with a Focus on Learning for All
- Collective Inquiry into Best Practice and Current Reality
- Action Orientation: Learn by Doing
- A Commitment to Continuous Improvement
- Results Orientation
Our foundational purpose is to ensure high levels of learning for all. These four essential questions drive our staff in their daily work:
- What do we want students to learn?
- How will we know if they have learned it?
- What will we do if they don't learn it? What interventions are in place to assist students who are experiencing difficulty?
- What will we do if they already know it? What enrichments are in place for advanced students?
Having a shared mission, vision, values and goals allow the Mountain View School District to maintain a collaborative culture throughout our entire school system. Schools improve when teachers are given time and support to work together to refine essential students learning, develop common assessments for learning, analyze evidence of learning, and learn from one another.
In 2013, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium developed the Digital Library of formative assessment tools and professional resources. The Digital Library includes a series of assessment literacy and exemplar instructional modules in English and math. In addition, the library will include professional learning and instructional materials contributed by teachers. The library is interactive, allowing users to rate materials and to share their expertise with educators across the state or across the country. Teachers can quickly search the Digital Library by criteria such as grade level, Common Core standards referenced, target student population, and much more.
Getting Started in the Digital Library (Power Point)
Navigating Resources in the Digital Library (Power Point)
Finding Resources in the Digital Library (Power Point)
Smarter Balanced Digital Library Educator Login
On August 2, 2010, the California State Board of Education (SBE) voted unanimously to adopt new standards for both mathematics and English-language arts. The new standards are rigorous, research-based, and designed to prepare every student for success in college and the workforce. The standards are internationally benchmarked to ensure that our students are able to compete with students around the globe.
Overview of Common Core State Standards
The links provided below provide overview and technical information relating to the Common Core State Standards.
• California Department of Education
• Orange County Office of Education
Instructional Resources
The links provided below provide instructional examples relating to Mathematics and English/Language Arts.
Depth of Knowledge
- Depth of Knowledge-English/Language Arts, Hess
- Depth of Knowledge-Math and Science, Hess
- Depth of Knowledge-Questions/STEMS
- Depth of Knowledge-handouts
- Depth of Knowledge-Webb
- Depth of Knowledge-Math and English/Language Arts, Webb
- PowerPoint Presentation-Depth of Knowledge
- Depth of Knowledge Kindergarten-1st Grade
- PowerPoint: Depth of Knowledge ELA
- Depth of Knowledge Mathematics
- Depth of Knowledge Reading
- Depth of Knowledge Cognitive Rigor ELA
- Hess Cognitive Rigor M-Science
- Trimmed Birmingham Jail (Movie)
- Trimmed Write to Sources (Movie)
Other Resources
- Common Core Sorting Standards Cards (K , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 )
- Math CC Standards & Mathematical Practices
- Common Core Modifications to Math
- PowerPoint Presentation Language Arts
- PowerPoint: April 10, 2013 Inservice
- Text Genres-Balancing Informational and Literacy Text
- PowerPoint: ABC Book of Text Features
- Common Core Curriculum Maps (ELA)
- Shanahan Text Complexity Questions
- "Source It"
- Text Structures - Organizing Information
- The Challenge of Challenging Text
- Reading Level Comparison Chart
- Metacognitive Markers "Thinking Notes"