The District's school education program was developed to meet NGSS and Common Core Standards. 

2nd-Grade Program: Mosquito Backyard Inspectors

Next Generation Science Standards:

·   2-LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

4th-Grade Program: Mosquitoes, Our Community and You

Next Generation Science Standards:

·   4-LS1.A: Structure and Function. Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.

·   4-LS1.B: Information Processing. Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may then be processed by an animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions.

·   4-ESS3.B: Natural Hazards. A variety of hazards result from natural processes. Humans cannot eliminate the hazards but can take steps to reduce their impacts.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards

·   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

·   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

6th-Grade Program: Disease Detectives

Next Generation Science Standards:

·   MS-ESS2.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems. Typically as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth, unless the activities and technologies are engineered otherwise.

Common Core Math Standards

·   6.SP.5.A-C Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context.