Mingus Union High School District #4 Mission

Mingus Union High School District cultivates academically prepared students who are empowered through robust opportunities and rigorous, engaging curriculum to be citizens who elevate their communities. 

 

Curriculum & Instruction Services

Mingus Union High School District #4 supports high-quality teaching and learning by providing curriculum leadership, professional learning, assessment guidance, instructional resources, and academic programs that help every student succeed.

Department Overview 

• Curriculum development and review
• Instructional coaching
• Professional development
• State standards implementation
• Assessment and accountability
• Instructional technology
• Academic interventions

Engage Minds. Empower Students. Elevate Communities. 

Notice of Public Display

Arizona Revised Statutes: 15-722.

A. The governing board shall approve for high schools the course of study and all units that are recommended for credit under each general subject title before implementing the course.

B. The governing board shall approve for high schools the basic textbook for each course and may purchase the textbooks from the publishers if approved by the governing board. Before approving any basic textbook for high schools, the governing board shall do all of the following:

1. Provide information on the school district's website, if the school district maintains a website, on the basic textbooks that are proposed for approval.

2. Require that all meetings of committees authorized for the purposes of textbook review and selection be open to the public pursuant to title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1.

3. Provide an opportunity for public comment for at least sixty days. Public comment may include written comments, oral comments and comments submitted through email.

4. Make available at the school district office for review by the public, for a period of at least sixty days before approving the textbooks, a copy of each textbook that is being considered for approval.

5. Make available on the school district's website for review by the public a list of all books and materials purchased after January 1, 2023 for any of the district's school libraries for a period of at least sixty days after the purchase. Each school operated by the school district shall make available on the school's website for review by the public a list of all books and materials purchased after January 1, 2023 for the school library for a period of at least sixty days after the purchase. This paragraph does not apply to the purchase of a book or material that is intended to replace a lost or damaged book or material. 

2026-2027 Proposed Texts for Adoption

Course Name	Book Title	Digital Link	Public Display Date
American Sign Language, 1	Learning American Sign Language, Levels I & II (Beginning & Intermediate), 2nd Edition	Pearson Web Link	5/22/2026
American Sign Language, 1	Sign Naturally, Student Workbook Units 1-6	Dawn Sign Web Link	5/22/2026

 

Pending Curriculum Reviews 

Course Name	Pending Date for Public Display & Notice
AP US Government & Politics	October 1, 2026
Physics	October 1, 2026

 

2026-2027 Curriculum Council Reviews

All meetings are held in the Mingus Union High School Library at 3:00 PM on the scheduled date. Meetings are open to the public.

Month	Date
September	30
November	18
February	24
April	28