Battle Ground Public Schools is considering new curriculum for social and emotional learning that would be used starting next school year, and eventually affect all high school students in the district. We believe that input from families and community members is essential to the process of adopting this new curriculum.

Over the past year, the district has reviewed different curricula and narrowed the options to one finalist, Wayfinder, that will be presented to the school board for their consideration. Now you have an opportunity to be involved:

Review all of the lessons

See the teaching materials

Ask questions

Provide feedback that will help inform the school board’s decision. The first reading of the proposed curriculum will be during the board of directors meeting on July 28, 2025. Get meeting information.

How to participate

Everyone is welcome, even if they do not currently have a child enrolled in a Battle Ground school. There are four options.

Virtual review on Tuesday, June 10, at 6 p.m. Join the Zoom meeting. Due to copyright restrictions, this meeting will not be recorded.

Community review night Thursday, June 12, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at CASEE A (11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA 98606). Drop in anytime, no RSVP required.

By appointment June 2-June 22. To make an appointment, please email projectaware@battlegroundps.org or call Assistant Director of Project AWARE Erick Suksdorf at 360-885-5440.

View limited samples online. The full lessons and teaching materials can be viewed only during the review night or by appointment due to copyright restrictions.

After you have reviewed the curriculum, we invite you to provide your feedback.

Why this curriculum matters
The proposed curriculum would build on the social-emotional learning already in place for primary and middle school students since 2023. It aims to support high schoolers with essential life skills such as kindness, respect, communication, collaboration, self-confidence and adaptability. Past surveys of BGPS students, parents/guardians and staff members have pointed to the need for schools to teach character education and a variety of social and emotional skills.

If approved, the items would be purchased using funds from a grant that the district received in 2023.

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