Curriculum Maps & Review of Instructional Material
As of the Fall of 2025, all core content areas at UCASD have updated, standards-aligned materials and resources thanks to the gracious support of the UCASD School Board. During the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, teachers began updating and revamping curriculum maps district-wide based on the updated resources and materials. The Curriculum Director is currently working with the teachers to create Curriculum at a Glance documents that will be published here for families.
Current curricular programs at UCASD include the following board-approved textbooks and platforms, which all students, parents/guardians can access through their child's Clever accounts:
Grades K-5 ELA: Wonders by McGraw Hill
Grades K-5 Mathematics: Reveal Math by McGraw Hill
Grades K-5 Social Studies: Into Social Studies by HMH
Grades K-5 Science: Mystery Science by Discovery Education and Into Science by HMH
Grades 6-8 ELA: Study Sync by McGraw Hill
Grades 6-8 Mathematics: Math and You from Big Ideas Learning by Larson
Grades 6-8 Social Studies: Social Studies by HMH
Grades 6-8 Science: Into Science by HMH
Grades 9-12 ELA: CommonLit360
Grades 9-12 Mathematics: Concepts and Connections by Big Ideas Learning for Algebra I and Geometry, Precalculus by Larson, Calculus for AP by Larson, and Algebra 2 from Pearson
Grades 9-12 Social Studies: Social Studies by HMH
Grades 9-12 Science: Open Sci-Ed Biology by Kendall Hunt, CK-12 Chemistry, Inspire Physics by McGraw Hill, Fundamentals and Essentials texts from Pearson for Anatomy and Human Biology courses, Environmental Science for the AP Course from BFW for Environmental Science.
For now, please use the links below to access individual curriculum maps for each building, grade-level, and content area, which do reflect the instructional content and standards but will be updated with the new resources and platforms in 2026-2027:
UCASD Curriculum Map - Elementary School
UCASD Curriculum Map - Middle School
UCASD Curriculum Map - High School
As per UCASD policy, all parents/guardians have the ability to request access to our district's curriculum. For information about this process, please review the following policy and the instructions:
UCASD Policy 105.1 Review of Instructional Materials by Parents/Guardians and Students.
Should you have any questions about curriculum at UCASD, please contact our curriculum director, Dr. Julie Skelly, via email at jskelly@ucasd.org.
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It is the policy of the Union City Area School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, religion, sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, or non-job related disability (including sexual harassment, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), in the admission or access to, or in the provision of services, programs, or employment in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1604 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 and 11375, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. For information relevant to this policy, contact Stacey Mulson, 504 Coordinator/ADA Coordinator or Dr. Julie Skelly, Title IX Coordinator, at 107 Concord Street, Union City, PA 16438. 814.438.3804. See Policy 103 and Policy 104 for procedures regarding complaints of discrimination or visit this page for more information.
This page was last updated on June 2, 2026
