We believe that a rigorous curriculum is essential to modern learning. J.O. Combs' curriculum is intentionally aligned to the Arizona Academic Standards with clear learning outcomes, aligned assessments, and the necessary learning experiences and instructional strategies identified to achieve our desired outcomes for student learning. Curriculim Maps have been developed which provide the learning roadmap for our students and allow support transparency of learning for all.

Learning begins at birth and continues throughout every stage of life. The Academic Standards team oversees the standards for learning for children and students in Arizona from birth to high school graduation.

Arizona's Academic Standards (website)

Core resources are comprehensive materials that support instruction for a course’s full curriculum and are provided for all students.

Spalding (website): Spalding combines an educational philosophy with a methodology consisting of time-tested principles of learning and instruction that are applied across the curricula. 

K-3 Fundations (website): A systematic and explicit phonics program that focuses on letter formation, phonological and phonemic awareness, sound mastery, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

K-5 ReadyGen (website): An integrated literacy program focused on reading, writing, speaking, and listening and designed to get students ready for college and careers. It is built on a collaborative learning model in which teachers and students work together throughout the instructional process to grow students’ understanding and expand their knowledge.

6-12 HMH Into Literature (website): This curriculum builds confidence, standards mastery, and college and career readiness for every learner in the classroom. HMH Into Literature comes equipped with Writable®, a powerful online tool that offers opportunities for daily practice, peer review, and timely writing feedback.

Advanced Placement English Language and Composition (website): This curriculum prepares students for the AP exam through a perfect blend of engaging nonfiction readings, written by both classic and contemporary writers, and practical writing instruction. 

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition (website): This curriculum prepares students for the AP exam through a perfect blend of literary works, written by both classic and contemporary writers, and practical writing instruction.

K-8 Write from the Beginning and Beyond (website): A developmental, vertically aligned writing program that focuses on early and continuous training for essential criteria necessary for successful writing achievement throughout and beyond the school years.
 

K-11 enVision (website): A mathematics curriculum that focuses on deep conceptual math understanding aided by visual models, personalized learning, and 3-act tasks. Family Engagement resources provide essential information for families to use in supporting their students at home. Comprehensive vertical alignment from Kindergarten through Algebra 2 helps schools address mathematical standards in the most effective way.
 

Inspire Science K-12 (website): A science curriculum that sparks students’ curiosity through fascinating real-world phenomena. Students investigate, problem-solve, argue, and discuss scientific phenomena to make sense of the world from their perspective. The experience is organized around the 5E Instructional Framework. The compelling resources housed in this familiar framework empower educators to provide science experiences for all learners through flexible approaches and research-based best practices.
 

• Harcourt Social Studies K-5
• World History (McDougal Littell)
• Global Issues & Humanities
• Social Studies 10: World History
• The American Vision (Glencoe) - Student Edition
• The American Vision (Glencoe) - Teacher Edition
• American History:  A Survey
• Human Geography
• Understanding Psychology - Student Edition
• Understanding Psychology - Teacher Edition
• Sociology and You - Student Edition
• Sociology and You - Teacher Edition
• AP Micro and Macro Economics 
• Economics - Principles and Practices
• AP American Government -AP Government
• American Government - American Government

Combs High School Course Catalog (website)