All district schools follow the state and district adopted standards for curriculum content. All schools use state-adopted textbooks and materials. Many teachers supplement these programs with teacher created materials and other related materials. The school library boasts a collection of over 5,000 books. Additionally, the classrooms maintain a classroom library of reading books at a broad range of reading levels for independent reading.
Technology supports all areas of the curriculum.
Monte Verde has an inventory of over 100 computers. All classrooms and the library have access to the internet and abide the District's Internet Use Policy. The most common applications for classroom use of computers are writing and illustrating stories, creating projects and slide shows, finding links related to the curriculum, doing research, and communicating with students at other schools. The South San Francisco Unified School District has a multiple assessment approach when evaluating students. Classroom data is gathered by teachers through a variety of non-standardized methods such as observations, portfolios, and tests.