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Ethnic Studies Implementation Plan

The CVUSD curriculum will be built in advance of the 2025-2026 school year through a collaborative process that will involve teachers, local community members, staff members, students and Ethnic Studies experts provide professional development for our teachers. We have NOT and will not be purchasing a boxed curriculum. Curriculum will be created by our CVUSD teachers.
 
 The table below illustrates the process through which this course will be developed.
Phase 1
 Actions and Structures Prior to Implementation
  • Create Ethnic Studies Resolution for graduation requirement
  • Establish Ethnic Studies Committees:

    Executive/Steering Committee: This group is made up of teachers and administrators. They will review, coordinate, and guide the rollout of Ethnic Studies.

    Community Advisory Committee: This committee includes participants representing the four focal groups: Indigenous/Native American, Black/African-American, Latino/a/e, Asian and Pacific Islanders. This committee will help to guide the district implementation process by providing input into and reviewing  components of the curriculum and professional development process.

    Ethnic Studies Curriculum and Professional Development Team: This committee is made up of lead teachers from each of the secondary schools as well as the Ethnic Studies teacher on special assignment and district DEI Coordinator.  Develops and refines unit lesson plans to be used  for Ethnic Studies. Helps to rollout professional development and support sites with  implementation.
Phase 2
 Development: Curriculum and Professional Development 
  • Ethnic Studies Introduction Sessions
  • Summer Curriculum Development
  • Monthly Weekend/Afterschool Development Sessions during 2022-2023 school years
  • Selection of development team
Phase 3 Pilot Ethnic Studies Courses
  • 2022-2025 Middle School pilot of 6th grade Cultures and Identity wheel class and 8th grade Intro to Ethnic Studies elective course at both middle schools
  • Pilot high school Ethnic Studies in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years 
Phase 4
Evaluation
  • Student Surveys 
  • Ethnic Studies Teacher Feedback
  • Student Data 
  • Committee review of feedback and courses. 
Phase 5
Approval
  • Make available to the public course information (outline) review
  • Board Approval
In order to get input about the experiences, contributions and perspectives of the four focal groups within Ethnic Studies, we will convene multiple meetings to gather input. These meetings and our Ethnic Studies Community Advisory Committee's' input  will help to guide the district’s curriculum development and implementation process. 
 
An evaluation process will be created for our Ethnic Studies courses that will allow us to adjust as needed.