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Ethnic Studies Course Required beginning with the 2025-2026 School Year

 

Assembly Bill 101 of 2021 mandates that all high schools in California have an Ethnic Studies course in place by 2025-26 and adds this course as a high school graduation requirement starting with the class of 2030 and beyond.

 

Community meetings were held on November 18, 2024 in Loyalton and November 19, 2024 in Downieville to inform the public about the course and gather feedback.  The PowerPoint presentation from those meetings can be found here.  If you are interested in being part of the curriculum review committee starting in January, 2025, please email Superintendent Sean Snider at [email protected].

 

Ethnic Studies Course Action Steps

2024-25:

Preparation for Ethnic Studies Course

      • Educate the local community on the Ethnic Studies course
      • Create a course timeline and rollout plan
      • Identify educators to teach the course
      • Provide professional development for administrators and teachers

 

Curriculum Development

      • Develop course and identify instructional materials for each unit
      • Gather feedback from the community
      • Submit the course to district's board for approval

 

2025-26:

Implementation

      • Include Ethnic Studies as an official district course offering
      • Support educators with ongoing professional learning
      • Gather feedback from the community and share course changes as needed

 

2026-29:

      • Review course completion for students graduating in 2029-30 and ensure they will meet the Ethnic Studies graduation requirement

 

2029 and Ongoing:

Ethnic Studies as Graduation Requirement

      • Ensure that all graduating seniors will meet the Ethnic Studies graduation requirement
      • Continue communication with educators and community, as well as share course changes as needed