The team will initially co-construct the NSD Ethnic Studies Framework and Supporting Documents to include, but may not be limited to: key themes; definitions; enduring understandings; essential questions; learning targets; vocabulary, planning considerations; curricular correlations; and recommendations by level and course type. Then, the team will create an Ethnic Studies high school course with a clear scope and sequence, outlining units and lessons, rooted in the hallmarks of transformative Ethnic Studies.
The team will work with CMAC for approval of the NSD Ethnic Studies Framework, the Ethnic Studies Course and related resources.
The team will create written and video media, in partnership with the Communications Department, to promote the courses in secondary.
The team members, who are classroom teachers, will implement the Ethnic Studies framework at each level and curricular units at each comprehensive high school by creating, sharing, teaching and reflecting on lessons taught and student work in each semester.
The team members will participate in analyzing the results of the pilot and implementation.
The team will generate a Resource Bank that can be shared with teachers across the system who are trained to use the Ethnic Studies Framework and/or teach the Ethnic Studies course.
The team will ensure the framework and resulting work parallels the work of OSPI’s Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee, as mandated by Senate Bill 5023 and Senate Bill 6066
The team will propose recommendations to CMAC (link) and updates to the Superintendent in the Spring of 2021 and beyond for the implementation of the P-12 Ethnic Studies Framework and high school Ethnic Studies curricular units in the 2023-2024 school year, which will include, but is not limited to timelines, resources, professional development, scope and sequence and desired communication.