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Central Unified outlines ethnic studies rollout; district says UC A‑G approval secured and teachers must hold history credential
Summary
Director English presented the district’s plan to offer a semester‑long ethnic studies course at Central Unified’s three comprehensive high schools and via Edgenuity for alternative programs; the course was submitted for UC A‑G approval and requires teachers to hold a history–social science credential, the district said.
Central Unified School District on June 24 detailed how it will implement a state‑mandated ethnic studies course next school year, saying the semester‑long class will be UC A‑G approved as a ‘G’ college‑preparatory course and will be taught at all three comprehensive high schools.
Director of Curriculum and Instruction Director English (transcript identifies as “Director English”) told the Board of Trustees the course “will be a semester long course that will explore the foundational disciplines of the African American, Chicano X, and Latin or Latinx, Native American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander studies,” and that the curriculum was developed from the state model course and submitted for UC approval.
English said Central Unified began course development in February 2024 with department chairs from Central High School, Central East High School and Justin Garza High School. The district worked from the state model curriculum, prepared…
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