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Corvallis SD 509J rolls out Native American curriculum lessons and land acknowledgements
Summary
District staff said a JEDI committee pushed a cultural-awareness rollout this year that included asking teachers to deliver lessons from a Native American history and culture curriculum and using land acknowledgements at all-school meetings.
Sarah, a staff member with Corvallis SD 509J, told the board the district this year pushed a cultural‑awareness program that asked teachers to deliver lessons from a Native American history and culture curriculum during Native American Heritage Month.
The push came from the district’s JEDI committee, Sarah said, which challenged teachers to teach “at least 2 lessons using the curriculum” during November. “I used it as a teacher myself, and I found it very…
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