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Teachers, union and parents urge MVLA board to place revised social‑studies sequence on Jan. 26 agenda
Summary
Teachers, the district teachers association and multiple public commenters told the Mountain View–Los Altos board that a December 18 course request to split world history into two semester-long courses (paired with ethnic studies) met the submission deadline and should be considered on Jan. 26; teachers warned the board that prior curriculum changes have put jobs at risk.
At the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District board meeting on Jan. 12, teachers, union leaders and parents pressed trustees to place a teachers’ social‑studies course proposal on the Jan. 26 agenda, saying the proposal was submitted on Dec. 18 and that excluding it now would leave incoming students and families with an incomplete view of course options.
Dave Campbell of the District Teachers Association told the board the MVLA social‑studies teachers prepared a formal course request and submitted it “on December 18 at 11:45 a.m.” After submitting the packet, Campbell said he was told the plan was to have the proposal considered at the Jan. 12 meeting but that, despite that assurance, it did not appear on the published agenda. “When I reached out…
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