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Lawndale elementary schools recommend new state‑approved social studies curriculum with Spanish companion for dual‑language classes
Summary
Charice presented a multi‑school adoption process and recommended a state‑approved program that includes a Spanish companion—teacher and student pilots informed the choice, and materials are available for parent review.
Charice presented the elementary social studies adoption process to parent leaders, explaining how the district reviewed four state‑approved programs, piloted two finalists in classrooms and collected teacher and student feedback before recommending a program to the board.
Charice said every elementary site was represented on the review committee and that teachers taught each finalist program in sequence to compare outcomes and materials. The committee narrowed four options to two finalists (named in the meeting as 'MiMundo' by a vendor identified in the presentation and a second program described as 'Impact' or 'Impacto' in different meeting references). After classroom trials and student voice, the team recommended the program described to parents as "Impact," citing its fully developed Spanish companion as a key advantage for dual‑language classrooms at sites such as Mitchell and Mark Twain.
Charice demonstrated sample units for first grade and third grade, noting that first‑grade students used organizers and a city‑growth activity that prompted them to place Lawndale "between" smaller towns and Los Angeles. She said students appreciated partner work, projects and the literacy connections embedded in the materials. Charice invited parents to review physical pamphlets and workbooks after the meeting and to take materials home for further review.
What’s next: Charice said the recommendation will be forwarded to the board of education (presentation to the board was referenced) and that parents interested in reviewing the materials could do so at the end of the meeting or request them from their site. No enrollment or budget figures were presented during the discussion.
Clarifying details: program names and vendor spellings were rendered inconsistently in the meeting transcript; the article uses the names as presented by speakers and notes the district’s stated rationale (Spanish companion materials and classroom pilot results).
