Sacramento City Unified outlines rollout for African American US history course; McClatchy pilot running now
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District leaders presented progress on a new African American US history course (AP and non‑AP options) and said the board will consider a formal course of study in March 2026; CK McClatchy is piloting the AP offering this year.
District curriculum staff updated trustees on Feb. 19 about the development and pilot of an African American US history course intended to satisfy the eleventh‑grade U.S. history graduation requirement.
Interim assistant superintendent Danny Realty and history specialist Erin Leone described a community‑driven design process that included multiple community and student feedback loops and the creation of an oral history library to ground the course in local narratives.
Erin Leone said the course will “center Black voices and perspectives” and be standards‑aligned so that students who take African American US history (or AP African American US history) can satisfy the district’s U.S. history graduation requirement. She noted that CK McClatchy currently offers an AP African American Studies section and that the district is planning pilots and instructional material reviews this year.
Staff outlined a multi‑step rollout: finalize the course of study this spring, pilot materials and courses in fall, assemble an instructional materials adoption committee, and recommend instructional materials for purchase in 2027 (funded with restricted funds). They also emphasized funding for professional learning, substitute coverage for adoption committee work and teacher collaboration as part of the multi‑year implementation.
Board members asked how the course option will be presented to students and how sites were selected; staff said course availability depended on site course selection sheets and student sign‑ups and that additional outreach to counselors and history departments is planned to increase equitable access across sites.
What’s next: The formal African American US history course of study will go to the board for approval in March 2026; staff will pilot instructional materials and form an adoption committee ahead of a potential district adoption in 2027.