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Board reviews high school social studies curriculum emphasizing student inquiry and ethnic-studies strand
Summary
Director of Post‑Secondary Readiness Eric Mjolsness presented a high school social studies curriculum review May 5, highlighting a shift to student inquiry, greater disciplinary literacy skills and the addition of ethnic studies as a strand across grade levels.
Eric Mjolsness, ISD 622’s director of post‑secondary readiness, presented the high school social studies curriculum review during the May 5 work‑study session.
Mjolsness summarized three primary shifts under consideration: centering student inquiry as the organizing approach for units, ramping up disciplinary literacy skills for historical thinking and evidence use, and adding ethnic studies as a strand throughout all grade levels. The board received the presentation; the transcript does not record a formal vote or adoption timeline.
Board members Rosemork and Vice‑Chair C. Anderson arrived while the presentation was underway. The board did not specify next steps or a public comment schedule for the curriculum review in the record provided.
