California Assembly Bill 101 mandates that all high schools offer an Ethnic Studies course by the 2025-26 school year. The Manhattan Beach Unified School District School Board approved the Equity, Diversity, Social Justice, and Inclusion (EDSJI) Action Plan on April 20, 2022, which included a commitment to offering this course by 2024-25.
Beginning with the 2029-30 school year, students shall complete a course in Ethnic Studies to meet high school graduation requirements (BP 6146.1)
MBUSD has established an Ethnic Studies Committee to review and follow the Los Angeles County Office of Education Toolkit in the creation and adoption of this program. We accepted applications from staff, parents, and students to select Ethnic Studies Committee members.
The committee members are as follows (this includes Mira Costa students):
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Dr. Irene Gonzalez-Castillo |
Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services |
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Janet Allen |
School Psychologist |
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Andrew Caine |
Ethnic Studies TOSA/History Teacher |
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Taylor DiBernardo |
Literacy TOSA |
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Daniel Cashman |
SPED Teacher |
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Sina Evans |
Counselor |
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Jen Fenton |
Board Member |
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Adam Geczi |
History Teacher |
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Cathey Graves |
Board President |
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Maddie Hutchinson |
English Teacher |
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Madeline Kaplan |
Parent |
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Denise Kwok |
Parent |
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Sally Peel |
Parent |
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Raeann Marti |
Vice Principal of Mira Costa High School |
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Diane Kridner-Protzmann |
Alternative Education/Independent Study Teacher |
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Diana Skaar |
Parent |
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Rachel Thomas |
English Teacher |
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Anthony Wills |
Parent |
The committee is currently considering specific curricular options, which is the fourth step of the course development process.
Establish a Committee | Develop the District Lens | Investigate Course options |Consider Specific Curriculum Options | Make Decisions | Prepare for Implementation
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