Sonoma County Office of Education

Planning Process

Planning Process

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Developmental Process for Districts

2020-2021, 2021-2022 Establish an Ethnic Studies Steering Committee

Identify the underlying values, themes, outcomes, and benefits of implementing an ethnic studies course to your local community.

2021-2022, 2022-2023 - Build a Community Perspective

Collect data for establishing learning profiles that reflect both the district’s and community’s needs.

2022-2023, 2023-2024 - Assess Course Options

Evaluate each one of the four course options provided to identify one that may suit your district and community’s needs.

2023-2024, 2024-2025 - Curriculum Development

Select a course option and develop an ethnic studies course for initial pilot.

2024-2025 - Initial Pilot of Ethnic Studies

Pilot the initial ethnic studies course, collect and examine data, make adjustments.

2025-2026 (beyond) - Implement Ethnic Studies Course

Begin the revised ethnic studies course and continue make annual adjustments based upon collected data.

Leilan, Student
"I like Amarosa because there's a much smaller student count and so teachers can be one-on-one with you. They can actually help you and be one-on-one with you while the class is doing something else. I feel like that's a huge game-changer." - Leilan, Student