Internal : Curriculum Development Project - Personal​/Ethnic Studies

Job

• Date Posted: 10/9/2026
• Closing Date: 10/16/2026 by 5pm

• Hawthorne HS (1)
• Lawndale HS (1)
• Leuzinger HS (1)
• Lloyde HS & CVISS (1)

November 12, 2026 - June 30, 2027

• Extra-Duty Hourly (Not to exceed 50 hours)
• Extra Duty Hourly Rate: $55/hr

The Curriculum Development Project for Personal Finance and Ethnic Studies will lead the review, evaluation, adoption, and/or design of district curricula to ensure full alignment with California state mandates. This role requires examining existing course offerings, evaluating third-party instructional materials, and creating or adapting comprehensive stand-alone Personal Finance (AB 2927) and integrated course structures for Ethnic Studies (AB 2016) that fulfill California Education Code requirements for both courses.

• Possess a valid Clear California Teaching in Social Science
• Current certificated employee of Centinela Valley Union High School District.
• Experience with curriculum and instruction design.

• Familiarity with or willing to attend training California's Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum and State Board of Education Personal Finance frameworks

Director, Teaching and Learning

• Mandate & Framework Analysis:
  • Review California Assembly Bill (AB) 2927, the Model Personal Finance Curriculum Guide and Foundational Principles to ensure all district course offerings satisfy the stand-alone high school graduation requirement.
  • Review California AB 2016 and Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum guidelines to adapt courses reflecting local district demographics and community history.
  • Evaluate current social studies curriculum to determine if the elements required are already embedded and provide recommendations on how to strengthen these principles if needed.
  • Design or adopt thematic semester course outline grounded in student-based inquiry (aligned with the 2016 History–Social Science Framework), self and collective empowerment, and civic responsibility.
  • Ensure curricula integrate foundational concepts, guiding values and principles of ethic studies as prescribed in the Model Curriculum.
  • Evaluate current social studies curriculum to determine if the elements required for Ethnic Studies are already embedded and provide recommendations on how to strengthen these principles if needed.
• Core Topic Integration:
  • Evaluate existing and sample courses to build new unit plans incorporating all required statutory topics listed in the Foundational Principles and Curriculum Guide, including:
    • Banking fundamentals, budgeting, pay stubs, net income, and tax filing processes.
    • Credit management, loan types (including student loans and loan forgiveness), and insurance types (home, auto, health, life).
    • Investing concepts (401k, IRAs, stocks, index funds) and financial psychology.
    • Consumer protection, scam/identity theft prevention, and post-secondary financing options (including CalKIDS, scholarships, and merit aid).
    • Supplemental state-relevant topics such as renting vs. buying, vehicle purchasing, digital finance, and predatory lending.
• Standards Alignment: Align instructional materials with the California Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, as well as Model School Library Standards for media literacy.
• Utilize the State Board of Education (SBE) Personal Finance Curriculum Guide and Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum alignment tools to evaluate third-party vendor materials and make a recommendation for the best resources to pilot starting in the  school year.
• Ensure that recommended…