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Curriculum Audit of the
Mexican American Studies Department
Tucson Unified School District
May 2, 2011SE
CAMBIUM LEARNING, INC,
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Curriculum Audit — Mexican American Studies Department — Tucson Unified School District
Curriculum Audit of the
Mexican American Studies Department
Tucson Unified School District
‘Tucson, Arizona
Conducted Under the Auspices of
Cambium Learning, Inc.
in Collaboration with
National Academic Educational Partnership
6625 Miami Lakes Drive, Suite 238
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Members of the Tucson Unified School District Audit Team:
President, Cambium Learning, Inc.
David F. Cappellucci
Vice-President of Education Services, Cambium Learning, Inc.
Christina Williams
Chief Executive Officer, National Academic Educational Partnership
Jeffrey J, Hernandez
Senior Lead Auditor and Project Manager
Luanne P, Nelson, M.Ed.
Auditors
Teri Casteel, M.Ed.
Glenton Gilzean, M.S.
Gershom Faulkner, M.S,
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Curriculum Audit ~ Mexican American Studies Department ~ Tucson Unified School District
1. Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 4
AuoiT PURPOSE 4
BACKGROUND 5
Distaict LEADERSHIP 6
‘CURRICULAR TIMELINE OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT PROGRAM COMMUNIQUE 10
Ml, METHODOLOGY 12
‘Aur BACKGROUND, STANDARDS, AND SCOPE OF WORK 12
OuTCOME MEASURES as
Ill, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 18
(OUTCOME MEASURE 1 18
‘OuTcoMe MEASURE 2 43
‘OUTCOME MEASURE 3 50
IV, RECOMMENDATIONS 63
RECOMMENDATION 1 64
RECOMMENDATION 2 66
RECOMMENDATION 3 om
Vv. SUMMARY 67
APPENDIX 70
‘SUMMARY OF CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS ~ MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT ze
‘SUMMARY OF FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS. 96
‘TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DisTRICT DATA SOURCES 107
MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT READING LIST 116
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