San Diego Unified School District
History-Social Science
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Welcome to SDUSD's OFFICIAL History Social Science website!
✳️ To access links with an asteriks, you must be an SDUSD employee with a valid sandi.net email account. ✳️
Updates
We are excited to launch our public facing SDUSD Civics website to expand access to the California State Seal of Civic Engagement. Website URL: bit.ly/SDUSDCivics
Visit SDUSD's Ethnic Studies website to learn more more about SDUSD's Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement (ESGR). Website URL: sdusdethnicstudies.org
SDUSD Curriculum & Resources
To access curriculum below, you must be an SDUSD employee with a valid sandi.net email account.
📖 UPDATED 2023-2024: HSS Critical Concepts*
HIGH (9-12)
GVC & Supplemental resources to support courses that fulfill the Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement (ESGR).
Open Curriculum & Resources
To access the links below, no login is required as they are open to the public.
📖 Next Generation Personal Finance (High School)
📖 Street Law (High School)
📖 Race - The Power of an Illusion (High School)
📖 Black Freedom Struggle (K-12)
📖 Crash Course: Black American History (8-12)
📖 LGBTQ History Lesson Plans - One Institute (HS)
📖 LGBTQ History Resources (K-12)
Weaving Ethnic Studies
We provide educators with a solid theoretical framework and pedagogy for student-centered, culturally sustaining, and humanizing teaching practices.
We provide ethnic studies awareness & support to educators committed to implementing ethnic studies with fidelity.
We can provide support to teachers and departments with site-specific needs and goals. To access the link below, you must be an SDUSD employee with a valid sandi.net email account.
Contact Us
Content Area Support
Tere Cesena Bontempo, Ph.D. (she/her) | mcesenabontempo@sandi.net - Econ/Gov, SSCE, YPAR
Kay Flewelling, Ph.D. (she/her) | kflewelling@sandi.net - ES/World History/US History
Ratha Kelly (she/her) | rkelly1@sandi.net - Middle School HSS
Brian Batugo (he/him) | bbatugo@sandi.net - AAPI Studies, SSCE, YPAR
Sharon Apple (she/her) | sapple@sandi.net - Intro to ES
Guillermo Gomez, Ph.D. (he/him) | ggomez1@sandi.net - Intro to ES
Kiki Ochoa, Ph.D. (he/him) | eochoa@sandi.net - Intro to ES
Larry Thurman (he/him) | lthurman@sandi.net - Intro to ES
Professional Development Support
Brian Batugo (he/him) | bbatugo@sandi.net - Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
Ricardo Medina, Ph.D. (he/him) | rmedina3@sandi.net - ES Liaison Support
Ratha Kelly (she/her) | rkelly1@sandi.net - PD Support & Planning, New Course Development
ES/HSS Administrator Support
Toya Profit (she/her) | tprofit@sandi.net - ES/HSS Program Manager
Ebonee Weathers (she/her) | eweathers@sandi.net - Executive Director of Equity & Belonging
If you have any questions or comments about this website, please contact:
Brian Batugo - bbatugo@sandi.net