Campaign to Promote Ethnic Studies Summit
HOSTED BY CALIFORNIA-MEXICO STUDIES CENTER, CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION, EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CSU SAN BERNARDINO L.E.A.D. PROGRAM & THE ETHNIC STUDIES NOW COALITION
Saturday, October 18, 2014 ~ 9am-5pm
CSULB Anatol Conference Center (University Library AS-125)
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840
Directions and $5 parking at Lots #5 and #7:
PURPOSE: A conference for advocates committed to promote ethnic studies at all levels of the educational system, to discuss the state of Ethnic Studies in California, Arizona and Texas, and present new models that enhance Ethnic Studies in K-12, based on local-control school board policies and partnerships between schools with colleges and universities.
Objectives of the Campaign to Promote Ethnic Studies in K-12:
- Promote students' positive academic achievement and H.S. completion;
- Promote students' respect and awareness of the history and culture of diverse Americans;
- Promote the value of a college going culture; and
- Prepare students to participate and contribute to the local and global economy
PROGRAM
9:00 am - Welcome and introductions, Armando Vazquez-Ramos
and Enrique Murillo
9:15 am - Panel: Local Ethnic Studies School Board Policies
and College-Credit Course Models
The El Rancho USD Ethnic Studies Policy requirement Model
- Dr. Aurora Villon, El Rancho USD Board President
- Jose Lara, El Rancho USD Board Vice President
- Martin Galindo, El Rancho USD Superintendent
CSULB college credit classes at Carson H.S. and El Rancho H.S. Model
- Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, CSULB Chicano & Latino Studies Dpt.
- Veronica Jimenez, Director of Operations, Carson Boys & Girls Club
- Michelle Gomez, College Bound Coordinator, Carson Boys & Girls Club
10:00 am - Panel: The Struggle for Mexican American Studies in
Arizona and Texas
- Manuel Hernandez, Arizona State University Professor
- Sean Arce, Tucson USD Mexican American Studies Program Founder
- Roberto Rodriguez, University of Arizona Professor
11:00 am - GUEST SPEAKER: Bennett Kayser, LAUSD School
Board Member
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ROUND TABLE PRESENTATIONS:
Community-based initiatives and commitments to support the CPES Plan:
- ETHNIC STUDIES NOW COALITION
- HERMANDAD MEXICANA
- RAZA STUDIES CONFERENCE- PLAN DE LOS ANGELES
- CARSON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
- HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HoLA)
- FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS
- ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE-L.A.
- STUDENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM (SFER)
- MECHA & LA RAZA STUDENT ASSOCIATION
- LONG BEACH CENTRO C.H.A.
- PUENTE Program
- THE MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
- E.L.A. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
- HERITAGE FOR AMERICA
- MEXICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION (MAPA)
- CITY OF LOS ANGELES and L.A. COUNTY AMERICAN INDIAN COMMISSIONS
- LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC)
- ASSOCIATION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS (AMAE)
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHICANO/A STUDIES (NACCS)
1:30 pm - WORKING GROUPS STRATEGY BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
- Students for the Campaign to Promote Ethnic Studies (CPES)
- Ethnic Studies Teaching Credential & Curriculum Development
- School Board Ethnic Studies resolutions and local-control empowerment
- Community Organizations’ initiatives in support of the CPES movement
- CSU, UC, Private and Community College Ethnic Studies faculty
3:00 pm - WORKING GROUPS REPORTING
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4:00 pm - GENERAL DISCUSSION AND FOLLOW-UP PLAN
5:00 pm - DESPEDIDA
HOSTED BY CALIFORNIA-MEXICO STUDIES CENTER, CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION, EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE ETHNIC STUDIES NOW COALITION & THE CSU SAN BERNARDINO L.E.A.D. PROGRAM
or call Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos at:
(562) 972-0986; and to register go to:
