INTERNAL ONLY: Curriculum Development Project - Personal / Ethnic Studies

Centinela Valley Union High School District; Lawndale (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

Centinela Valley Union High School District seeks a Curriculum Development Project lead for Personal Finance and Ethnic Studies. This certificated extra-duty assignment will review and design district curricula, ensuring alignment with California state mandates and the 2016 History–Social Science Framework.

The role involves analyzing AB 2927 and AB 2016, evaluating current social studies offerings, and creating thematic course outlines that satisfy graduation requirements while embracing

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Mandate & Framework Analysis: Review AB 2927 and Ethnic Studies guidelines to ensure district courses meet graduation requirements.
• Core Topic Integration: Build unit plans covering banking, budgeting, credit, investments, and consumer protection.
• Standards Alignment: Align materials with California ELA/History/Social Studies standards and related frameworks.
• Curriculum and Assessment Development: Create curriculum maps and common assessments ensuring alignment and requirements.
• Teacher Presentations: Present analyses and curriculum maps to social studies teachers, administrators and school board.
• Release days: Schedule release days as needed by the Director of Teaching and Learning.

Skills

Curriculum design

Instructional design

Job description

Curriculum Development Project – Personal Finance and Ethnic Studies

Job ID: 1515

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

Location(s)

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

Certificated Opportunity for Extra Duty Assignment

Duration

November 12, 2026 - June 30, 2027

Compensation

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

Description

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Desirable Qualifications

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

Reports To

Director, Teaching and Learning

Areas of Responsibility

• 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 2027-2028 school year.
• Ensure that recommended resources include differentiated strategies and culturally responsive materials appropriate for English learners, students with disabilities, and diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
• Curriculum and Assessment Development:
  • Develop a curriculum map and common assessments using these resources to ensure alignment and that all requirements are met.
  • Review the A-G requirements for History/Social Science, and prepare the course outlines to ensure new or revised Personal Finance and Ethnic Studies courses meet the University of California and California State University A–G subject requirements.
  • 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.
• Teacher Presentations
  • Prepare presentations of the analysis and curriculum maps to social studies teachers, students, administration and school board in preparation for full implementation of the curriculum.
• Release days:
  • To prepare for full implementation of the curriculum, it may be necessary for release days to be scheduled by the Director of Teaching and Learning, as needed.

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Centinela Valley Union High School District is committed to providing a safe school and working environment where all individuals in education are afforded equal access and opportunities. The District's academic and other educational support programs, services and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any individual based on the person's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information regarding complaints, please click here to access the District's Complaints Webpage: http://bit.ly/cvcomplaints , or contact the Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Division, Centinela Valley Union High School District, 14901 Inglewood Avenue, Lawndale CA 90260, [phone].