EDU-230
Oct. 27, 2013
Emil Cicogna
Issues in Multicultural Education The El Centro Elementary School District is made up of 8 elementary schools, one kinder-eighth, and two junior high schools (7-8). (Local Ed. Agency Plan 2012) This diverse school district is located in the city of El Centro, California in the Imperial County. Through my research I have discovered that at this time the El Centro Elementary School District does not have any type of citizenship character education as part of their curriculum. “Students are benefiting today from having the opportunity to practice moral character at school” (EDU-230, Lecture 6, 2013). This is a problem I feel needs to be looked at, assessed and solved. The fact that …show more content…
an administrator, councelor and teacher) goes through a three day intensive training course at a model school (Character Counts, 2013). After this training is completed, “Implementation time is dependent on this group, the school district, and school administration” (Employee at CC!, personal communication via phone, Oct. 2013). The employee went on to say, “That after this initial training is complete the implementation of the Character Counts program, on average can be implemented into a school’s curriculum with in a months time” (Employee at CC!, personal communication via phone, Oct. …show more content…
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