SB 5612 - DIGEST |
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to partner with nonprofit organizations that teach lessons of the Holocaust and support and train teachers in instructing the lessons of the Holocaust or other acts of genocide to: (1) Develop best practices and curricula for high quality instruction, where the curricula is of various lengths and complexities; |
(2) Encourage and support middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers in implementing these best practices and curricula; and |
(3) Collect feedback from the nonprofit organizations about: (a) How the best practices and curricula are being implemented statewide and if they should be modified; (b) the number of teachers in the past two years; and (c) whether the curricula should be required in public schools, and if so, in which grades. |
Requires middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools that offer curriculum instruction to use the curricula and follow the best practices. |