Section 13040 Of Part 8.7. California Native American Public Education Grant Program From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 8.7.
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. (a) The State Librarian shall expend the funds allocated for
the purposes of this part to develop, in consultation with the State
Department of Education and the Curriculum Development and
Supplemental Materials Commission related to history-social science
curriculum framework and content standards, California Native
American instructional resources for use in the public schools
maintaining any combination of instructional settings from
kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive.
(b) The State Librarian may award grants on a competitive basis or
shall contract with instructional resource developers to prepare the
instructional resources consistent with the state curriculum
framework and content standards where the teaching of Native American
history is identified, and shall consult with a broadly based group
of experts to advise upon and review the instructional resources. The
instructional resources shall be subject to Section 13041 and all
other relevant statutes governing the content of educational
materials prior to distribution to the public schools.
(c) In carrying out subdivision (b), the State Librarian is
encouraged to do or enable each of the following, to the extent
possible:
(1) Involve California Native Americans in the development of the
instructional resources.
(2) Consult with local and regional consortia of organizations and
individuals engaged in similar educational, research, and
development efforts.
(3) Coordinate and collaborate with organizations and individuals
engaging in similar educational, research, and development endeavors.
(4) Utilize creative and innovative methods and approaches in
research for, and development of, the instructional resources.
(5) Seek matching funds, in-kind contributions, or other sources
of support to supplement the funds provided in support of this part.
(6) Propose the use of a variety of media, including new
technology and the arts, to creatively and strategically appeal to
pupils while enhancing and enriching community-based educational
efforts.
(7) Include scholarly inquiry related to the variety of
experiences of California Native Americans.
(8) Add relevant materials to, or catalogue relevant materials in,
libraries and other repositories for the creation, publication, and
distribution of bibliographies, curriculum guides, oral histories,
and other resource directories and supporting the continued
development of scholarly work on this subject by making a broad range
of archival, library, and research materials more accessible to the
American public.