Public Information - Press Release

Release Date: Immediate
Contact: (PIO) Alan Trudell (714-663-6503)
Frank Mackay, director of 7-12 instruction (714-663-6454)

GGUSD Hosts Grand Opening of New Preschool Learning Center and Community Family Campus

Garden Grove Unified School District is one of 114 U.S. school districts selected this week to share $98.5 million in federal Teaching American History grants. GGUSD, the only Orange County district selected, will receive $959,014.

Seventeen California school districts were among the recipients of the competitive grants as announced Monday, Sept. 22, by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Page.
The Teaching American History grant program supports three-year projects to fortify teachers' knowledge, understanding and appreciation for American history through intensive, ongoing professional development. Grant programs are in partnership with organizations that have extensive knowledge of American history, such as libraries, museums, nonprofit history or humanities organizations, and higher education institutions.

"The district and institutions with expertise in American history will join to help raise student achievement and ensure that teachers develop the knowledge and skills necessary to teach traditional American history in exciting and engaging ways," stated Frank Mackay, GGUSD director of 7-12 instruction.

The district will collaborate with California State University, Long Beach, and its College of Liberal Arts in implementing staff development programs for intermediate and high school history teachers. University faculty will work closely with the teachers, emphasizing historical skills, content, teaching methods, and making use of the American Historical Association's benchmarks for teaching history. In addition, the Calabasas-based Center for Civic Education will provide curriculum training on democratic principles and the Constitution over the three-year grant cycle.

The Garden Grove Unified School District serves most of Garden Grove and portions of Santa Ana, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Stanton, Cypress, and Anaheim.

PR #287

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