Since 2015, Helen K. Foster, EdD, has served as the Superintendent of Coalinga-Huron Unified School District in Coalinga, California. Active in her field beyond her everyday work with the district, Dr. Helen K. Foster maintains membership in the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
ACSA reported last November that the California State Board of Education approved new classroom materials for K-8 students that focus on the unique role that the state has played in the nation’s history and social progress. The new materials aim to provide students with a more inclusive and historically accurate picture of California - as well as the United States - and to put that history in context using the latest research and information to better enable them to think independently about controversial issues.
Some of the topics the curriculum will seek to address are civic engagement, the current and historical challenges faced by the LGBT community, and California’s history as a haven for people of all backgrounds and cultures.
