The Houston Independent School District is responding to an inappropriate lesson plan circulating on social media that was supposed to be taught to middle school students in the district’s New Education System-aligned campuses.
The image of the lesson plan sent to KPRC 2′s tip line instructed students to read a paragraph from a book published by author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. The particular paragraph in question describes an encounter between a man and a woman in a hotel room. The lesson then asks students to summarize what happened.
KPRC 2 immediately reached out to Houston ISD for a response. Newly-appointed superintendent Mike Miles sent us a written statement saying that the lessons given to students moving forward will be “age-appropriate” and meet his “high standards.” Miles added he will be taking things a step forward by paying a “team of HISD teacher-experts” from each grade level and content area to review the curriculum moving forward.Let me begin by assuring parents and families that the curriculum and lessons given to our students tomorrow will be age-appropriate and meet the high standards that I set when I was appointed in June.
In addition, I have already begun taking steps to strengthen our curriculum development and review processes. We are paying a team of HISD teacher-experts from each grade level and content area to review curriculum half time. They will make our lessons better and I’m grateful they will be joining the team. Next, we will be reaching out to engage our teachers district-wide and in our divisions to get feedback on the curricular resources we provide.
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