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Mexican American Student Services
Sean Arce
Director
1010 E. 10th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 225-6229
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Mexican American Student Services
Programs
Our programs use a comprehensive approach to provide an integrated strategy for promoting academic success.
- Student Support - Prevention and Intervention
The Mexican American Student Services model and its pursuit incorporate both intervention and prevention goals through the creation of a critical consciousness and an academic identity. - Curriculum Content Integration
Our curriculum uses a transformative approach. Content about Chicanos/Latinos and their cultural groups are brought from the margin to the center of the curriculum.
The Social Justice Education Project (SJEP)
http://www.socialjusticeproject.org
A two year student led social research program existing in some TUSD Mexican American Student Services American History and American Government classes, were social research is connected with curriculum.
Chicano/a Studies Classes
- High School - Stand-alone, co-teaching
- Middle School Stand - alone 7th & 8th Grade Social Studies, Cultures
- Elementary School - Co-teaching, modeling, guest
teacher, enrichment
Professional
Development
Using a Latino Critical Race Theory framework, our professional
development program promotes practices that educators can implement
to enhance the academic identity and achievement of all students,
with an emphasis on Latino students in particular and students
of color in general.
Mexican American Student Services Team - We offer professional development meetings throughout the school year. Each meeting addresses topics through a Chicana/o historical, cultural, and literary perspective.
Mexican American Student Services Summer Institute - This four-day conference provides Chicana/o studies-based lessons and units to implement at all grade levels.
Parent/Community Involvement
Ce-Ollin Parent Encuentros - provide parents with the
opportunity to hear children deliver presentations on their
intellectual growth and also help parents to develop a foundation
for engaging in activities of social justice, social transformation,
and educational justice. We focus on the experiences of parents
from diverse ethnic backgrounds.