Last Updated on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:01 AM
News Advisory 10-013 - March 10, 2010
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Department of Education invites educators and the public to review and provide feedback on the draft Common Core State Standards for English/language arts and mathematics.
Kentucky will collect feedback via surveys and submit it to Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) for their consideration as they finalize the standards.
The draft standards are posted at the survey site, or visit http://www.corestandards.org/ to see the drafts. The surveys will be open until March 29. To access the surveys, visit the Kentucky Department of Education’s homepage at http://www.education.ky.gov or the URLs below.
English/Language Arts Standards Survey
http://www.education.ky.gov/formserv/?id=KY_core_standards_survey_english
Mathematics Standards Survey
http://www.education.ky.gov/formserv/?id=KY_core_standards_survey_math
These standards represent a set of expectations for student knowledge and skills from kindergarten through grade 12 that will result in high school graduates who are prepared for success in college and careers.
To develop the standards, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) worked with representatives from Kentucky and 50 other states and territories, a wide range of educators, content experts, researchers, national organizations and community groups.
On February 10, the Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board agreed to implement the preliminary standards into each agency’s work. Kentucky is the first state to formally accept the standards.
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