Office of Standards and Instructional Support

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About

The Office of Standards and Instructional Support (SIS) consists of full-time and part-time staff of content specialists with expertise in all areas within the Colorado Academic Standards. This team is committed to supporting education professionals across the state in implementing the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) for student success. The team provides guidance and expertise through technical assistance, both internally and externally, related to standards implementation and instructional support.

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News and Announcements

Standards Revision Update

At their December 2024 meeting, the State Board of Education made decisions regarding the review and revision of the Colorado Academic Standards for comprehensive health; mathematics; reading, writing and communicating; and science.

After considering benchmarking studies and stakeholder feedback for each subject area, the State Board made the following decisions for standards revisions:

Comprehensive Health: Adopt the current standards without revisions.

Mathematics: Convene a committee to review and propose potential revisions to the high school mathematics standards only.

Reading, Writing and Communicating: Adopt the current standards without revisions.

Science: Direct CDE staff to evaluate and make recommendations to strengthen the K-12 science standards around climate science.

View the timeline for the review and revision of the science and high school mathematics standards on the Colorado Academic Standards Review and Revision page.

Virtual Curriculum Adoption and Implementation Learning Series

CDE is offering a three-part webinar series to help school and district leaders, as well as adoption and implementation committees, understand and apply CDE’s Curriculum Adoption and Implementation Guidance. Hosted by CDE’s mathematics and literacy content specialists, each 30-minute session will highlight key components of the guidance and provide time for live Q&A. Interested attendees in the learning series can submit questions in advance. Join the session on Zoom.

Attendees are welcome to join one, two or all three sessions in the learning series based on their role and interest.

August 26, 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Determine Current and Ideal State with a Communal Lens (Adoption)
September 9, 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Research, Evaluate and Analyze Materials (Adoption)
September 23, 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Implement with a Systems Lens and Create a Sustainable System (Implementation)

Questions regarding the learning series can be sent to Tabitha Nickerson, CDE Mathematics Content Specialist, at nickerson_t@cde.state.co.us.