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Update Local Standards

The first step in the transition phase is to make key decisions about local standards. State law (SB 08-212) requires districts and school boards to review and revise current standards in comparison with the Colorado Academic and English Language Proficiency Standards by December 2011. Districts may accomplish this in one of two ways:

  1. Review and revise existing local standards to meet or exceed the new Colorado standards in all content areas and English language proficiency.

    OR

  2. Adopt Colorado Academic Standards and Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards as written.

 

Process to Adopt Local Standards


REVIEW AND REVISE
Review and revise local standards to meet or exceed Colorado Academic Standards and Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards
 

OR

ADOPT
Adopt Colorado Academic Standards and Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards

 

 

 

Use "review and revise" tools
to make comparisons and
find gaps

 

Move to next step:
Make key decisions about curriculum

 

 

Adjust standards to meet or
exceed state standards

 

 

 

 

Adopt standards

 

 

 

 

Move to next step:
Make key decisions about curriculum