Colorado Academic Standards Review and Revision

State Board completes review and approval process

The State Board of Education approved revisions to the Colorado Academic Standards in the ten content areas of comprehensive health and physical education; dance; drama and theatre arts; mathematics; music; reading, writing, and communicating; science; social studies; visual arts; and world languages by July 1, 2018, in alignment with state law. In addition, the State Board of Education adopted new voluntary secondary computer science standards. 

Final versions of the 2018 Colorado Academic Standards will be available in August, following copy editing and website updates. These final versions will include amendments introduced by the State Board during the approval process for three content areas: comprehensive health and physical education; reading, writing, and communicating; and social studies. The links to proposed revisions by content area listed below are not the final versions. To read more about the 2018 review and revision process, along with previous drafts, committee meeting summaries, and public feedback, see a complete listing of resources for all the content areas.

Districts will have two years to review and revise their local standards as needed with implementation scheduled for the 2020-21 school year, which is the first year the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessments will reflect the content of the 2018 standards.

State Board review of standards recommendations

The State Board of Education heard final recommendations from the standards review and revision committees through its June meeting. The schedule for presentations and approval of revisions is listed below and was updated at the conclusion of each board meeting.

• March: Final recommendations for arts, computer science and world languages.
  • March 14, 2018
    • Visual and performing arts information item presented.
      • View all board documents | Watch March 14 archive video
      • View March 14 state board meeting agenda and materials
  • March 15, 2018
    • Computer science and world languages information item presented.
      • View all board documents | Watch March 15 archive video
      • View March 15 state board meeting agenda and materials
• April: Final recommendations for mathematics, social studies and science. Action to approve arts, computer science and world languages.  
  • April 11, 2018
    • Board votes to approve arts, computer science, and world languages. 
    • Mathematics, science, and social studies information item presented.
    • Board submits amendments for science and social studies: Science | Social Studies Red Line Version | Social Studies Clean Version
      • View all board documents | Watch April 11 archive video
      • View April 11 state board meeting agenda and materials
• May: Final recommendations for comprehensive health and physical education; reading, writing, and communicating; and science. Action to approve mathematics and social studies.
  • May 9, 2018
    • Comprehensive health and physical education; science; and reading, writing, and communicating information item presented.
    • Board submits amendments for comprehensive health and reading, writing, and communicating: Comprehensive Health | Reading, Writing, and Communicating
      • View all board documents | Watch May 9 archive video
      • View May 9 state board meeting agenda and materials
  • May 10, 2018
    • Board votes to approve mathematics and social studies.
      • View all board documents | Watch May 10 archive video
      • View May 10 state board meeting agenda and materials
• June: Action to approve comprehensive health and physical education; reading, writing, and communicating; and science.
  • June 13, 2018
    • Board votes to approve comprehensive health and physical education; reading, writing, and communicating; and science.
      • View all board documents | Watch June 13 archive video
      • View June 13 state board meeting agenda and materials

Each committee's final recommendations are linked below by content area.

Visual and Performing Arts

• Dance Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Dance Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Dance Committee Page

• Drama and Theatre Arts Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Drama and Theatre Arts Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Drama and Theatre Arts Committee Page

• Music Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Music Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Music Committee Page

• Visual Arts Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Visual Arts Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Visual Arts Committee Page

Mathematics

• Mathematics Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Mathematics Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: March 2018 (letters/emails PDF) |  For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Mathematics Committee Page

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

• Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: March 2018 (letters/emails PDF) |  For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Reading, Writing, and Communicating Committee Page

Science

• Science Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Science Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: March 2018 (letters/emails PDF) | For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Science Committee Page

Social Studies

• Social Studies Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Social Studies Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017: History (PDF), Geography (PDF), Economics (PDF), Civics (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: March 2018 (letters/emails PDF) | For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• Social Studies Committee Page

World Languages

• World Languages Standards Recommendations: For State Board of Education Adoption, Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Draft World Languages Standards: For Public Feedback, October-December 2017 (PDF) | Summary of Changes (PDF) | Detailed Changes (XLSX)
• Public Feedback: For Draft Standards, December 2017 (PDF) | For 2009-2010 Standards, May 2017 (PDF)
• Committee Meeting Summaries: Meeting 1 (PDF) | Meeting 2 (PDF) | Meeting 3 (PDF) | Meeting 4 (PDF) | Meeting 5 (PDF)
• World Languages Committee Page

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