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NCDPI's Office of Academic Standards serves as the authoritative source for the review, revision, and support for the implementation of state content standards in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (SCOS).
Please see the information for June 2023 below as we progress through the process to update the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards:
- Launching the Revision Phase for 2023 - 2024
- Standards Writing Team (SWT) application open until noon on June 30
- DRC recommendations and final report from Review Phase
- World Languages Timeline through 2027
- Standards Review & Revision Updates
- Arts Education SWT application open until June 30
- Guidance All Stakeholder DRC Recommendation survey due July 17
- Healthful Living Draft 1 surveys available until September 18
- Communications
Launching the Revision Phase for 2023 - 2024
Standards Writing Team (SWT) Application
Open until noon on Friday, June 30
The World Languages Standards Writing Team (SWT) application is open until noon next Friday, June 30, 2023. The SWT will create drafts of new K-12 standards for World Languages based on the recommendations of the World Languages Data Review Committee (DRC). They will also draw on the extensive data collected during the review phase in 2022 - 2023 and analyzed by the DRC from surveys, focus groups, interviews, and research. Please read the World Languages SWT Scope of Work for additional details about this opportunity, which includes a tentative timeline for the 2023 - 2024 school year.
The SWT will include diverse perspectives and represent our state’s regions, districts, charter schools, and other educational organizations. SWT members will provide varying perspectives and experiences regarding the current standards with the many languages, programs, and types of courses offered across the state in World Languages.
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If you are interested in being considered for the SWT, please submit an online application by using the links below or the QR code. Also, feel free to share this information with others who you think would be a good fit for this work.
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In order to ensure that a range of stakeholders with various professional and personal interests are involved in the revision and writing of the standards, a clear process of solicitation, application, screening, and approval takes place. Once the screening and approval process is complete, applicants who have been selected for the World Languages SWT will be notified by Monday, July 10 and the initial meeting of the group, which will be virtual, is being planned for the week of July 24 - 28.
DRC Recommendations and Final Report
The recommendations below from the World Languages Data Review Committee (DRC) were presented at the State Board of Education (SBE) meeting in June as part of the presentation, Permission to Revise Standards for K-12 Arts, Guidance, and World Languages.
- Use the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages with the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements as the taxonomy/framework
- Increase the rigor of student outcomes by raising the proficiency exit expectations for programs and courses
- Clarify wording in objectives and provide details for unique program needs (heritage language courses, DL/I programs, classical languages, etc.)
On June 1, 2023, the SBE accepted the World Languages DRC recommendation to revise our current Standard Course of Study, the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards, so we are now in the Revision Phase.
Feel free to access the slides from the SBE presentation and/or the final report from the DRC for the Review Phase. The recording from the May 31 presentation is posted on the NCDPI Public Meetings YouTube Channel in the Part 1 video, and the presentation and discussion runs from 29:10 - 51:15.
The NCDPI World Languages Team is now in the process of establishing and convening a World Languages SWT to review feedback compiled by the DRC and create the drafts of the new standards during the 2023 - 2024 academic year.
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World Languages Timeline through 2027
The following are projected timeframes and subject to change. Please see pages 11 - 27 in the North Carolina SCOS Internal Procedures Manual for details about each of the phases summarized below.
Review Phase Completed
- Research about policies, legislation, best practices, other state and national standards, educational research, and trends from business/industry
- Surveys for individual stakeholders and for local PSU teams
- Regional focus groups and interviews
- Data Review Committee (DRC)
- State Board of Education (SBE) approval to move to Revision
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 Canva credits: Brandon Roeder, NCDPI Arts Education (Music & Theatre) & Ann Marie Gunter, NCDPI World Languages
Revision Phase: 2023 - 2024
- Standards Writing Team (SWT) selection and meetings
- SWT creates Draft 1 of new standards and Standard-by-Standard surveys used for feedback
- DRC compiles feedback for SWT
- SWT creates Draft 2 and general feedback survey used for input
- DRC compiles feedback for SWT
- SWT creates Draft 3 to present to SBE for discussion and approval
Installation Phase: 2024 - 2025
- New standards provided to all stakeholders
- NCDPI prepares statewide professional development and updates support documents
- Public School Units (PSUs), or districts and charter schools, develop plans for rollout of new standards in local curriculum
Initial Implementation Phase: 2025 - 2026
- New standards used in all K-12 classrooms
- PSU rollout of local training and curriculum writing
- NCDPI facilitates statewide training with materials and support documents for new standards
Full Implementation Phase: 2026 - 2027 and beyond
- Professional development at state and local levels expanded and shared with lessons learned
- NCDPI and PSUs collaborate to identify and address needs
- Annual needs assessment survey deployed to collect data on implementation and future needs
Standards Review & Revision Update
Along with World Languages, several other content areas are in the Revision Phase. Please see the details below for each one, which are also posted on dropdowns under Standards Review and Revision Updates on the landing page for NCDPI's Office of Academic Standards.
Arts Education SWT Application
Open until Friday, June 30
If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Standards Writing Team (SWT) for Arts Education, you can view the Scope of Work and access the online application at https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wBd1CMiWBdjzf0. Applications close on Friday, June 30, 2023.
Guidance All Stakeholder DRC Recommendation Survey
Due Monday, July 17
The recommendation from the Guidance DRC based on the data collection statewide is to adopt the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Student Standards: Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success. The NCDPI School Counseling team needs input on this recommendation and is asking school counselors and others who are interested in giving feedback on this recommendation to complete the survey at https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_beDH4K09hVvQMDA by Monday, July 17, 2023.
Healthful Living Standards - Draft 1 Surveys
Due Monday, September 18
The North Carolina SCOS Internal Procedures Manual specifies that NCDPI will formally collect feedback from educators, administrators, parents, students, institutions of higher education, business/industry representatives, national organizations, and other education agencies on each draft of the revised K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards.
Surveys have been released to gather feedback on the first draft of the proposed 2023 K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards. The purpose of these surveys is to obtain input from all stakeholders regarding the proposed K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards and to inform any additional revisions, which may include changes, clarifications, additions, deletions, or replacements to the draft standards. The surveys will be open until Monday, September 18, 2023.
For a copy of the Draft 1 Standards, please go to the Healthful Living tab on the Office of Academic Standards landing page and access either Draft 1 Health Education Standards or Draft 1 Physical Education Standards.
Thank you in advance for any feedback that you or others can provide to the Healthful Living standards revision process.
Communications
The World Languages #SettingTheStandard newsletter is a monthly publication that features:
- updates about our progress in the current phase
- reminders about dates and deadlines for stakeholder input
- links to where more details are posted about the process
Archived editions of the World Languages #SettingTheStandard newsletter are located in the Communications area of the World Languages Resources Hub at bit.ly/NCWLresources, along with other publications like the #WLWednesdays newsletters and the GLE Quarterly Updates.
If you want to receive messages from NCDPI World Languages like the newsletters, go to the NCDPI Sign Up for Updates page or click on the button below to add your email address to the World Language listservs.
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Connect with NCDPI World Languages!
Dr. Ann Marie Gunter, K-12 World Languages Consultant
NCDPI World Languages: bit.ly/NCWorldLanguages
Twitter: #NCWLstandards #SettingTheStandard
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