State Board of Education Approves New Science Standards; Installation to Begin in 2023-24
The Office of Academic Standards’ Science team is excited to announce that the 2023 K-12 Science Standards were approved by the State Board of Education at their July 6th, 2023, meeting. The work was completed under the processes and protocols outlined in the NC Standard Course of Study Manual. The process included feedback from focus groups in each State Board region, one-on-one interviews and over 14,000 responses to surveys. Nearly 60 different professional educators from across NC districts, charter schools, and institutions of higher education helped review the response data and revise the standards. Thank you to everyone who participated in the review and revision process.
The adoption of the 2023 K-12 Science Standards is the end of the first stage in the process, with the focus now moving to the “installation” stage. Over the 2023-2024 school year, NCDPI will be working alongside leaders from PSUs to ensure all stakeholders are aware of the new standards, have opportunities to review changes from the 2009 standards, and prepare for the new standards to be implemented beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Please note, the current 2009 Science standards will remain in place for classroom instruction and assessment for the 2023-2024 school year.
To support the start of the “installation” stage, the Science Team has prepared several documents to support school and district leaders.
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K-12 Science Standards Installation Timeline - An initial timeline for installation of the 2023 standards with key activities and steps for NCDPI, PSU leaders, and teachers
- The Science team will begin working with school and district science leads later this summer to prepare future support documents and plan professional development.
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2023 K-12 Science Standards - A folder containing ALL grades/courses within one document as well as each individual grade/course’s set of standards
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Crosswalks of the 2009 and 2023 Standards - A folder with a crosswalk document for each individual grade/course’s standards
The Science team looks forward to working closely with PSU leaders over the coming months to support all stakeholders in preparing to implement the 2023 K-12 Science Standards beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.
Please be on the lookout for more information and details in the near future. Be sure to join the K-12 Science listserv to receive updates.
Dr. Kristi Day
Director, Office of Academic Standards
kristi.day@dpi.nc.gov
Dr. Charles Aiken
Section Chief for Math, Science and STEM
charles.aiken@dpi.nc.gov
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