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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 August 2023 below as we progress through the process to update the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards:
- Revision Phase Progress
- Standards Writing Team (SWT) Initial Meetings
- State Board of Education (SBE) Presentation on Draft 1
- World Language Standards Timeline through 2027
- Standards Updates
- Guidance All Stakeholder DRC Recommendation survey due September 10
- Healthful Living Draft 1 surveys available until September 18
- Science Standards Installation Timeline for 2023 - 2024
- English Language Development (ELD) Standards Implementation Resources
- Communications
Revision Phase Progress
Standards Writing Team (SWT) Initial Meetings
The World Languages Standards Writing Team (SWT) has been selected, and the initial meetings of this group were held virtually during the last week of July. The SWT is creating Draft 1 of the new K-12 standards for World Languages based on the final report from the World Languages Data Review Committee (DRC). They are also drawing on the extensive data compiled and analyzed during the review phase from surveys, focus groups, interviews, and research.
For Draft 1, the SWT is focused on writing standards and objectives that:
The SWT is currently scheduled to have Draft 1 ready to share for public feedback in September. Please see the information below and watch for future messages with specific dates when they are determined.
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SBE Presentation on Draft 1
Tentatively scheduled for September 6
The World Languages SWT work is progressing well, and the next step is for NCDPI staff to bring forward Draft 1 to the State Board of Education (SBE) for informational purposes before soliciting public feedback. World Languages is tentatively scheduled to present Draft 1 during the September 6 morning session as part of the Standards Revision Updates section on the agenda.
The monthly SBE meetings are livestreamed, and all are welcome to view the SBE meetings from a mobile device with the YouTube app or on the NCDPI Public Meetings YouTube Channel via a web browser, where the recordings are later posted.
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World Language Standards Timeline through 2027
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The following are projected timeframes and subject to change. Please see pages 17 - 27 in the North Carolina SCOS Internal Procedures Manual for details about each of the phases summarized below, both before and after the roadmap visual.
Revision Phase: 2023 - 2024
- Standards Writing Team (SWT) selected and meetings held periodically
- SWT creates Draft 1 of new standards and Standard-by-Standard surveys used for feedback from individuals and groups, likely starting in mid-late September
- 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
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 Canva credits: Brandon Roeder, NCDPI Arts Education (Music & Theatre) & Ann Marie Gunter, NCDPI World Languages
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 Updates
Like World Languages, several other content areas are in the Revision Phase, as well as the Installation and Implementation phases. 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.
Guidance All Stakeholder DRC Recommendation Survey
Due Sunday, September 10
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 Sunday, September 10, 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.
Science Standards Installation Timeline for 2023 - 2024
The NCDPI K-12 Science Team is excited to announce that the 2023 K-12 Science Standards were approved by the State Board of Education (SBE) at their July 2023 meeting. The focus has now moved to Installation, and, during the 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.
Note: The current 2009 Science standards will remain in place for classroom instruction and assessment for the 2023-2024 school year.
Please see the K-12 Science Standards Installation Timeline for information about key activities and steps for NCDPI, PSU leaders, and teachers from Summer 2023 through Winter 2024.
ELD Standards Implementation Resources
The 2023-2024 school year is the first year of Full Implementation for the English Language Development (ELD) Standards. Many resources were created as part of the Installation and Initial Implementation phases, which are housed in the ELD Standards Resources Hub.
Feel free to go to https://bit.ly/ELDStandardsHub and explore what's there. You can also subscribe to receive updates so that you get information about new supports as they are developed and released.
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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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