Education

SDE welcomes public comment on initial draft of proposed new Content Standards

By News Team

February 11, 2021 12:23 PM

Published February 11, 2021 2:35 PM

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Initial drafts of new Idaho Content Standards for Math, Science and English language arts (ELA) are available for review.

Idahoans are encouraged to study these drafts, comment on the standards and provide feedback that will guide the remaining work to be done on the standards before they are finalized and presented to the State Board of Education next fall and the 2022 Legislature.

“Our Content Standards set the bar for what students statewide need to know and be able to do by the end of each grade as they progress through school. Parents, prospective employers and other stakeholders all have a vested interest in reviewing Idaho’s standards,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said. “Transparency and public engagement have been top priorities since we began this process last June.”

Educators, parents, school board members, legislators and others from across the state volunteered to serve on review committees for each content area and worked throughout the summer and fall to bring forward these initial drafts.

“I’m tremendously grateful for the tireless, excellent work of the volunteers who are reviewing Idaho’s existing standards, who looked into other states’ standards and then proposed initial drafts of new Idaho standards,” Superintendent Ybarra said.

To review the initial draft standards, go to the State Department of Education’s Content Standards Review page and select math, science or ELA. To share your thoughts once you’ve reviewed a draft, go online to fill out the appropriate comment form:

Public comment will be accepted until June 1, and the review committees will consider the input as they prepare a second draft to submit to the State Board of Education.