KY Core Content Standards

Question 1

Common Core State Standards

Answer 1

• An attempt to align state curricula
• Follows standards-based education reform of the 1980s
• Seeks greater work readiness in high school graduates

Question 2

Common Core Content Standards Timeline

Answer 2

• Initiative announced on 1 June 2009
• Adopted in Kentucky on 10 February 2010
• Standards for math and ELA released on 2 June 2010
• Fully implemented in Kentucky in the 2011-2012 school year

Question 3

Why were core content standards were created

Answer 3

• To nationally standardize education in the United States
• To make high school
  graduates competitive internationally
• To cultivate:

Critical readers

Evidenced-based thinkers

Responsible citizens

Question 4

Design of the Common Standards

Answer 4

• Common State Standards have only been set for Language Arts and Mathematics
• This reflects students’ greater needs for these areas in the workforce and for success in school

Question 5

JCPS Core Content Vocabulary

Answer 5

• Cross listed for elementary school and middle school

With subjects:

Arts and humanities

Math

Practical Living

Reading

Science

Social Studies

Question 6

Application to Students with Disabilities

Answer 6

• In accordance with IDEA, students with disabilities “must be challenged to excel within the general curriculum and be prepared for success in their post-school lives, including college and/or careers.”
• The Standards can be referenced when writing IEP goals, but goals must be individualized for each unique learner