What will my child be learning in grades 1-8? In July 2010, DCPS
joined more than 40 states in adopting new and more rigorous
academic standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics for
grades K-12. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) set clear
expectations for what students should know and be able to do at
each grade level. The CCSS start by establishing what high
school graduates need to truly be ready for success in college,
careers and life. Then those goals are back-mapped down through
the grades to kindergarten, so that students, parents and
teachers all know what skills and knowledge are necessary at
each step along the way. In 2011, we have crafted an Academic
Plan for the next four years that is the road map to
implementing these game-changing new standards and to advancing
student progress even further than we have over the past four
years. Because the CCSS apply to almost the entire country and
have been created to match the highest expectations around the
globe, we can now be sure we are pr