Washington D.C.

EdGate Curriculum Matrix
WASHINGTON D.C. Standards
July 2005
Curriculum Matrix Standards

Washington D.C. standards are available for every grade level: K-12.

Washington D.C. standards have 4 levels:  Level 1: Content Standard; Level 2: Performance Standard / Essential Skill; Level 3: Student Expectation; Level 4: Grade Level Example 
Subject by Subject  Data for Washington D.C.
 		Subject State Adoption Date Matrix version (date) ICLE Data for Washington D.C.
LANGUAGE ARTS April 2005 / June 2001 April 2005 / June 2001 K,1,2,3,4,5,6 = test data
7,8,9,10,11,12 = no test data
MATHEMATICS April 2005 / June 2001 April 2005 / June 2001 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9-12 = test data
K = no test data
SCIENCE June 2001 June 2001 K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9-12 Biology= tested
SOCIAL STUDIES 2004 2004 n/a
ARTS  June 2001   TBD n/a
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION n/a CAREER CLUSTERS and SCANS n/a
HEALTH AND PE n/a n/a n/a
WORLD LANGUAGES n/a ACTFL National Standards n/a
LIBRARY n/a ALA National Standards n/a
What's coming up for Washington D.C. AUGUST 2005: SC, SS - Waiting for an email on adoption dates, they were still in draft form
Standards FAQ's  Official Name: Washington D.C. Content Standards
Official Web Site:   http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/curriculum/curriculum1.html
D.C. Public Schools is now a standards-based system, which means that standards have been set for teacher performance, principal performance and student performance. The academic standards set for students let them know what they should know and be able to do at each grade level.
Content standards describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject. Performance standards show students what good performance looks like.

Content standards for English, math, history, art, music, health and world languages have now been published. The next target areas are geography and career/vocational education. Content specialists, experts in a particular subject area in the Department of Teaching and Learning, are responsible for system-wide instruction in their content area. Content specialists develop curricula, train and advocate for teachers and offer extra support in classrooms.

Each school also has two or three standards specialists, teachers who receive special training so they can help other teachers deliver the best possible instruction.

Students are judged, or assessed, on how well they do in relation to the standards. Promotion guidelines are also based on content and performance standards.


State Assessment:
Language Arts:             Stanford - Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;                                    SAT – Grades 11, 12

Mathematics:                Stanford - Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
                                    SAT – Grades 11, 12

 
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