This division supports teachers and administrators to provide a comprehensive, systematic, rigorous and relevant education to all students. The work focuses on the adoption of researched based and state adopted curriculum. We ensure high quality academic programs through a comprehensive professional learning plan that includes district and school leadership teams, culture and climate teams, a curriculum council, and content based professional development. 

This division is currently focused on the development of robust instructional programs for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), English Language Development (ELD), and Title I intervention programs.

Content Standards

Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.

The content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education are listed below: Printed publications can be purchased from CDE Press Educational Resources Catalog.

Current Standards

English Language Arts

• Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Adopted August 2010 (PDF; 2MB) (Modified March 2013 Publication Version)
• Word version of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (DOC; 3MB)

Brochures for Parents/Guardians

These brochures on the ELA/literacy standards provide parent/guardians insights into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.

• Kindergarten – Grade Two Del kindergarten al 2º grado Español
• Grades 3–5 Del 3º al 5º grado Español
• Grades 6–8 Del 6º al 8º grado Español
• Grades 9–12 Del 9º al 12º grado Español

Mathematics

• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Adopted August 2010 and Modified January 2013 (PDF; 3MB) (April 2014 Electronic Version)
• The April 2014 Electronic Version (PDF) of the standards includes the correction of printing errors listed on the Errata Sheet (DOC). Please note that these corrections may be found in the Errata Sheet of the printed standards publication (copyright 2013).
• California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Adopted August 2010 and Modified January 2013 (DOC; 6MB) (April 2014 Version)

Brochures for Parents/Guardians

These brochures on the mathematics standards showcase example problems and highlight the progression of learning through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.

• Kindergarten–Grade Two Del kindergarten al 2º grado
• Grades 3–5 Del 3º al 5º grado
• Grades 6–8 Del 6º al 8º grado
• Grades 9–12 Del 9º al 12º grado

English Language Development

English Language Development 2012

Los nuevos estándares estatales para el desarrollo del idioma inglés de California
del Kindergarten al 12º grado en Español

Brochures for Parents/Guardians

These brochures on the ELA/literacy standards provide parent/guardians insights into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.

•  Kindergarten– Grade 12
•  Career Technical Education (Updated January 2013 Prepublication Version)
• Health Education Content Standards March 2008 (PDF; 1MB)
• Word version of Health Education Content Standards (DOC)
• History-Social Science, Adopted October 1998 (PDF)
• Word version of History-Social Science Content Standards (DOC)
• Model School Library Standards, Adopted September 2010 (PDF; 1MB)
• Word version of Model School Library Standards (DOC)
• Physical Education Model Content Standards, Adopted Jan-2005 (PDF; 2MB)
• Word version of Physical Education Model Content Standards (DOC)
• Science Adopted, September 2013

Brochures for Parents/Guardians

• These brochures on the California Next Generation Science Standards provide parent/guardians insights into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.
• English: K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
• Spanish: K–2 [printable], 3–5 [printable], 6–8 [printable], 9–12 [printable]

• Visual and Performing Arts, Adopted January 2001 (PDF; 2MB)
• Word version of Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards (DOC)
• For ease of use and accessibility, the document is also available in parts:
• Visual and Performing Arts, Dance
• Visual and Performing Arts, Music
• Visual and Performing Arts, Theatre
• Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Arts
• World Language, Adopted January 2009 (PDF; 4MB)
• Word version of World Language Content Standards (DOC)