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Docunsfr REM= ED 252 891 CS 208 779 TITLE Model Curriculum Standards:Grades Nine through Twelve. English/LanguageArts, Foreign Language, History-Social Science, Mathematics,Science, Visual and Pevforming Arts. First Edition. INSTITUTION Cali, is State Dept. of Education,Sacramento. PUB DATE 85 NOTE 306p. AVAILABLE FROMPublica.'ons Sales, CaliforniaState Department of Education, PO Soz 271,Sacramento, CA 95802-0271 ($5.50, plus sales tax for Californiaresidents). PUB TYPE Guides - Mon-Classroom Use (055) &DRS PRICE winPlus Postage. PC Not Availablefrom EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Curriculum Enrichment; Drama;*English Instruction; Language Arts; *Mathematics Instruction;Models; *Science Instruction; SecondaryEducation; *Second Language Instruction; *Social Sciences;State Legislation; State Standards;*visual Arts IDENTIFIERS California; *Curriculum Standards ABSTRACT Designed for use with studentsin grades nine through twelve, the model curriculum standardsin this guide were developed in response to Senate Sill 813(Chapter 498, Statutes of 1983)of the California Legislature thatfocused on the reestablishment of high expectations for the content ofcourses taught in secondary schools and for the level of effort andperformance by students. Strandsare included for the followingcurricular areas; English/languagearts, foreign language, history/socialscience, mathematics, science,and visual and performingarts. Within each curricular division,the strands are subdivided into specifictopics. All of the standardsare boxed on each page and accompaniedby representative activitiesto clarify the ways in which studentsmight more fully understandand internalize the concepts andideas. (HOD) ****************************t****************************************** Reproductions supplied by ERRSare the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** - urriculum '4; 'I. Jir= I111.14.til". JU 4*" riLit t A. anti 4ERNINNI4014 TO REPROOUCE THIS MATERIAL IN NOCROPOIN ONLY HAS SEEN GRANTED SY T. Smith TO THE EDUCATIONAL REISOIMCIN IIMMIATICIN CENTER ORO," Model CurriculumStandards Grades Nine ThroughTwelve First Edition Overviewand Introduction %dopled CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF H)((A I ION Published b) CALIFORNIASTATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Bill Honig, Superintendent of PublicInstruction Sacramento, 1985 Publishing Information When this first edition of the Mudd (lam ulurn .S"turniards tau, lc% Nine Throught4 elve was ;adopted hy the California State Board of Education on January 11.191'0. the members of the Board were Sandra.). Bocce. President: t)asid I Romero. Vice-President, Hem y Alder : lasts Gray Pain. Agnes :Alan: Daniel M Chernow (florid Sun Hom: Angie Papadakis: Kenneth 1Peters, Mark Sethsay. and John L. Ward This document, which was prepared under the direction of the ("is; rILIS turn and Instructional Leadership Branch, California Sim,: 1)cpart men' of Education, was published by the Department, 721 Capitol Mall. Sacramento. CA 45814-47145. was printed by the Office of %laic Printing; and was distributed under the pros Isom, of the lihr al yis tribution Act and Government ("ogle Section 110141 *Copyright, 19K5 California State Ikpartment of I ducation Any of the material contained in this publication may he reproduced for purposes of instruction as pros pied for in the'tips right I Ala 01 t he United States 1-lowet cr. the sale or widespread dist rihutlOtt of the reproduced materials is prohibited. Copies of this publication are mailable for Si SO cacti. plus salts lass for California residents. from Publications Sales. l' O Huts 271, Sacramento. CA 95802-0271 4 DEDICATION In memory of Ann M. Leavenworth Teacher, scholar, President of the State Board ofEducation, and tireless advocatefor the children of California ;\ NI)INTF otirt:TItiN To -nu:. 1111, ciHg "The rri cc: I or? has iiCO t La rneg F'oundiiticlrlf ort he Ad %,jvccrt. nt Of Tv Act) i rpued in Its1 983 study of secondaryeducation in Ar:eri reixi rt ca. The authored for the Foundationby [rile stL.Hover,ta'c'tOTT to cOnc 1 thit, ta hAS it' enrrictt1tin f or a 1 1student s s aSt Mk' oft hose con ideas, expe r i i a 1 ences, and traditions commont o a lltd us by virtue our ;71(her- shi pi nt hur f i 1 v at a pa rt Icellarrionentin hi story.These' shared expe r (-neei 11C I Wit, our use ot syrho 1 s,our sense of history, ou f-,er rshi p in 5'.roctps and institutions, our relationshipt nature, our needf or we 1 I-he i , and our np pendence ont ec hno 1 onv 'flie'se ri cu I um that en] rpes one's vi t her ...orm a co re, cur- lion, and they are, wehel i eve, eve rs. i.preii-r I ,it st Het cnt --not_justthe , lerte hound. "1 71:ereis pp', convict i onlie, tona 1 1 y and in ( ito rn th 11 you peopl tier Art ETit it It'dttl a riCl!or, more chaI &air, core, Ot cour ses. lc ad er ic Recent report s by the Nat iona ICcerri ssi on on Fxce 1 lenceit ion, the %at i opal Acdde'171V ofSt' i CI1CCS, and the, Ili :Tani c Pe,licv I t,,ve, 1 opre TI C t have echoedt his call. In I iorni a,the'1 983 plehl i cat i otthe 'fatehoard otFeint. at i on s Rai siop Expec t at ions: 'Yodel(,rad teat ion Ht,,cui rcrents and t e new t otnew radtiat ion reepti ret,ents in the rt -11110,e s ona Ikel e err Ac tof19h ( SenAt t Hi I I 1.5115)have' 1 t he t owl rda ..ser i re.-l;,;.er I natit ott he Cont ofHO!St'l!Oo 1course s. A st r(ron, con SUS lS hi)Idi Ti 't this CdILCt IU111%rr,1 ppo It ot core. cu rri cu um.First,it We a re to St AV t it iVErote rna tora 1I ,ulrt economy rciail re s a more soph i st ica ted educati011 for allst ud ent s. cons i nuance of Second, the, our r democrat iC soc i et v(gland st hat We do a he tte ritl, t CIvie V,tltec i hv connect t rore of r s t st r h ory , th ose ideal s r t o re, and hold us t opet hers a people'.1 finally, sure' 1 can he more succesr-t 111in provi di Tipa broad,! ihe'ra1 educat :()Ti hr more of ropy t h. ITT t 00 p st ;ince s wthave bet ravedt democ rat fied rearho; ,.pera t eer s As iton I t hemore, ad va peed st odert Could understandand :entire<i ate,etcelt est e. and our no 1it Ica! and ethical ideals. Phoh I 14.1....1 1 ' .! / 1 ( 1I 1 ()Ileoft he. cent tatt ;!cre Sen., t ehi 1I 1 ( ( 1,,pt er , t f it I(4,' Withflit' re-e stab I i shrlentof i pee. t at irtai s--t ,,r11,o coot lf,:tl.r(' II1!r'- that titsd he t atwit an St:tI r I l t i d t .1 1 4 ) ( ) Mid lrirt Il' c 1 o ; r t ! t o tra nee b. students. of , ,, r Cons' siert witht h i st t .1 ,i1 i ti'1I lit cti st.ate'aide St' liotti jot) rt'iitl t'1! r tv, t Mt t{, p 1,t t t he4: 01 11/..1:1 %,11 0141eri , .1 o hrT Ii sh 5ye'ar:-, t. st eery-Soo i 1 Sc epee-- '5 t 11(1,-) i d St'lICc--2 years ere 11'17 La pptielye ; t.i , HIT i't a I 1' 1 I > qtr t 1 ehl, at i ent: ..oar .1 ' 1, I. StL. Boye r, it* School : A Re pi) r t 041;i (ilic,11 in trI New 'fork:Harper and How, 1983,p.95, To assist local school districts to upgrade course content, Senate Hi 11 813 al so requires the Superintendent ot Public Instruction to develop and the St ate Board of Educ at ion to adopt rode 1Curriculum Standards 1 or t new I v rand at ed graduation rug tt I rement s.School districts are requi red to compare t r1 oc a I curriculum to the Yodel St aridarc.ti atleast once every three years. f ttl Itext ofthe Education Code Section reel ui ri 1Pgt he !!ode 1Curriculum Standards i as f o 1 1 ows : ,,122 O. ( a)The Sure r nt endent ot Publicnst ruct i sha 1 t ()ordinate the development ,on a cyclical basis, of mode Icurriculum standardst or the course ot study requi red hv Se. ton )122 5. 3. 'the Sulieriatcadent shall setf ort h these standards in terlrsuta wide range ofspec i t i e carpt'ttncifs including higher level ski 1 Is int ach acadcr ic sub jest area..The Superintendent shall review current 1V Iva Iable text books in Con.inne t ion witht he currieulur stnda rd s. The Su peri nt end on tshat Isee ht he advi et 4/1 classroom t cachcrs, school administrators, parent s, past secondary ethic at ars, and representat i Yes atbust 11 and indUtit t-yiii dove 10 p t ht se curriculum standards. The Stiperint enden tshall recor rend paIicies to the State h!.trd at Educat ion for c onsith rat ion and adapt ion byti t Board. The' St ate Boa rd of Edu.'at it,Tisha 1 I adapt these policies in-)later than January 1, 1 9?-''). Ilawever,neitier-tie the Supt., ri !auntie nt nor the Beard shat 1adopt rules or reyti 1 at jams tar cot,rstlicantent or met hods oti nst rue ton. ( Nat 1 e?- st han every three %ears, the rn I 11e he rd of...,achschool Cudistrict- 1;,111t.arpare local eurril I tit- ccr cant ,and conrFe sentie'nt'tis it 1 t and a rcl uft,l'tttipursuant to setheiv i ${1 ;I ).