Content Standards

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
  • Grades 3–5
  • Grades 6–8
  • Grades 9–12
    
    Spanish
  • Kindergarten – Grade Two
  • Grades 3–5
  • Grades 6–8
  • Grades 9–12
    

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
  • Grades 3–5
  • Grades 6–8
  • Grades 9–12
    
    Spanish
    
  • Kindergarten–Grade Two
  • Grades 3–5
  • Grades 6–8
  • Grades 9–12
    

English Language Development

• English Language Development 2012
  
  
• 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
    
    Spanish
  • Kindergarten–Grade 12​
    
    
• Career Technical Education (Updated January 2013 Prepublication Version)
  
  
• Computer Science Content Standards Development
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards Development
  
  
• World Language Content Standards Development
  
  

Previous Content Standards

• English Language Arts, Adopted December 1997 (PDF)
  • Word version of English Language Arts Content Standards (DOC)
  • Braille version of Reading Standards (PDF)
    
    
• Mathematics, Adopted December 1997 (PDF)
  • Word version of Mathematics Content Standards (DOC)
  • Braille version of Mathematics Standards (PDF; 2MB)
    
    
• English Language Development, English Version (PDF)
  • Word version of English Language Development (DOC)
  • English Language Development, Spanish Version (PDF; 2MB)
    
    
• Science, Adopted October 1998 (PDF)
  • Word version of Science Content Standards (DOC)
    
    
• 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)
  
  
• Career Technical Education, Adopted May 2005 (PDF; 4MB)
  • Word version of Career Technical Education (DOC; 1MB)