May 2005

The English Language Arts Core Curriculum (2005) provides grade-by-grade delineation of the performance indicators: what students should know, and be able to do, in prekindergarten through grade 12, as a result of skilled instruction. The four English language arts learning standards, however, have not changed. An addition to this new core curriculum is a literacy strand, prekindergarten through grade 8. The grade 9 to 12 component of the literacy strand will be posted when it becomes available.
- PDF / Microsoft Word / HTML

February 2005

Field Testing of Grades 3-8 English Language Arts. (2/7-11/05)
Performance indicators will be delineated on a grade-by-grade basis, (PreKindergarten through Grade 12).

January 2005

Statewide administration of Grades 4 & 8 English Language Arts assessments.

December 2004 – April 2005

Regional Forums on Grade 3-8 Testing Program and the English Language Arts and Mathematics Grade-by-Grade Curricula.

As part of our coordinated communication strategy to inform educators and the public of our plans related to the Grade 3-8 Testing Program and the English Language Arts and Mathematics Grade-by-Grade Curricula, we are holding a series of regional forums that will be held from December 2004 through April 2005. The following links will take you to the agenda, dates and locations for the forums. This link will be updated as locations for the forums are identified.

November 2004 – February 2005

State Education Department conducts regional forums with teachers, school administrators and community members to assist in the understanding and implementation of the Grades 3-8 testing program.
DVD of October Teleconference distributed to each school building.

October 2004

State Education Department launches new website: New York State Learning Standards and Grades 3-8 Testing Program.
Statewide Teleconference: New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics and Testing Grades 3-8 (English Language Arts and Mathematics). (10/20)
State Education Department issues introductory brochure on Grades 3-8 testing with a test sampler.
State Education Department issues a field memo to every teacher with up-to-date information on New York State Learning Standards and Grades 3-8 testing program.