Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks
Subjects |
Last Adoption Date |
Grades |
|---|---|---|
Arts Education |
2020 | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Early Childhood Education |
2016 | 0-8, 9-18, 19-36, 37-48, 49-60 |
English Language Learners |
2018 | K, 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Financial Literacy |
2017 | 9-12 |
Health & PE |
2019 | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Language Arts |
2023 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Library Media |
2019 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Mathematics |
2023 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 |
Science |
2010, 2016, 2017 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 |
Social Studies |
2022 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 |
Technology Education |
2020 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 |
World Languages |
Revised 2018 | K-12 |
Arkansas Assessment
Offical Standards Name |
Subjects |
Last Adoption Date |
Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augmented Benchmark Examination | Language Arts | 2011 (ACTAAP) | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 |
| Augmented Benchmark Examination | Mathematics | 2011 (ACTAAP / EOC) | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 (Algebra I, Geometry) |
| Augmented Benchmark Examination | Science | 2011 (ACTAAP / EOC) | 5, 7, 9-12 (Biology) |
Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks Archives, Including Common Core
Offical Standards Name |
Subjects |
Last Adoption Date |
Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas English Language Proficiency 2006 |
English Language Learners |
2006 | K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Arkansas Language Arts 2003 (Grades K-8) |
Language Arts |
2003 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Arkansas Language Arts 2006 (Grades 9-12) |
Language Arts |
2006 | 9, 10, 11, 12 Critical Reading: 9-12 |
Arkansas Mathematics 2004 (Grades K-8) |
Mathematics |
2004 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Arkansas Mathematics 2006 (Grades 9-12) |
Mathematics |
2006 | 9-12 |
Arkansas Science 2005 |
Science |
2005 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 |
Arkansas World Languages 2007 |
World Languages |
2007 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 |
Arkansas Common Core Archive Information
Subjects |
Standard Set |
Grades |
Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Arts | Arkansas Common Core Standards Language Arts, 2010 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 | 2011-2012 (Grade K-2) 2012-2013 (Grade 3-8) 2013-2014 (Grade 9-12) 2014-2015 (All Grades) |
| Mathematics | Arkansas Common Core Standards Mathematics, 2010 | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 | 2011-2012 (Grade K-2) 2012-2013 (Grade 3-8) 2013-2014 (Grade 9-12) 2014-2015 (All Grades) |
| Science | Arkansas Common Core Standards Science, 2010 | 6-8, 9-10, 11-12 | 2011-2012 (Grade K-2) 2012-2013 (Grade 3-8) 2013-2014 (Grade 9-12) 2014-2015 (All Grades) |
| Social Studies | Arkansas Common Core Standards Social Studies, 2010 | 6-8, 9-10, 11-12 | 2011-2012 (Grade K-2) 2012-2013 (Grade 3-8) 2013-2014 (Grade 9-12) 2014-2015 (All Grades) |
Arkansas Standards History
Arkansas Common Core Standards were adopted July 12, 2010 by the Arkansas State Board of Education with full implementation in the 2013-14 school year. Controversy in Arkansas over the Common Core State Standards and tests aligned with the standards came to a head in 2015, a year that saw the state begin crafting a revised set of standards and switch test providers. In 2016 the state began revising the standards with implementation to begin in the 2016-2017 school year with the expectation of full implementation in the 2017-2018 school year.
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Arkansas Assessment History
Assessment Information
Arkansas joined as a governing state in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) but dropped parnership in July of 2015.
The state officially replaced ELA and MA with CCSS effective 2011-2012 for Language Arts and Mathematics.
Common Core content was set to be implemented in the 2011-2012 school year for grades K-2.