State Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Foreign Languages

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	International Education

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September 2002

Below are Web links to the specific standards and curriculum frameworks established in each state for foreign-language courses. Some states distinguish between content standards and performance standards, so links to both are listed. Grade levels are indicated.

State	Link	Levels addressed
AL	ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/54/ForLang.rtf	K-12
AK	http://www.educ.state.ak.us/ContentStandards/World.html
AZ	http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/fl/default.asp	K-12
AR	http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/forlang99.pdf	K-12
CA	Standards not posted to department Web site Curriculum framework: http://www.cde.ca.gov/cfir/fl/forlangfr.pdf	Stages I-V (not specifically by grade level)
CO	Content standards: http://www.cde.state.co.us/download/pdf/fornlang.pdf Performance standards: http://www.cde.state.co.us/download/pdf/stan_forlang_expect.pdf	K-12
CT	http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/frwlang.pdf	K-12
DE	http://www.doe.state.de.us/standards/foreign_language/toc.htm	Designated by “Elementary,” “Middle” and “Secondary”
DC	Content standards have been adopted; not posted online: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/curriculum/standards.html
FL	http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/forlangk.pdf http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/forlang3.pdf http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/forlang6.pdf http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/forlang9.pdf	Pre-K-12
GA	http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/ (Use the dropdown boxes to select grade level and subject area.)	K-12
HI	http://165.248.2.55/HCPS/L2/hcps6.nsf/d6824640c790e0d38a2569c40008cd78/259c19360bac98128a2569c80082de66/$FILE/World%20Languages%20Content%20Stds.pdf	K-12
ID	http://www.sde.state.id.us/osbe/exstand/Standards/Humk12revised.pdf (Foreign-language standards are incorporated into “Humanities” standards.) Grades K-3: Sections 884-889 Grades 4-5: Sections 918-923 Grades 6-8: Sections 952-957 Grades 9-12: Sections 988-993	K-12
IL	http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/foreignlanguage/foreignlang.html (Scroll down for specifics by area)	Standards are not differentiated by grade level, but by Stage 1 (Beginning) through Stage 5 (Advanced)
IN	http://doe.state.in.us/standards/standards2000_lang.html	K-12
IA	Standards are established by local boards (go to page 21): http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/doc/chapter12.pdf	N/A
KS	http://www.ksde.org/outcomes/flsd52000.html	K-12
KY	http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oapd/curric/Publications/Transformations/2.28.html	K-12
LA	http://www.lcet.doe.state.la.us/doe/Assessment/standards/FOREIGN.pdf	4-12
ME	http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/mcl.htm	Pre-K-12
MD	Foreign language standards are not posted to department Web site.
MA	http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/foreign99.pdf Common Core of Learning provides broad outline for curriculum framework: http://www.doe.mass.edu/edreform/commoncore/full.pdf	Pre-K-12
MI	http://www.michigan.gov/documents/World_Languages_20395_7.pdf	K-12
MN	Minnesota has adopted statewide content standards in 10 learning areas. There are so-called “preparatory content standards,” which districts must document students’ completion of, as well as 48 high school content standards in the 10 learning areas. For high school graduation, every student must complete 21 of the 47 content standards in learning areas 1-9; however, world languages, learning area ten, is an elective for high school graduation. Preparatory content standards: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/3501/0469.html High school content standards: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/3501/0450.html	K-12
MS	http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/id/msfl.pdf	Grades 7-12
MO	http://flamnet.org/standards.htm	Grade/ability levels not specified
MT	http://www.opi.state.mt.us/pdf/Standards/ContStds-WrldLang.pdf	K-12
NE	http://www.nde.state.ne.us/CURR/forlang/Forlang.pdf	K-12
NV	Content standards: http://www.nde.state.nv.us/sca/standards/standardsfiles/forlang/forlangcont.pdf Performance standards: http://www.nde.state.nv.us/sca/standards/standardsfiles/forlang/forlangperf.pdf	Content standards: K, 3, 5, 8, 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th year high school study Performance standards: 8, 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th year high school study
NH	Not posted online at this time.
NJ	http://www.state.nj.us/njded/frameworks/worldlanguages/index.html	K-12
NM	Draft: http://164.64.166.11/cilt/downloads/stand_mcnlps.pdf	K-12
NY	http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/guides/lote/partiv.pdf	Levels differentiated by “Checkpoint A, Checkpoint B and Checkpoint C”
NC	http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/second_languages/index.html	K-12
ND	Content standards: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content/foreign.pdf	K-12
OH	Standards are currently under development, to be presented to state board for adoption September 2003: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/acsforeignlanguages.asp	K-12
OK	http://sde.state.ok.us/acrob/pass/languages.pdf	K-12
OR	Content standards: http://www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/secondlang/contentstandards.pdf. According to the state department Web site, “Districts will determine local performance standards, record keeping systems, assessment instruments and processes of student assessment. The Department will provide models of performance standards and assessments in the future.” Curriculum goals: http://www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/secondlang/ccg.pdf	Levels differentiated by benchmarks for Stages 1 through 5
PA	Proposed draft	K-12
RI	Not posted online at this time.
SC	http://www.myscschools.com/offices/cso/foreign_language/standards/foreign.htm	Levels differentiated by benchmarks for “Beginning,” “Developing” and “Expanding”
SD	Content standards: http://www.state.sd.us/deca/TA/contentstandards/world/content/index.htm Performance standards: http://www.state.sd.us/deca/TA/contentstandards/world/perform/index.htm	K-12
TN	http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/ciforeignlang/ciflmodern1.htm	9-12
TX	Elementary: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter114/ch114a.html Middle: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter114/ch114b.html High School: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter114/ch114c.html	K-12
UT	http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/c3.hts?course_num=4700&core=11	Levels differentiated by benchmarks for “Beginning,” “Developing” and “Expanding”
VT	Look for “Non Native Language” under “Arts, Language and Literature Standards”: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/pubs/framework.pdf	Pre-K-12
VA	Foreign Language Standards of Learning: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/foreignlanguagesol.pdf	“Levels I-IV”
WA	Not posted online at this time.
WV	Instructional Goals and Objectives (IGOs): http://wvde.state.wv.us/igos/menufl.html	5-12
WI	http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/pdf/fl.pdf	K-12
WY	http://www.k12.wy.us/publications/flstandards.pdf Note: Standards are listed backwards from grade 11 to Kindergarten.	K-12

Compiled by Jennifer Dounay, policy analyst, ECS Information Clearinghouse, 303.299.3689, jdounay@ecs.org

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