Standards

=Pennsylvania Academic Standards=

=**Pennsylvania Academic Standards** = 

**Pennsylvania Academic Standards**
[| Arts & Humanities - PDF version] [| Arts & Humanities - Word version] || [|Final-Form Career Ed. & Work PDF version] [|Final-Form Career Ed. & Work Word version] || [|Civics & Government PDF version] [|Civics & Government Word version] || [|Economics PDF version] [|Economics WORD version] || [|Environment & Ecology PDF version] [|Environment & Ecology WORD version] || [|Family & Consumer Sciences PDF version] [|Family & Consumer Sciences Word version] || [|Geography PDF version] [|Geography Word version] || [|Health, Safety & Physical Education PDF version] [|Health, Safety & Physical Education Word version] || [|History PDF version] [|History Word version] ||
 * ** Status  ** || **  Standards  ** || **  Other Information  ** ||
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Arts & Humanities  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the PA Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * **FINAL** || **  Final Form Career Education and Work  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the PA Bulletin on July 8, 2006.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Civics and Government  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the PA Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * || ** Economics  ** ||  T hese Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the PA Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Environment and Ecology  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 5, 2002.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Family and Consumer Sciences  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the Pa Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Geography  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the PA Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Health, Safety and Physical Education  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the PA Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** History  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 11, 2003.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Mathematics  ** ||  These standards are final and became effective upon their publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 16, 1999.

[|Mathematics PDF version] [|Mathematics WORD version] || [|Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening PDF version] [|Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening WORD version] || [|Science and Technology PDF version] [|Science and Technology WORD version] ||
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Reading  **** , Writing, Speaking, and Listening  ** ||  These standards are final and became effective upon their publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 16, 1999.
 * ** FINAL ** || ** Science and Technology  ** ||  These Academic Standards became final upon their publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 5, 2002.

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In addition, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Board adopted alternative learning standards for students with the most severe cognitive disabilities. They can be accessed at:  ======

[|www.pattan.net/teachlead/Assessment1.aspx]

**English Language Learner Standards**
Also, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Board adopted Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners. These can be accessed at:

[|www.pde.state.pa.us/esl/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=110015&eslNav=|6449|&eslNav=|6449|]

**Kindergarten Standards**
The Department of Education has also issued its own standards for Kindergarten programs. These may be accessed at:

[|www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/cwp/view.asp?a=317&Q=124120&early_childhoodNav=|10704|&early_childhoodNav=|6339|]