New York
State Learning Standards:
The New York State Learning Standards are a
Board of Regents approved set of learning outcomes for New York
students. They are designed to represent the core of what all people
should know, understand and be able to do as a result of their
schooling. By requiring all schools in the state to adhere to these
standards, New York will ensure that all children may expect an
intellectually powerful education no matter where they live.
Health, Physical Education, and Family and
Consumer Sciences
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
English Language Arts
Career Development and
Occupational Studies
Social Studies
The Arts
Languages Other Than English
Health, Physical Education, and Family and
Consumer Sciences
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Standard 1:
Personal Health and Fitness Students will have the
necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain
physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain
personal health.
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Standard 2:
A Safe and Healthy Environment Students will acquire the
knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe
and healthy environment.
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Standard 3:
Resource Management Students will understand and be able to
manage their personal and community resources.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
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Standard 1:
Analysis, Inquiry, and Design Students will use
mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering
design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and
develop solutions.
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Standard 2:
Information Systems Students will access, generate, process,
and transfer information using appropriate technologies.
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Standard 3:
Mathematics (Approved 1996) Students will understand
mathematics and become mathematically confident by communicating
and reasoning mathematically, by applying mathematics in
real-world settings, and by solving problems through the
integrated study of number systems, geometry, algebra, data
analysis, probability, and trigonometry.
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Standard 3:
Mathematics (Revised 2005) Students will understand the
concepts of and become proficient with the skills of
mathematics; communicate and reason mathematically; become
problem solvers by using appropriate tools and strategies;
through the integrated study of number sense and operations,
algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability.
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Standard 4:
Science Students will understand and apply scientific
concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical
setting and living environment and recognize the historical
development of ideas in science.
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Standard 5:
Technology Students will apply technological knowledge and
skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and
systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.
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Standard 6:
Interconnectedness: Common Themes Students will understand
the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics,
science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other
areas of learning.
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Standard 7:
Interdisciplinary Problem Solving Students will apply
the knowledge and thinking skills of mathematics, science, and
technology to address real-life problems and make informed
decisions.
English Language Arts
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Standard 1:
Language for Information and Understanding Students will
listen, speak, read, and write for information and
understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect
data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and
generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written,
and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they
will use oral and written language that follows the accepted
conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret,
apply, and transmit information.
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Standard 2:
Language for Literary Response and Expression Students will
read and listen to oral, written, and electronically produced
texts and performances from American and world literature;
relate texts and performances to their own lives; and develop an
understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural
dimensions the texts and performances represent. As speakers and
writers, students will use oral and written language that
follows the accepted conventions of the English language for
self-expression and artistic creation.
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Standard 3:
Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation Students will
listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and
evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze
experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others
using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and
writers, they will use oral and written language that follows
the accepted conventions of the English language to present,
from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on
experiences, ideas, information and issues.
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Standard 4:
Language for Social Interaction Students will listen, speak,
read, and write for social interaction. Students will use oral
and written language that follows the accepted conventions of
the English language for effective social communication with a
wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use
the social communications of others to enrich their
understanding of people and their views.
Career Development and
Occupational Studies
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Standard 1:
Career Development Students will be knowledgeable
about the world of work, explore career options, and relate
personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career
decisions.
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Standard 2:
Integrated Learning Students will demonstrate how academic
knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other
settings.
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Standard 3a:
Universal Foundation Skills Students will demonstrate
mastery of the foundation skills and competencies essential for
success in the workplace.
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Standard 3b:
Career Majors Students who choose a career major will
acquire the career-specific technical knowledge/skills necessary
to progress toward gainful employment, career advancement, and
success in postsecondary programs.
Social Studies
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Standard 1:
History of the United States and New York Students will use
a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their
understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and
turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
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Standard 2:
World History Students will use a variety of intellectual
skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras,
themes, developments, and turning points in world history and
examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of
perspectives.
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Standard 3:
Geography Students will use a variety of intellectual
skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of
the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and
global—including the distribution of people, places, and
environments over the Earth’s surface.
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Standard 4:
Economics Students will use a variety of intellectual skills
to demonstrate their understanding of how the United States and
other societies develop economic systems and associated
institutions to allocate scarce resources, how major
decision-making units function in the United States and other
national economies, and how an economy solves the scarcity
problem through market and nonmarket mechanisms.
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Standard 5:
Civics, Citizenship, and Government Students will use
a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their
understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the
governmental system of the United States and other nations; the
United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American
constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and
responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of
participation.
The Arts
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Standard 1:
Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Arts Students
will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation
and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual
arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.
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Standard 2:
Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources Students will
be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and
resources available for participation in the arts in various
roles.
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Standard 3:
Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art Students will
respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting
the individual work to other works and to other aspects of human
endeavor and thought.
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Standard 4:
Understanding the Cultural Contributions of the Arts
Students will develop an understanding of the personal and
cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the
arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present
society.
Languages Other Than English
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Standard 1:
Communication Skills Students will be able to use a language
other than English for communication.
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Standard 2:
Cultural Understanding Students will develop cross-cultural
skills and understandings.
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