NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee State Board of Education launched an English Language Arts standards feedback survey to gather public comments on Tennessee’s K-12 ELA standards. The survey will remain open through Sept. 8, according to a release from the state.
It is the State Board of Education's mission to make sure the academic standards provide a set of expectations for what students will know and be able to do at the end of a grade for each subject area.
“In order to promote collaboration and transparency, it is critical that we allow all Tennesseans the opportunity to provide public feedback on our current ELA standards," Sara Morrison, executive director of the State Board of Education, said. "This continues our momentum to ensure that educators, students, and parents have a clear picture of academic expectations at each grade level."
The existing ELA standards, last approved in 2019, are being reviewed in the public feedback survey, the release said.
The public is encouraged to note whether a standard should be kept, removed, modified or moved to a different section. According to the state, participants can focus on reviewing individual grades, grade bands or electives.
“Tennessee’s multi-year, rigorous standards review process is rooted in multiple rounds of feedback from students, educators, and others to ensure Tennessean’s voices guide our work,” Breanna Sommers, director of policy and academics of the State Board of Education, said.
