Michigan State Standards

Michigan Department of EducationThe Michigan Department of Education has adopted the Michigan State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics as the set curriculum standards for students in grades K-12.  This means our students will have the Common Core State Standards as the core curriculum in English and Math. Please remember that the standards represent what students will learn, not how they will learn. We want our teachers to be creative and thoughtful about how they deliver instruction to our students, but by Michigan code, we are bound to teach the standards the Michigan State Board of Education adopts - and for English Language Arts and Mathematics, it's the Michigan State Standards.

Links to the standards are listed below so you can see what the Michigan Department of Education expects our students to learn.

External LinkWhat is my child learning?

The Michigan State Standards for English Language Arts are a focus area for the district. This focus includes the Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technological Subjects.  

The official website for the Michigan State Standards provides the information for which districts implementing the standards must attend.

PDF DocumentMichigan Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.  This is the key document for the Common Core State Standards and represents what students should learn in grades K-12 in order to be college and career ready.

PDF DocumentAppendix A:  Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards and Glossary of Key Terms.

PDF DocumentAppendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks

PDF DocumentAppendix C: Samples of Student Writing

Application of the Common Core Standards for PDF DocumentEnglish Language Learners (ELL)

Application of the Common Core Standards forPDF Document Students With Disabilities (SWD)

PDF DocumentPublisher's Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, Grades 3-12.

Teachers use the Mathematics Common Core State Standards to plan their instruction.

External LinkStandards for Mathematical Practice
External LinkHow to Read the Grade-Level Standards

Elementary

External LinkKindergarten
External LinkGrade 1
External LinkGrade 2
External LinkGrade 3
External LinkGrade 4
External LinkGrade 5

Middle School

External LinkGrade 6
External LinkGrade 7
External LinkGrade 8

High School

Number and Quantity 
External LinkAlgebra
External LinkFunctions
External LinkModeling
External LinkGeometry
External LinkStatistics and Probability

External LinkMathematics Glossary

External LinkMathematics - Appendix A

External LinkPublishers Standards for Grades K-8 Mathematics
Publishers Standards for High School mathematics

Michigan K-12 Science Standards

Next Generation Science Statndards

 Michigan K-12 Social Studies Standards (Updated June 2019)

C3 Framework - College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Guidance