Office of Standards and Instructional Support

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The Office of Standards and Instructional Support (SIS) consists of full-time and part-time staff of content specialists with expertise in all areas within the Colorado Academic Standards. This team is committed to supporting education professionals across the state in implementing the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) for student success. The team provides guidance and expertise through technical assistance, both internally and externally, related to standards implementation and instructional support.

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Upcoming Standards Revision

The Colorado Academic Standards for Comprehensive Health, Mathematics, Reading Writing Communicating, and Science will be reviewed by the State Board of Education during the 2024-25 academic year. The process will include a benchmarking study by a third party (summer 2024), public input survey (fall 2024), initial review by the State Board of Education (winter 2025), revision (if necessary) by volunteer committees (spring 2025), presentation of initial draft to the State Board of Education (summer 2025), public input on draft revisions (fall 2025), State Board review, amendments and approval (spring 2026).