1. New York State Education Department Office of Curriculum and Instruction Science Update March 2015

2.  Approved by NYS BoR during January 2015 meeting  Serves as a planning and implementation guide to support newly adopted P-12 science learning standards  Includes a broad plan to develop a new set of NYS science learning standards New York State Education Department March 20152 Statewide Strategic Plan for Science

3.  Posted at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci/strpl an.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci/strpl an.html  Intends to create a statewide learning community focused on science education New York State Education Department March 20153 Statewide Strategic Plan for Science

4.  Mission and vision statements  Six critical components  Goals  Objectives  Activities New York State Education Department March 20154 Statewide Strategic Plan for Science

5.  Determine core science content, conceptual understandings, and practices required of all students.  Benchmark student expectations.  Determine architecture of standards document. New York State Education Department March 20155 New NYS Science Learning Standards

6.  Write draft standards.  Post draft standards for stakeholder review and comment.  Revise standards, based on review and comment.  Propose science learning standards for Board of Regents’ adoption. New York State Education Department March 20156 New NYS Science Learning Standards

7. New York State Education Department March 20157 Stay tuned…