With the adoption of these English–language arts content standards in 1997, California set forth for the first time a uniform and specific vision of what students should know and be able to do in this subject area. Reflecting a strong consensus among educators, these standards establish high expectations for all students. They embody our collective hope that all students become effective language users so that they can succeed academically, pursue higher education, find challenging and rewarding work, participate in our democracy as informed citizens, appreciate and contribute to our culture, and pursue their own goals and interests throughout their lives | D O F English–LanguageR Arts E ContentA Standards D Ofor California B Public Schools U Kindergarten Through C Grade Twelve Adopted by the California State Board of Education December, 1997 California Department of Education Reposted June 9, 2009 English–Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve California Department of Education Reposted June 9, 2009 Publishing Information When the English–Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve was adopted by the California State Board of Education on November 14, 1997, the members of the State Board were the following: Yvonne W. Larsen, President; Jerry Hume, Vice-President; Kathryn Dronenburg; Marion Joseph; Megan Kephart; S. William Malkasian; Marion McDowell; Janet G. Nicholas; Gerti B. Thomas; Robert L. Trigg; and Marina Tse. This publication was edited by Faye Ong, working in cooperation with Greg Geeting, Assistant Executive Director, State Board of Education. It was designed and prepared for printing by the staff of CDE Press, with the cover and interior design created and prepared by Cheryl McDonald. Typesetting was done by Jeanette Reyes. It was published by the California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-5901. It was distributed under the provisions of the Library Distribution Act and Government Code Section 11096. © 1998 by the California Department of Education All rights reserved ISBN 0-8011-1389-9 Special Acknowledgment The State Board of Education extends its appreciation to the members and staff of the Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards (Academic Standards Commission) for their outstanding work in developing and recommending the English-language arts content standards to the State Board of Education under the provisions of Education Code Section 60605. The members and staff of the Academic Standards Commission at the time of the .
