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Standards Review Committee - Social Studies
Latest News
The Colorado Academic Standards for Social Studies
The presentation of the final recommendations for revisions to Colorado’s social studies standards is being changed from the May to the June State Board of Education meeting. The change provides board members and the public adequate time to review proposed changes prior to the presentation from the social students committee. All meeting materials are available using the links below.
- Final Adopted 2022 Colorado Academic Standards for Social Studies (November 2022) (PDF)
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Red-lined version of the proposed recommendations (May 2022) (pdf)
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Clear version of the standards including proposed changes (May 2022) (pdf)
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Draft additions to the introduction to the social studies standards (May 2022) (pdf)
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Committee responses to feedback from Board Member Durham, Board Member Escarcega, Board Member Rankin (May 2022) (pdf)
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Scope and sequence of social studies standards (May 2022) (pdf)
- Public Feedback on the revision recommendations for social studies (presented on April 12, 2022) (pdf)
- Recommended Revisions for Social Studies (November 2021) (pdf)
- Summary of Revision Recommendations (November 2021) (pdf)
Committee Members
Last name | First name | Affiliation | Role |
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Aldridge | Stacy | Cheyenne Mountain 12 | Elementary School Principal |
Anderson | Angela | Jefferson County Schools | High School Teacher |
Archuleta | Charlee | Colorado Springs School District 11 | 5th Grade Teacher |
Bates | Rebecca | Fountain-Fort Carson 8 | High School Teacher |
Bitsie | Sierra | Poudre R-1 | 4th Grade Teacher |
Brown | Ana | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | High School Teacher |
Chaney | Karen | Moffat County RE-1 | High School Teacher |
Daniel | Will | Littleton 6 | High School Teacher |
Dillard | Michelle | Littleton 6 | 5th Grade Teacher |
Dykes | Prince | Global Children Financial Literacy Foundation | President |
Hanson | Jarrod | Denver Public Schools | Senior Instructor and Site Professor |
Howard | Christy | Colorado Springs School District 11 | 1st Grade Teacher |
Hurd* | Sarah | Jefferson County Schools | Social Studies Coordinator |
James | Erika | Englewood 1 | High School Teacher |
Jones | Kelsey | Cherry Creek Schools | Assistant Principal |
Jones-Wagy | Kelly | Cherry Creek Schools | High School Teacher |
Kastens | Charles | Cherry Creek Schools | 5th Grade Teacher |
Kidd | Steven | Cherry Creek Schools | 7th Grade Teacher |
Kleingarn | Ryanne | Adams 12 | Social Studies Coordinator |
McKinley | Alma | Cherry Creek Schools | Parent |
Moore | Cassie | Adams 12 | Social Studies Coordinator |
Neufeld | Suzanne | Littleton 6 | 7th Grade Teacher |
Novilla | Maria | Douglas County School District | Middle School Teacher |
Pearson | Michelle | Adams 12 | 8th Grade Teacher |
Pettit* | Jenny | St. Vrain Valley Schools | Social Studies Coordinator |
Quintana | Leigh | Douglas County School District | Early Childhood Education Coordinator |
Ridl | Jean | Fort Morgan RE-3 | High School Teacher |
Sowell-Lovejoy | Sabra | Campo K-12 | Small Business Owner |
Thompson | Nathan | Harrison D-2 | 6th Grade Teacher |
Van Tatenhove | Scott | Poudre R-1 | High School Teacher |
Westerdale | Sam | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | High School Teacher |
Westfall | Megan | Denver Public Schools | Mild-Moderate Special Education Teacher |
Wimmer | Hilary | Adams 12 | High School Teacher |
* denotes Committee Co-Chair
Meeting Dates and Notes
- Meeting # 1: May 15, 2021 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | May 15th Agenda | May 15th Meeting Summary
- Meeting # 2: June 14, 2021 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | June 14th Agenda | June 14th Meeting Summary
- Meeting # 3: August 21, 2021 | 9:00am - 1:00pm | August 21st Agenda | August 21st Meeting Summary
- Meeting # 4: October 9, 2021 | 9:00am - 1:00pm | October 9th Agenda | October 9th Meeting Summary
- Meeting # 5: February 12, 2022 | 9:00am - 1:00pm | February 12th Agenda | February 12th Meeting Summary
- Meeting # 6: March 5, 2022 | 9:00am - 1:00pm | March 5th Agenda | March 5th Meeting Summary
Committee Resources
- Public feedback-Spring 2021
- Benchmarking Report
- History, Culture, Social Contributions, and Civil Government in Education Report
- Media Literacy Committee Report
- Holocaust and Genocide Standards
Legislation Informing this Revision
- HB 19-1192: Concerning the Inclusion of Matters Relating to American Minorities in the Teaching of Social Contributions in Civil Government in Public Schools
- HB 20-1032: Concerning the Timing of Education Standards Review
- HB 20-1336: Concerning Requiring the Satisfactory Completion of a Course that Includes Holocaust and Genocide Studies as a Condition of High School Graduation
- HB 21- 1200: Concerning Financial Literacy Standards for Public Schools
- HB 21- 1103: Concerning Implementation of the Recommendations of the Media Literacy Advisory Committee
- SB 21- 067: Concerning Measures to Strengthen Civics Education in Colorado
Standards Revision Process
July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022
Status |
Steps |
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Dates |
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Stakeholders apply for committee membership. | October 2020- January 2021 | ||
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Public feedback open for all content area standards in group 1. | March-April, 2021 | |
Committees finalized. | March 31, 2021 | ||
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Committees begin to meet. | May 2021 |
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HB 19-1192 Commission sends history and civic standards recommendations to social studies committee. | June 2021 |
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Research and benchmark report to be completed. | July-August 2021 | |
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Social studies committee considers public input, benchmarking report, recommendations from HB 19-1192 Commission, and requirements of HB 21-1103 for Media Literacy Standards, HB 21-1200 for Financial Literacy Standards, and SB 21-067 for Civics standards. |
June-October 2021 |
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First draft of the social studies standards revisions recommendations presented to the State Board of Education for feedback.. |
November 2021 | |
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First draft of the social studies standards revisions recommendations available for public feedback | November 12, 2021- February 1, 2022 |
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Social Studies Committee reconvenes to consider public feedback. | February and March 2022 |
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Summary of public feedback presented to State Board of Education. | April 2022 | |
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Final standards revision recommendations presented to the State Board of Education. |
June 2022 |
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State Board of Education meets to consider final recommendations for Social Studies Standards. State Board of Education discusses amendments to revision recommendations specific to the Holocaust and Genocide studies (August 2022) State Board of Education discusses amendments to revision recommendations specific to Personal Financial Literacy (September 2022) State Board of Education discusses amendments to revision recommendations specific to Civics and Media Literacy (October 2022) State Board of Education discusses amendments to revision recommendations specific to House Bill 19-1192 (November 2022) State Board of Education adopts final Social Studies Standards (November 2022) |
August-November 2022 |
For more information, contact Stephanie Hartman at hartman_s@cde.state.co.us
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