State Board of Educations Seeks Public Feedback On English Language Arts Academic Standards

Today, the State Board of Education launched an English Language Arts (ELA) standards feedback survey to gather public comments on Tennessee’s K-12 ELA standards. All Tennesseans are invited to review the standards. The survey will remain open through September 8th, 2024.

The State Board of Education is charged in state law with adopting academic standards to provide a common set of expectations for what students will know and be able to do at the end of a grade for each subject area. Our state’s standards are rooted in the knowledge and skills students need to succeed in their postsecondary studies and/or careers.

“In order to promote collaboration and transparency, it is critical that we allow all Tennesseans the opportunity to provide public feedback on our current ELA standards. This continues our momentum to ensure that educators, students, and parents have a clear picture of academic expectations at each grade level,” said Dr. Sara Morrison, executive director of the State Board of Education.

The existing ELA standards, last approved in 2019, are being reviewed in the public feedback survey. The public is encouraged to note whether a standard should be kept, removed, modified or moved to a different section. Participants can focus on reviewing individual grades, grade bands or electives.

“Tennessee’s multi-year, rigorous standards review process is rooted in multiple rounds of feedback from students, educators, and others to ensure Tennessean’s voices guide our work,” said Breanna Sommers, director of policy and academics of the State Board of Education.

The public feedback survey can be found on the State Board of Education website, along with a detailed timeline for ELA standards review.