Iowa Model Core Curriculum
January 16, 2009
In Iowa school districts and teachers must meet many standards
of quality. We have standards for district accreditation, for
programs, for teaching, and for student performance.
However, conversations about standards in education that occur
across the state and nation today are most often about content
standards. In other words, what knowledge and skills our
students should acquire in the classroom.
Iowa has statewide mandated core content standards in
reading, math, and science. They were enacted when the Iowa
legislature passed Senate File 588 in 2007.
These content standards are broad statements that
identify the knowledge and skills that students should acquire
and they remain constant throughout K-12.
What changes is the difficulty of the content and the complexity of
student work.
In Iowa, our goal is to continue to build on our heritage of
outstanding education and enhance student achievement. Content
standards can not do this alone. They require a system of
supports, which include benchmarks, grade level expectations,
curriculum, teacher professional development, and assessments.
Each component is an essential piece to ensure rigor and to
challenge current student performance.
Iowa Standards, Benchmarks, and Grade Level Indicators (February 2008)
Grade 3 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 4 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 5 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 6 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 7 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 8 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 9 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
Grade 10 - Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Indicators
