Grades K-12

Academic Standards

Social and Emotional Development Standards

College and Career Readiness Standards

Attitudes:

Knowledge:

Skills:

Experiences:

Attitudes:

Knowledge:

Skills:

Experiences:

Attitudes:

Knowledge:

Skills:

Experiences:

Improve academic self-concept

Display positive attitude toward work and learning

Develop high expectations for achievement

Apply self-motivation and self-direction to learning

Model a sense of belonging in the school environment

Build aspirations for postsecondary education and training

Specify high school graduation requirements, including pathway of study

Describe the benefits of education for career, life management, and personal and professional satisfaction

Articulate belief that postsecondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term career success

Use test-taking, time management, organizational, and study skills to improve academic achievement

Work independently

Develop and practice effective technology skills

Utilize resources to overcome barriers to learning

Exhibit creativity

Set, evaluate progress toward, and achieve long and short term goals

Demonstrate critical thinking and decision making skills to make informed decisions

Experience academic growth and success

Engage and persevere in challenging coursework

Create a secondary educational plan that includes transition to postsecondary education and the workforce

Participate in enrichment or extracurricular activities

Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person

Develop positive attitudes toward others as unique and worthy people

Respect diversity in culture, perspectives, values, and experiences

Recognize each person is a part of a diverse local and global community

Develop and articulate personal values, attitudes, and beliefs

Compare and contrast healthy and unhealthy behaviors

Distinguish appropriate behaviors for a variety of settings and situations 

Make ethical decisions and practice social responsibility

Advocate for self in multiple settings using assertiveness skills

Demonstrate empathy toward others

Effectively collaborate with others, cooperate with diverse perspectives, and communicate effectively in a variety of situations

Exercise personal safety skills, including refusal skills

Assume responsibility for choices and consequences

Positively manage behavior and choices by applying self-discipline and self-control

Persevere through challenges to achieve goals

Select and utilize appropriate coping skills in the face of a specific challenge

Appropriately utilize social media to enhance learning, develop positive relationships, communicate, and engage in age appropriate entertainment

Participate in service projects, service learning, and/or philanthropic activities

Work effectively in diverse groups by developing and employing leadership and teamwork skills

Explore cultural, ethnic, philosophical, or demographical differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment

Create and sustain positive, supportive, and appropriate relationships with peers and adults that support success 

Develop and articulate postsecondary education and career aspirations

Articulate that career development occurs across the lifespan

Reflect on progress toward goals, display a growth mindset, and accept feedback to improve knowledge, skills, and abilities in order to meet goals

Research and appraise characteristics of a variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations

Articulate how personal abilities, skills, interests, and motivations influence values, choices, and plans

Articulate the importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity, and effort in the workplace

Research and summarize the education and training needed to achieve specified career goals

Examine and utilize resources for college affordability planning 

Research, select, and participate in postsecondary admissions and scholarship applications processes

Develop skills to locate, evaluate and interpret career information

Balance school, home, and community activities effectively

Utilize internal and external resources to manage transitions and adapt to changing situations/responsibilities

Communicate effectively using oral, written, and listening communications skills 

Set clear, ambitious, and obtainable postsecondary goals

Participate in career and postsecondary institution exploration activities

Assess and modify educational plan to support changes in educational and career goals 

Pursue and develop competency in areas of career interest

Participate in college and career assessments

Complete the FAFSA

Submit at least one postsecondary education, training, or workplace application; participate in TN-Promise program, if applicable