Skip to main content

Arizona Department of Education Facebook Page

Arizona Department of Education LinkedIn Page

Arizona Department of Education Instagram

Arizona Department of Education Twitter

Arizona Department of Education YouTube

mobile menu
Arizona Department of Education Homepage
  • Home
  • Parents
    • Parents & Families
    • Arizona Purple Star School Program
    • Early Childhood & Preschool
    • Empowerment Scholarship Account
    • Military Career Information
    • School Report Cards
    • Transcripts & Test Scores
    • U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Program
  • Educators & Administrators
    • Academic Standards
    • Accountability
    • Assessment
    • Business & Finance >
      • School Finance
      • State & Federal Grants
      • School Safety
    • Certification & Leadership >
      • Certification & Career
      • Educator Recruitment & Retention
      • Effective Teachers & Leaders (Trainings)
      • Training & Professional Development
    • Post-Secondary Resources
    • Support & Improvement >
      • School Improvement
      • School Support
  • Programs
    • Academic Achievement >
      • Academic Achievement
      • Afterschool & 21st Century Learning Centers
      • Character Education
      • English Learners | OELAS & Migrant Education Program
      • Homeless, Foster Care, & Refugee Programs
      • Title I
    • Adult Education
    • Arizona Purple Star School Program
    • Career & Technical Education
    • Educator Leadership >
      • Charter School Program
      • Effective Teachers & Leaders
      • School Safety
      • School Safety Program
    • Gifted/Advanced Learning >
      • Gifted/Advanced Learning
      • College Credit by Examination
      • Dual Enrollment
      • Gifted Education
    • Health & Nutrition Services
    • Office of Indian Education
    • Special Education
  • About ADE
    • About the Department
    • Accounting & Procurement
    • Contact Us
    • Employment Opportunities
    • News Releases
    • State Board of Education
    • State Board for Charter Schools
    • Submit a Complaint
  • Data & Systems
    • Arizona Digital Educators Library (ADEL)
    • Data Governance
    • Information Technology
    • PAASport
    • Public Educator Search
    • School & Student Data
    • School Report Cards
    • Teacher Input Application (TIA)
  • ADEConnect
    • ADEConnect
    • Common Logon
  • Search
  • Home
  • K-12 Academic Standards
  • Welcome to Academic Standards

Welcome to Academic Standards

Academic Standards Banner.png

Academic Standards Banner

Learning begins at birth and continues throughout every stage of life. The Academic Standards team oversees the standards for learning for children and students in Arizona from birth to high school graduation. The Academic Standards team leads standards work across the state by writing, revising, and implementing the standards with different stakeholders. This team provides professional learning opportunities, resources, guidance, and technical assistance to build educator and caregiver capacity in best practices across the birth through twelfth-grade continuum. The Academic Standards team leads state-level work related to early childhood, literacy, computer science, educational technology, English Language Arts, history and social sciences, math, science, and world and native languages. Academic Standards Annual Report FY24

Teachers' Institute and Leading Change 2025

English Language Arts & Math
Essential Standards Update >

Academic Standards

Arts Education

ADEL Button to PortalComputer Science

CTE: K-8 Career Literacy

Educational Technology

English Language Arts

PAASport Button to PortalMathematics

Health Education

Physical Education

Science

Social Studies

World and Native Languages

Other Standard

Early Childhood

ECE Professional Learning

Early Childhood Education

Head Start

Preschool

Publications & Manuals

Family Engagement

Early Childhood Special Education

Literacy

Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant

Dyslexia

Early Literacy Grant

English Language Arts

K-5 Literacy Endorsement

Literacy Professional Learning

Move On When Reading

Secondary Literacy (Middle and HS)

Science of Reading

Grants

Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant

Early Literacy Grant

Foundational Literacy Coaching Grant 

Get SET for STEM

Preschool Development Grant

State Tutoring Grant

Additional Programs and Resources

Arizona Holocaust and Genocide Education Resources

Balanced Assessment Resources

Computer Science Professional Development Program

Diploma Seals

Formative Assessment Resources

Professional Development

Student Teachers Course Connection Overview

Teachers' Institute and Leading Change Conference

Connected Programs

Arts Education

Assessment

Career and Technical Education

Educator Certification and Career

Effective Teachers & Leaders

Health Education

Office of English Language Acquisition Services

Physical Education

Title IV-A (Arts Education, Health Education, Physical Education, Digital Literacy)

Well-Rounded Education

Contact Us

[email protected]

(602) 364-2333

Contact the Arizona Department of Education

  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • School Report Cards
  • State Board of Education
  • State Board for Charter Schools
  • Web Accessibility

© 2025 Arizona Department of Education

  • Statewide Policies
  • Site Map