Students	Parents	Educators	Businesses	General Public
How do I ... Qualify for TOPS? Take classes online? Earn a High School Diploma? Prepare for LEAP, iLEAP and GEE tests? More »	How do I ... Find the highest performing schools in my community? Enroll my child in school? Submit a home school application? Learn more about LEAP, iLEAP, and GEE testing? Find out more about programs for children with special needs? More »	How do I ... Access instructional resources online? Update or request a copy of my teaching certificate? Register for LDOE Professional Development courses through Coursewhere? Find a listing of teacher salaries around the state? More »	How do I ... Become a vendor? Access performance data for districts and schools in my community? Enter a bid on a state project? Support Career and Technical Education programs? More »	How do I ... Find the highest performing schools in my community? Request a copy of my transcripts or high school diploma? Link to district and school websites? Locate adult education programs and services? Contact my BESE member? More »

Curriculum & Standards

Louisiana's Curriculum & Standards

Louisiana's education reform is built on the concept of rigorous and challenging content standards. In the early 1990s, Louisiana began a process of raising these academic standards. Content standards were adopted for English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign languages, and the arts. In 2005 Louisiana developed a Comprehensive Curriculum based on the Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs), which are statements of what all students should know or be able to do by the end of each grade, PreK–12, in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Curriculum News

In July 2010, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts and mathematics, for implementation in 2014-2015.

The standards below were given initial approval by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education at its June 2011 meeting:

Curriculum & Standards Links

Curriculum Contact Information

Nancy Beben
Director, Curriculum Standards
Ph. 225.342.3355
Jackie Bobbett
Ancillary Resources
Ph. 225.342.1848