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The first section of this report on Idaho's achievement standards provides the mathematics standards for kindergarten through eighth grade. In the second section, social studies standards for kindergarten through fifth grade are given, followed by history of human civilization for middle grades, geography for middle grades, and U.S. history for middle grades. The third section offers science standards for kindergarten, then first through sixth grades, separately. Science standards for the middle grades follow. The fourth section gives standards for language arts/communications; kindergarten through eighth-grade standards are given separately. The fifth and last section delineates health standards, with kindergarten through sixth grade listed separately and middle grades grouped together. In each subject area, skills or concepts are listed by number, followed by subskills that are also enumerated. Each skill is provided with a rationale. All skills and subskills have three columns of data indicating student behavior that will demonstrate performance, content knowledge and skills needed, and samples of its application. Typical examples for the three columns are as follows: (1) understand and use numbers; (2) demonstrate an understanding of the verbal, symbolic, and physical representations of a numbers; and (3) put number cards in order from 0 to 10. Reference sources used for each subject area to formulate the written standards are provided. (RKJ)

This paper contains proposed state exiting standards for the Idaho K-12 public school system. All schools are to deliver a core of instruction and advisement programs for each student. Students are to meet locally established standards (at a minimum, the state standards), which can be assessed by challenging examinations, demonstrations of achievement, and other appropriate tests and measures. To graduate from an Idaho high school, a student must demonstrate achievement in the core and other required subjects to include 42 semester credits, and meet exiting standards as assessed by an examination or other measure. The paper lists minimum and related core subjects and discusses guidance programs, special-education regulations, alternative secondary programs, testing, selection of curricular materials, communication skills, technology in the curriculum, work-force skills, basic values, safe environment and discipline, and citizenship. Subject areas targeted in the standards include: mathematics, economics, government/civics, United States history, science, language arts/communication, and health. Each standard topic starts with an introductory paragraph, followed by subtopics presented in tabular format (content standard, content knowledge and skills, and samples of applications). (RT)