Hazelwood School District Serves as Site for Common Core Meeting

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will host a number of statewide informational meetings on the state’s Common Core Standards, which includes a site in North St. Louis County.

The Hazelwood School District will serve as a site for one of eight statewide meetings regarding the standards Thursday evening. The Common Core Standards are a part of a nationwide initiative to have a set of clearly defined educational standards in language arts and math for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Missouri is one of 45 states to adopt the standards.

According to the DESE press release, the meetings are a part of the state’s ongoing outreach efforts regarding the standards.

The adoption of common core standards began in 2010 and since then has slowly worked to put the standards in place, according to the DESE website. In the upcoming school year, districts will have to have the standards fully aligned with their curriculum in language arts and math.

The DESE website lists the standards importance as follows: “establish consistent learning goals for all students – regardless of where they live; provide a clear roadmap of academic expectations at each grade level; are relevant to the real world and prepare students for post-secondary education and a globally competitive workforce.”

The meeting will take place Thursday at the Hazelwood School District office, 6:30-8 p.m.