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Garfield Re-2 launches Social Studies Standard community forums
Garfield Re-2 launches Social Studies Standard community forums

Garfield Re-2 would like all Garfield Re-2 residents to share their VOICE in the CHOICE of Social Studies Standards. 

At the August 23, 2023 School Board meeting, the Garfield Re-2 Board of Directors approved a community engagement plan to gather feedback about potential social studies standards.  The District is in the process of evaluating which Social Studies standards will help Garfield Re-2 students grow into the best-informed citizens they can be with a comprehensive understanding of the world. 

In August and September, Garfield Re-2 administrators will facilitate a series of Social Studies Standards Community Forums to gather feedback from parents and community members. In addition, comments will be gathered internally from staff as well as high school students. The Social Studies Standards Community Forums will provide an opportunity for families and community members to share their concerns and preferences for one of several options, including:

  • Adopted 2022 Colorado Academic Social Studies Standards
  • Revised 2022 Colorado Academic Social Studies Standards
  • American Birthright Standards

Community members can download a packet that contains just the first-grade or sixth-grade standards so they can compare a single grade level. These packets are available in both English and Spanish. You can also download the complete documents for each of the three Standards.

Complete sets
of Standards (English Only)		  1st grade standards
(Contains the first grade standards from all three options)		  6th grade standards (Contains the sixth grade standards from all three options)
 

Adopted 2022 Colorado Academic Social Studies Standards (about 172 pages)

 1st Grade Standards

 6th Grade Standards

 

Revised 2022 Colorado Academic Social Studies Standards

 estándares de 1er grado
(Contiene los estándares de primer grado de las tres opciones)

 Estándares de sexto grado (Contiene los estándares de sexto grado de las tres opciones))

American Birthright Standards (about 213 pages)

 

 Estándares de 1er grado

  Estándares de sexto grado

Garfield Re-2 will hold a meeting in Spanish with English translation: September 19 at Rifle Library from 6 - 7 p.m.

Interpretation will be available on site for all meetings. Materials will also be available to view at the front office of each Garfield Re-2 School, and the District Office. All comments from the meetings will be documented and be part of the information provided to the Social Studies Curriculum Review Committee. This committee will evaluate all of the feedback as well as the options and make a recommendation to the School Board in October.

Additionally, community members can take a survey asking for comments and preferences regarding the possible Social Studies Standards. The survey can be found at the same web address on the Garfield Re-2 website and are linked below.

Encuesta de Estudios Sociales En español

English Social Studies Survey

If you have problems accessing any of the Social Studies Standards under consideration or the survey, please contact Elementary Director of Curriculum and Student Success Simone Richardson at srichardson@garfieldre2.net or Secondary Director of Curriculum and Student Success jpingel@garfieldre2.net.