On July 17, Governor Mark Gordon approved the Chapter 10 Rules on Standards, which included the 2023 Wyoming Content and Performance Standards (WYCPS) for Science, Math, Computer Science, Physical Education, Health and Safety, and Fine and Performing Arts.
To be Implemented by the Start of School Year 2025-26
- 2023 Science WYCPS will replace the 2021 edition.
- 2023 Math WYCPS will replace the 2021 edition.
To be Implemented by the Start of School Year 2026-27
- 2023 Computer Science WYCPS will replace the 2021 edition.
- 2023 Physical Education WYCPS will replace the 2014 edition.
- 2023 Health and Safety WYCPS will replace the 2012 edition.
- 2023 Fine and Performing Arts WYCPS will replace the 2013 edition.
Important Changes in Chapter 10 Rules
Content Standards are the content knowledge and skills students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of the grade level or grade band. Content Standards are the state standards and cannot be further prioritized. Every student shall be offered the opportunity to learn these standards.
Performance Standards are the standards all students are expected to learn and be assessed on through the district assessment system by the end of the grade level or grade band. These standards specify the degree of understanding or demonstration of the knowledge or skills at the proficient level, describing how good is good enough.
Elective, when describing Content Standards, means all students must be offered the opportunity to take content area instruction within the indicated grade level or grade band. Elective content must be offered to all students who elect to take the content area coursework or program. Districts may choose how to offer elective coursework, but all Content and Performance Standards must be included in the series of courses or the educational program.
This table outlines the content areas, by grade band, that have Content Standards only (taught but not required to be assessed in the District Assessment System) compared to those that have Content & Performance Standards (taught and assessed in the District Assessment System). It also identifies those areas that are Elective.
For more information, contact Barb Marquer, Standards Supervisor, at 307-777-5506 or barb.marquer@wyo.gov.
