Defining Grade-level Expectations Based on the State Standards 
 
The statewide academic standards and tests provide an important framework for raising student achievement across Massachusetts. But originally the standards only describe what students need to know and do by grades 4, 8, 10 and 12. Before teachers can translate these broad standards into improved classroom instruction, they need clear, easy-to-use curriculum guidelines for every grade level based on the standards.
 
Individual school districts across the state are struggling separately to translate the state standards into specific classroom expectations at each grade level. Given the lack of time, resources and curriculum expertise available at the district level, school districts need support in this effort.
 
Mass Insight Education, through its Coalition for Higher Standards addressed this need with a set of standards maps.

Grade by Grade Standards Maps

The Maps can be downloaded and saved as Microsoft Word documents. They print onto legal size paper.

The math maps were revised in late 2001 (this is the same version as the hard-copy edition printed in 2002):

Introduction to Standards Maps

Math, Grades K-4
Math, Grades 5-6
Math, Grades 7-8
Math, Grades 9-10

The following are the 1999 Standards Maps:

ELA, Grades K-4
ELA, Grades 5-8
ELA, Grades 9-10

Science, Grades K-5
Science, Grades 6-8
Science, Grades 9-10