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WWPS Promise Standards

Promising Futures 

District Promise Standards to Support Student Learning

In Walla Walla Public Schools, our mission is to ensure each child is on a successful path toward graduation, opening doors for college, career and life after high school. One of the critical components to ensure their success is through the development of aligned and coherent curriculum, which has served a cornerstone of our district’s current strategic planning efforts.

To ensure alignment, many teachers across the district have worked hard in recent years to identify and develop essential learning standards by grade level in core subjects such as math and language arts. These essential standards, referred to by our district as “Promise Standards,” identify the critical elements and concepts every student must master as they progress from kindergarten through high school. These Promise Standards are vital to eliminate gaps in learning and fulfill our promise to our students and families as we work collectively to realize our vision of Developing Washington's Most Sought-After Graduates.

Promise Standards have been developed for math, English and Spanish language arts, social studies, world language, and we are working to finalize science over the coming months. No matter which school your child attends, or the team of teachers they receive their instruction from, Promise Standards help guarantee they are mastering the essential skills needed. As a parent/guardian, you play a critical role in partnering with us in your child’s success. We ask that all families not only familiarize yourself with our Promise Standards, but also play an active role in holding your child and the district accountable for mastering the standards. By working together we can ensure every student is on a trajectory to achieve our vision of becoming one of Washington’s Most Sought-After Graduates.

This webpage serves as a hub for the content areas where we have identified promise standards. These overview documents show how the standards in each domain progress, building a foundation for students as they move from grade level to grade level in an aligned and coherent system. Individual grade level documents highlight the math and language arts standard, for that particular grade level. 

In Walla Walla Public Schools, we embrace the reality that by operating in a collaborative and aligned system we are ensuring all of our students are provided the skills necessary to support any path they choose after graduation.

Communicating Promise Standards Video Series

 Part 1 of 4:

What are Promise Standards?

 Part 2 of 4:

How can I learn how my student is doing?

Part 3 of 4:

When will teachers report my student's progress? 

Part 4 of 4:

What do the scores mean?

Videos en español

 Parte 1 de 4:

¿Qué son los estándares de promesa?

 Parte 2 de 4:

¿Como puedo saber cómo le esta yendo a mi estudiante?

Parte 3 de 4:

 ¿Cuando me informaran los maestros el progreso de mi estudiante?

Parte 4 de 4: 

¿Qué significa la puntuación?                  

 

Promise Standards Overview

K-12 Language Arts Family Overview
English | Spanish

K-8 Math Family Overview
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Family Overview
English | Spanish

9-12 World Language Family Overview
English | Spanish

Kindergarten

Kindergarten Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

Kindergarten Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

1st Grade

1st Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

1st Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

2nd Grade

2nd Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

2nd Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English 
Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

3rd Grade

3rd Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

3rd Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

4th Grade

4th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

4th Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

5th Grade

5th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

5th Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English
Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English | Spanish

6th Grade

6th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

6th Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

Math 6/7 Compressed Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

7th Grade

7th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English
 | Spanish

7th Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

Math 7/8 Compressed Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English | Spanish

8th Grade

8th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

8th Grade Math Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

Algebra Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

K-12 Langauge Arts Promise Standards:
English
 | Spanish

K-8 Math Promise Standards:
English | Spanish

9th Grade

9th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

Algebra Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

Geometry Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

9-12 World Language Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

10th Grade

10th Grade Language Arts Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

Geometry Promise Standards Reporting Timeline
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

9-12 World Language Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

11th Grade

11th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

 9-12 World Language Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

12th Grade

12th Grade Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

6-12 Social Studies Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

K-12 Language Arts Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

9-12 World Language Promise Standards Family Overview:
English | Spanish

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