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Committee narrows guidance on electives and creates K–8 roots/affixes progression
Summary
The SRC agreed to a non‑exhaustive K–8 roots and affixes progression and revised electives language so districts determine credit counts; multiple course iterations should be distinct in focus, not identical.
Committee members debated whether to restrict a roots/affixes list to grades 6–8 and whether to provide explicit credit guidance for electives. They opted to convert the proposed 6–8 roots list to a K–8 progression chart and include explicit language that the list is non‑exhaustive and intended as guidance for curriculum developers and publishers.
On electives, staff and members agreed the committee should avoid mandating credit numbers (that is a district rule). The committee removed a right‑hand column that attempted to impose credit counts and instead instructed the standards guide to state: "Multiple credits may be offered according to district guidelines. Tasks or focus for each iteration of a course should be distinctly different; students may build upon work from a prior iteration." That guidance is intended to prevent students from losing credit because of inconsistent local coding or unclear course sequencing.
The committee directed staff to include model language and examples (for instance, different genre emphases for repeat offerings of the same course) in the standards guide or supporting materials.
