Organizational Structure:
State is a textbook adoption state. Local control in compliance with Rules, Regulations and Minimum Standards for the Governance from the State Board of Education.

State Education Demographics

• Number of K-12 Students: 933,688
• Number of Local Education Agencies: 139
• Number of Schools: 1,709

Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum Standards

• Information: Science standards were last approved August 2001. Scheduled to be revised 2006-2007.

State Science Assessment Information

• Given at what grades: 3-8, 9, 10
• Time of Year: 3-8 spring; 9, 10, end of course
• First Operational Date: 3-8, 2004; 9, 10, 2002, Gateway Science, 2004, Physical Science
• Type of Assessment: Multiple Choice

Tennessee Assessment and Evaluation

Other Useful State Links:

Tennessee Science Teachers Association
Tennessee Academy of Science
Tennessee Mathematics Science and Technology Education Center (TMSTEC)
Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education
STEM Center: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Tennessee Earth Science Teachers (T.E.S.T.)

Other CSSS members from this state:

Associate Members

Geraldine Farmer