Organizational Structure:
School Systems have local C & I decision-making, Curriculum Materials Adoption State, Approved list

State Education Demographics

• Number of K-12 Students: 930,525
• Number of Local Education Agencies: 136
• Number of Schools: 1,736

Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum Standards
Tennessee Dept. of Education - Science
STEMresources.com - Tennessee

• Information: Science standards were updated in 2008 for use beginning with school year 2009-2010.

State Science Assessment Information

• Given at what grades: 3-8, 9-12
• Time of Year: 3-8 spring; 9-12, at the end of course
• First Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Operational Date: grades 3-8, implemented 1992; 9-12, Gateway Science test graduation requirement implemented 2002, Physical Science end of course assessment implemented 2004
• Type of Assessment: Multiple Choice
• Information: New graduation requirements 2009-2010 school year: end of course assessments in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Biology is only EOC currently online

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.)