Title: Compare K-Grade New SST Standards to Old
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As part of the Curriculum Review Process the new Social Studies K-12 Content Standards have been entered LearnBPS for the ‘Standards Alignment / I can’ Step. There are considerable differences between the old and new standards. The old standards had 6 standards with a total of 11 benchmarks. The new standards have 4 Domains with 19 benchmarks in a K-2 grade band.

The Bismarck Public School District Standards-Based Progress Report displays grades at the Domain level. Therefore, Bismarck Public School District has modified the North Dakota DPI Identifiers to fit into our student information system PowerSchool for Standards-Based grading. Below is a BPS SST-Standards identifier showing the addition with smaller muted text to the identifier are the components that BPS adds to the State code.

BPS-Standard Identifier | ND State Identifier
SST-00.G.01 | SST-01.G.01 | SST-02.G.01 | G.K_2.1
Construct maps, graphs, and other representations that contain symbols, labels, and legends.

Note: the BPS adds the subject abbreviation in the front to distinguish between Domain letters like ‘G’ Geography and Geometry.
ND has grade bands, however PowerSchool identifies each standard by grade level.

Below is a table showing both the old and new standards in two columns beside each other to show a comparison of the new to the old with a column with a brief note of what type of possible comparison.

Reminder if you click on the identifier in the table below the Standards Glossary Term will display in a pop-up.

SST Comparison
Status | Identifier | NEW SST-Standards | Identifier | OLD SST-Standards
Match | SST-00 | Social Studies Standards for Grade K | SST-00 | Kindergarten Social Studies Standards
Match | SST-00.C | Civics Domain | SST-00.4 | Standard 4: Government and Citizenship
More Rigor | SST-00.C.01 | Explain reasons for, and purposes of, rules, laws, and positions of authority. | SST-00.4.02 | Identify school rules and appropriate behavior
New | SST-00.C.02 | Explain why people form governments. |  |
New | SST-00.C.03 | Identify services provided by the local government and how they affect the lives of its citizens/residents. |  |
More Rigor | SST-00.C.04 | Describe the core values represented by symbols of the United States. | SST-00.2.01 | Identify symbols of the United States
New | SST-00.C.05 | Identify ways citizens and/or residents participate in community decisions. |  |
More Rigor | SST-00.C.06 | Describe important rights and responsibilities of citizens/ residents. | SST-00.4.03 | Identify examples of good citizenship
New | SST-00.C.07 | Explain and/or participate in a project to help or inform others about an issue. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-00.4.01 | Identify membership in different groups
Match | SST-00.E | Economics Domain | SST-00.3 | Standard 3: Economic Concepts
New | SST-00.E.01 | Describe the characteristics of the American economic system. |  |
New | SST-00.E.02 | Compare and contrast producers and consumers of goods and services. |  |
New | SST-00.E.03 | Identify consumer decisions and the difference between needs and wants. |  |
More Rigor | SST-00.E.04 | Identify how community helpers impact others. | SST-00.3.01 | Identify community workers
New | SST-00.E.05 | Explain how people earn income and save money. |  |
Match | SST-00.G | Geography Domain | SST-00.5 | Standard 5: Concepts of Geography
 | SST-00.G.01 | Construct maps, graphs, and other representations that contain symbols, labels, and legends. | SST-00.1.01 | Identify land and water on a map or globe
New | SST-00.G.04 | Describe how the physical environment affects people and how people affect the environment. |  |
Geog |  |  | SST-00.1 | Standard 1:  Skills and Resources
Match | SST-00.H | History Domain | SST-00.2 | Standard 2: Important Historical Events
New | SST-00.H.01 | Compare perspectives of people in the past to those of people in the present. |  |
NA | SST-00.H.02 | Begins in Grade 3 |  |
NA | SST-00.H.03 | Begins in Grade 3 |  |
More Rigor | SST-00.H.04 | Describe United States national holidays or days of observance and the reason they are celebrated. | SST-00.2.02 | Identify United States holidays
New | SST-00.H.05 | Describe current events. |  |
New | SST-00.H.06 | Demonstrate chronological thinking by describing changes in the community over time. |  |
New | SST-00.H.07 | Explain how individuals and groups have made significant historical changes. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-00.2.03 | Identify Native Americans as the original inhabitants of North America
Dropped |  |  | SST-00.6 | Standard 6: Human Development and Behavior
Dropped |  |  | SST-00.6.01 | State personal information
Dropped |  |  | SST-00.6.02 | Identify characteristics that contribute to personal identity
Dropped |  |  | SST-00.6.03 | Identify ways people are alike and different