Phase I for English and Science College Readiness

In January 2006, Phase I of the English and science college readiness project began by engaging Content Development Teams composed of secondary teachers and college faculty whose charge was to define the skills and knowledge that students need to be prepared for entry-level general education college coursework. Both teams provided a wide range of experience and expertise in various science and English disciplines.

For the past 11 months, the content teams have been engaged in extensive development, writing, reviewing, and editing of draft documents. Their collective efforts have produced the preliminary college readiness attributes and definitions contained in this document. Preliminary is stressed because it is anticipated that these attributes and definitions may be modified after they are piloted in classrooms across the state in a planned Phase II of the project.

On January 25, 2007 the Higher Education Coordinating Board approved preliminary English and science college readiness definitions developed during 2006 by cross-sector teams of teachers and faculty (K-20) in Washington State, as called for by the Legislature.