The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) K-12 Math team is excited to announce the release of the first draft of proposed revisions to the K-12 Math Standard Course of Study. North Carolina State Board of Education policy specifies that the NC Department of Public Instruction will formally collect feedback on the proposed draft standards from educators, administrators, parents, students, institutions of higher education, business/industry representatives, national organizations, and other education agencies.
The purpose of this survey is to obtain input from all stakeholders regarding the proposed K-12 Math Standards and to inform any additional revisions, which may include changes, clarifications, additions, deletions, or replacements to the draft standards.
This process began with a review phase, which was conducted throughout the 2024-2025 school year. The review phase included gathering relevant research and analyzing data obtained through surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The data obtained was analyzed by the K-12 Math Standards Data Review Committee (DRC). The DRC completed a formal report summarizing the data, trends within the feedback, and any resulting recommendations. The report was provided to the Standards Writing Team (SWT) as the basis for starting the revision process.
This first draft of the proposed 2026 K-12 Math Standards is based on the analysis in the DRC Report. The K-12 Math team requests your thoughtful input and comments on Draft 1 of the proposed K-12 Math academic standards. To help in reviewing the draft standards, the K-12 Math team is sharing several resources to provide additional background information. These include:
A video introduction providing an overview of the standards revision process and recommendations addressed in Draft 1
The AP Precalculus framework and AP Recommended levels of Understanding
The recommended realignment of the current NC Math 3 and NC Math 4 standards
Vertical progression of standards by grade span: K-5, 6th-8th, and NC Math 1 & 2
You can choose which grades and courses you wish to provide feedback on. You can choose as many as you would like. Please submit your survey responses by 5 p.m. (EST) on Monday, December 8, 2025.
Thank you; your feedback is extremely valuable to the K-12 Math Standards revision process.