What is NGSS?

California’s new science standards represent the next step in promoting high-quality teaching and learning that improve student outcomes. Schools will need time and support to coordinate the transition to the new science standards.

Lancaster School District will be providing time and access to teachers and administrators for ongoing professional learning experiences and supports to help them make changes in classroom instruction, as well as in the administrative practices and policies that support good instruction.

As we begin to implement California’s Next Generation Science Standards, patience and persistence will be required to help our teachers, school leaders, students and parents progress through the transition. We need to manage the transition with the care required of such a big change.

It will take several years for teachers, school leaders, and parents to learn and become fully adept to the CA-NGSS. California’s timeline allows for a gradual transition with new curriculum guidance, endorsed instructional resources and assessments coming online over the next three years.