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Did You Know?

  • The ILS contain 30 goals, 98 standards and over 1,000 benchmarks.


  • Illinois was one of the first states to develop and adopt Standards in 1997.


  • More than 270 Illinois educators, business people, and community members developed the ILS.


  • Input on the draft ILS was provided by more than 30,000 citizens.


  • Teachers in Spain, Lithuania and Bulgaria have translated the ILS for use in their classrooms.


  • The Performance Descriptors and over 900 ILS-aligned classroom assessments were field tested by 400 teachers statewide.

Illinois Learning Standards

Pictures of books The Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) define what all students in all Illinois public schools should know and be able to do in the seven core areas as a result of their elementary and secondary schooling.

The Illinois Learning Standards have not changed since their adoption in 1997. The Performance Descriptors and ILS-aligned Classroom Assessments were developed by Illinois teachers for Illinois teachers to enhance the ILS and to serve as resources to help teachers determine local performance expectations at each grade level.


  •  Performance Descriptors and Assessments by Standard
  •  Evaluation Study of the Illinois Learning Standard
  •   2005 ILS Complete Report
  •   2005 SAC Final revised
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  •  Introduction to the Illinois Learning Standards
  •  Introduction to Descriptors and Assessments
  •  Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessments
  •  National Educational Technology Standards – Students (NETS-S)
  •   Grades PreK-2
  •   Grades 3-5
  •   Grades 6-8
  •   Grades 9-12
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  •  National Educational Technology Standards – Administrators (NETS-A)
  •  Standards Aligned Classroom Information
  •  Standards Aligned Classroom Lessons (SAC) Lesson Plans developed by teachers on past SAC teams
  •  Illinois Standards Appendices
  •  Standards — Questions and Answers PDF File
  •  ILS Reports
  •  Year 2 Report PDF File
  •  Year 3 Report PDF File
  •  Year 4 Report PDF File
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  •  General Interest Resources
  •  Career Development and Preparation Assessments and Resources
  •  English Language Learning Proficiency Standards
  •  Illinois Spanish Language Arts Standards PDF File
  •  Illinois Assessment Frameworks