Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites families, students, Gwinnett County residents, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of proposed curriculum for 97 courses. The review, scheduled for Sept. 12 to Oct. 6, is addressing AKS for select courses in Career and Technical Education, Language Arts, World Languages, Mathematics, and Social Studies.

The public can participate via an online review of proposed Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards, offering feedback on new AKS that have been developed to align the curriculum with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and/or Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). The AKS spell out the essential concepts students are expected to know and skills they should acquire in a given grade, subject, or course. 

On Nov. 1, the GEMS Oversight Committee—a group of community and school system representatives charged with the annual review of the AKS curriculum—will review the suggestions and curriculum director comments before making recommendations to Superintendent Dr. Calvin J. Watts for adoption by the School Board. 

This year’s review will address the following courses:

Career & Technical Education

1. Advanced Fashion, Merchandising, and Retailing
2. Advanced Sports and Entertainment Marketing
3. Aerospace Leadership: Communication 200
4. Applications of Health Information Technology
5. Contemporary Issues in Education
6. Culinary Arts I
7. Early Childhood Education I
8. Early Childhood Education II
9. Early Childhood Education III
10. Early Childhood Education Practicum
11. Essentials of Health Information Technology
12. Fashion, Merchandising, and Retailing Essentials
13. Food for Life
14. Food Science
15. Food, Nutrition and Wellness
16. Government and Public Administration: Local and State Issues
17. Government and Public Administration: State and Federal Issues
18. Health Information Management Medical Office
19. Healthcare IT and Biotechnology
20. Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Essentials
21. Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Management
22. Introduction to Computer Hardware Technology*
23. Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
24. Introduction to Sports and Entertainment Marketing
25. JROTC Army Cybersecurity Course I*
26. JROTC Army Leadership Education II
27. Marketing Management
28. Marketing Principles
29. MCJROTC Leadership Education II
30. Naval Science II - Maritime History
31. Naval Science II - Nautical Science
32. Naval Science IV - Effective Communications
33. Naval Science IV - Leadership Ethics
34. Sports Medicine
35. Teaching as a Profession Practicum

Language Arts

6th Grade Reading*

World Languages

1. Chinese I
2. Chinese II
3. French I
4. French II
5. German I
6. German II
7. Korean I
8. Korean II
9. Portuguese I
10. Portuguese II
11. Spanish I
12. Spanish II

Mathematics

1. Kindergarten Math
2. Kindergarten Math Specials
3. 1st Grade Math
4. 1st Grade Math Specials
5. 2nd Grade Math
6. 2nd Grade Math Specials
7. 3rd Grade Math
8. 3rd Grade Math Specials
9. 4th Grade Math
10. 4th Grade Math Specials
11. 5th Grade Math
12. 5th Grade Math Specials
13. 6th Accelerated Mathematics
14. 6th Accelerated Mathematics (Enhanced Sequence Version)
15. 6th Grade Math
16. 6th Grade Math Connections
17. 7th Accelerated Mathematics
18. 7th Accelerated Mathematics (Enhanced Sequence Version)
19. 7th Grade Math
20. 7th Grade Math Connections
21. 8th Grade Math
22. 8th Grade Math Connections
23. Accelerated Algebra: Concepts & Connections
24. Accelerated Geometry: Concepts & Connections
25. Accelerated Geometry (Enhanced Sequence Version)
26. Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections
27. Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections Strategies
28. Advanced Calculus II
29. Advanced Financial Algebra
30. Advanced Mathematical Decision Making
31. Algebra: Concepts & Connections
32. Algebra: Concepts & Connections Strategies
33. Calculus (Non-AP)
34. College Readiness Mathematics (Mathematics Capstone Course)
35. Differential Equations
36. Enhanced Advanced Algebra and Precalculus: Concepts and Connections
37. Enhanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections (Grade 8)
38. Foundations of Algebra
39. Geometry: Concepts & Connections
40. Geometry: Concepts & Connections Strategies
41. Mathematics of Industry and Government
42. Multivariable Calculus
43. Number Theory
44. Precalculus: Concepts & Connections
45. Statistical Reasoning

Social Studies

1. African American Studies*
2. American Indian Studies*
3. Asian American Pacific Islander Studies*
4.  U.S. Intelligence and National Security Studies*

*Indicates the courses going through GEMS for the first time 

Total Courses: 97

To review the AKS and provide feedback, please click here to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, Oct. 6.