Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites families, students, Gwinnett County residents, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of the proposed curriculum for 58 courses. The review, scheduled for September 4 to September 28, will address Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) for select courses in Career and Technical Education, Language Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Health, Special Education, and Social Studies.

     The public can participate via an online review of proposed 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 spells out the essential concepts students are expected to know and the skills they should acquire in a given grade, subject, or course.

     On October 24, the GEMS (Gwinnett Educational Management System) Oversight Committee—a group of community and school system representatives charged with the annual review of the AKS curriculum—will review the suggestions and the curriculum director's comments before making recommendations to Superintendent Calvin J. Watts for adoption by the School Board.  

This year’s review will address the following courses:

Career & Technical Education

1. Aerospace Science: Science of Flight
2. Advanced Graphic Design
3. Applications of Firefighting
4. Applications of the Law
5. Audio Video Technology and Film I
6. Criminal Investigations
7. Criminal Justice Essentials
8. Early Childhood Education III
9. Essentials of Fire and Emergency Services
10. Essentials of Legal Services
11. Forensic Science and Criminal Investigations
12. Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology
13. Graphic Design and Production
14. Introduction to Graphics and Design
15. Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Language Arts

1. 7th Grade Reading*
2. 8th Grade Reading*

Special Education

1. Affective Skills - K
2. Affective Skills - 1
3. Affective Skills - 2
4. Affective Skills - 3
5. Affective Skills - 4
6. Affective Skills - 5
7. Affective Skills - 6
8. Affective Skills - 7
9. Affective Skills - 8
10. Affective Skills - 9-12
11. Study Skills - K
12. Study Skills - 1
13. Study Skills - 2
14. Study Skills - 3
15. Study Skills - 4
16. Study Skills - 5
17. Study Skills - 6
18. Study Skills - 7
19. Study Skills - 8
20. Study Skills - 9-12

Fine Arts

1. Art History I*
2. Drawing I*
3. Fashion Design I*
4. Fashion Design II*
5. Fashion Design III*
6. Fashion Design IV*
7. Individual Vocal Projects*
8. Painting I*

Social Studies

1. Hispanic/Latino/a Studies*
2. Woman’s Studies*

Science

1. Advanced Scientific Internship (Post AP Science) *

Health

1. Health
2. Health - K
3. Health - 1
4. Health - 2
5. Health - 3
6. Health - 4
7. Health - 5
8. Health - 6
9. Health - 7
10. Health - 8  

*Indicates the courses going through GEMS for the first time

Total Courses: 58

To review the AKS and provide feedback, please use this link to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, September 28.