PRINCETON — Barb Valle, curriculum coordinator for Princeton Elementary School and Princeton High School districts, told PES Board members Monday night about the early stages of implementation of the Common Core State Standards into the districts’ curriculum.

The standards, adopted in 2010 by 48 states for English language arts and math, are designed to provide clear, consistent academic benchmarks with “fewer, clearer and higher” academic standards, Valle said in a power point presentation to board members at Reagan Middle School in Tiskilwa.

The aim of the standards is to prepare all students to be successful in college and a career after high school, reported Valle.