In the fall of 1996, the State Board of Education adopted Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities. Over the years, the aim has been to make the standards more useful as guides to curriculum development. In 2000, the standards were formally revised and again adopted by the State Board. In 2004, another chapter in the standards, "Grade Expectations for Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities," was written. Each of the existing standards for the Arts has been carefully studied and applied to a process of development that has produced Grade Cluster Expectations (GCEs). Like the Grade Level Expectations in Mathematics, Reading, and Writing, these GCEs are more specific statements of the Vermont standards in "Vermont's Framework." Unlike the Grade Level Expectations (GLEs), which delineate specific grade levels, these Grade Expectations are organized by Grade Clusters (pre-K and K; 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; and high school). An Arts Glossary--Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts is also included.