(1) The content standards shall be used by school districts to develop local curriculum and assessment in all the content areas including:

(a) English language proficiency;

(b) English language arts and literacy;

(c) mathematics;

(d) arts;

(e) health and physical education; and

(f) science.

(2) The K-12 content standards describe what students shall know, understand, and be able to do in these content standards. These K-12 standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression designed to enable students to meet college and career readiness expectations no later than the end of high school.