LST Curriculum Alignments and Crosswalks
Welcome! This resource page connects national and state-specific educational standards with the evidence-based content of the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) program.
These crosswalks are designed to help educators and administrators quickly identify how implementing LST not only delivers vital substance abuse, violence, and social-emotional learning, but also simultaneously fulfills key academic requirements in areas like Health and Physical Education.
Use the links below for crosswalks to national as well as your state’s standards and see how LST is a powerful tool for both student wellness and academic achievement.
National: ASCA | CASEL | CCSS | NHES | Universal Learning Standards
States: Alabama | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Louisiana | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Nevada | New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Alabama Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Alabama Academic Standards Alignments:
Alabama Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Alabama Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Florida Educational Standards
Download PDFs of the Florida Educational Standards Alignments:
Florida Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Florida Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Georgia Educational Standards
Download PDFs of the Georgia Educational Standards Alignments:
Georgia Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Georgia Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Illinois Learning Standards
Download PDFs of the Illinois Learning Standards Alignments:
Illinois Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Illinois Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Indiana Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Indiana Academic Standards Alignments:
Indiana Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Indiana Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Kentucky Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Kentucky Academic Standards Alignments:
Kentucky Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Kentucky Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Louisiana Student Standards
Download PDFs of the Louisiana Student Standards Alignments:
Louisiana Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Louisiana Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Massachusetts Learning Standards
Download PDFs of the Massachusetts Learning Standards Alignments:
Massachusetts Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Massachusetts Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Michigan Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Michigan Academic Standards Alignments:
Michigan Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Michigan Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Minnesota Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Minnesota Academic Standards Alignments:
Minnesota Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Minnesota Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Mississippi Learning Competencies and SEL Performance Standards
Download PDFs of the Mississippi Standards Alignments:
Mississippi Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Mississippi Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Nevada Academic Content Standards
Download PDFs of the Nevada Academic Content Standards Alignments:
Nevada Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Nevada Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
New Jersey Student Learning Standards
Download PDFs of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards Alignments:
New Jersey Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
New Jersey Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
New York State Learning Standards
Download PDFs of the New York State Learning Standards Alignments:
New York Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
New York Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
North Carolina Essential Standards
Download PDFs of the North Carolina Essential Standards Alignments:
North Carolina Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
North Carolina Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Ohio’s Learning Standards
Download PDFs of Ohio’s Learning Standards Alignments:
Ohio Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Ohio Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Oklahoma Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Oklahoma Academic Standards Alignments:
Oklahoma Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Oklahoma Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards
Download PDFs of the South Carolina College and Career Ready Standards Alignments:
South Carolina Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
South Carolina Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Tennessee Academic Standards
Download PDFs of the Tennessee Academic Standards Alignments:
Tennessee Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Tennessee Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Tennessee Crosswalk – Botvin LST High School and Transitions
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) State Standards
Download PDFs of the Texas TEKS Standards Alignments:
Texas TEKS Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Texas TEKS Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Virginia Health Education Standards and Physical Education Standards of Learning
Download PDFs of the Virginia Standards Alignments:
Virginia Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
Virginia Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model Alignment
These documents align the Botvin LifeSkills Training program to the specific Mindsets and Behaviors that are required by the ASCA National Model.
ASCA Crosswalk – Botvin LST Elementary
ASCA Crosswalk – Botvin LST Middle School
Universal Learning Standards
Many school districts have requested that the Botvin LifeSkills Training program be aligned to their state standards. The LST Universal Learning Standards Alignment matches the program’s objectives to a universal standard that helps sites align the program to specific state educational standards.
Download a PDF of the LST Universal Learning Standards Alignment:
National Health Education Standards (NHES)
The NHES standards provide a written framework for what students should know and be able to do to promote personal, family, and community health as articulated by performance indicators that serve as a blueprint for organizing student assessment. This alignment helps providers match the objectives of the LST curriculum with NHES. Watch CDC’s video for more on these standards.
Why align the LST Program with National Health Education Standards?
- Assists in identifying ways to incorporate the LST program into existing curriculum requirements
- Increases fidelity-based implementation of the program, which increases effectiveness in outcomes to reduce and prevent health risk behavior in elementary and middle school students
- Encourages faculty and administrative adoption and support for inclusion of prevention education in the overall curriculum rather than viewing it as an add-on or supplemental curriculum that has to be fit into existing requirements
NHES Alignment – Botvin LST Middle School Level 1
CASEL Social-Emotional Learning
LST provides foundational skills for successful youth development through its alignment with CASEL’s five core SEL competencies. Its cognitive behavioral approach uses a variety of teaching techniques to facilitate discussion, which provides key knowledge, coaching, and behavior skill practice. LST should be considered an approach that can be used effectively in both schools and youth-serving organizations to support the social and emotional development of youth.
LST Elementary School Alignment to CASEL’s Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
LST Middle School- Alignment to CASEL’s Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
LST High School Alignment to CASEL’s Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
Common Core Standards
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort that established a single set of clear educational standards for K-12. The standards are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared for college programs or the workforce.
The LST Common Core Standards Alignment matches the program’s objectives to the Common Core’s Anchor Standards of English Language Arts.
Aligns to all four ELA Anchor Standards (reading, writing, language, and listening and speaking)
Easily identifies which skill is addressed by level, book, and page number
Helps teachers to devise lesson plans and tailor instruction to the individual needs of the students in their classrooms
