Just FYI, this is the link to our new (December 2009) Colorado State Standards. http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/UAS/AdoptedAcademicStandards/World_Languages_Standards_Adopted_12.11.09.pdf
You can see how they line up with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. If anyone who reads this blog is currently working to modify existing outdated standards at the state level to properly align with ACTFL, please feel free to refer to this link in your work. No need to reinvent the wheel, as many states begin now in earnest to do this work which has been recently completed in California, Oregon, and Colorado.