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Lee County School DistrictJanuary 2012Common Core State Standards: An Overview

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Play 2:55 minute video from the Hunt Institute. This video is an animated introductory segment that tees up the vignette series of 32 videos produced by the Hunt Institute that provide information about the common core, with many of the videos being very specific to details within the common core. The vignettes feature key authors of both the English Language Arts and Math common core state standards.

Play 8:30 minute video from School Improvement Network. This video gives a great overview of the Common Core State Standards and what it will mean to teachers, students, the community and what it will look like in classrooms.2History of Standards1989 National Governors Association gives birth to the standards movement 1990 National Education Goals Panel established1996 Achieve, Inc. launched2001 No Child Left Behind becomes law2009 Common Core State Standards effort2010 Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards were not just born this year, last year, or the year before. They can actually be traced back to 1989 when the National Governors Association gave birth to the standards movement.3BCI Update April 30, 2010 Language Arts Standards Update

Since July 2009, the adoption of Floridas 2009 draft of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in Language Arts (NGSSSLA) has been in a holding pattern, awaiting the final draft of the national Common Core Standards in K-12 English Language Arts, which is expected to be completed in late May 2010. The Florida Department of Education will adopt, word-for-word, the Common Core State Standards in Language Arts; however, a review committee has been appointed to compare the CCSSLA document to Floridas 2009 draft standards for English language arts. When did Common Core begin in Florida?

This is an article in the April 2010 newsletter from the Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction at the Florida Department of Education. It explains the current status of the Common Core State Standards at the time. Then4VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 FEBRUARY 3. 2011 Common Core Standards UpdateThe Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics were adopted by the Florida State Board of Education on July 27, 2010.

Input was then sought in both content areas regarding how many, if any, of the existing Next Generation Sunshine State Standards should be added to the Common Core State Standards to ensure that Floridas students were receiving the necessary rigor in their instruction.

After careful consideration, the decision was made that the Common Core State Standards will be the only standards guiding instruction in English/Language Arts and Mathematics. The completeness and rigor of these standards is viewed nationally as preparing students to be college and career ready as well or better than most state standards.

Common Core State StandardsOn July 27, 2010 the State Board of Education officially adopted the Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics.

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http://www.corestandards.org/This is a map of the United States that shows the states and US Territories that have adopted the standards. When accessing this map online through corestandards.org you can hover over each state, as Florida is hovered over in this picture, and a box will pop up showing you the exact date in which the Common Core State Standards were adopted by that state.6Floridas Common Core State Standards Implementation TimelineYear/Grade LevelK123-89-122011-2012FLLLLL2012-2013F LF LLLL2013-2014CCSS fully implementedF LF LF L B LB L2014-2015CCSS fully implemented and assessedF LF LF LF LF LF - full implementation of CCSS for all content areasL - full implementation of content area literacy standards including: (1) text complexity, quality and range in all grades (K-12), and (2) CCSS Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-12) B - blended instruction of CCSS with Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); last year of NGSSS assessed on FCAT 2.0

This is the timeline, produced by the Florida Department of Education, for Floridas Common Core State Standards Implementation. 7

Reading Academic Plan Kindergarten http://acadplan.leeschools.netCommon Core State Standards have replaced the Sunshine State Standards in the Kindergarten Academic Plan. You will notice the third column reads CCLA, instead of the SSS we have been used to.8Math Academic Plan Kindergarten

http://acadplan.leeschools.netThe Kindergarten Math Academic plan provides the SSS this year, and will be fully replaced with the Common Core State Standard next year, however this year both standards are provided as teachers fully transition the math curriculum.9

www.parcconline.orgSY 2011-12

Development begins

SY 2012-13First year pilot/field testing and related research and data collectionSY 2013-14Second year pilot/field testing and related research and data collectionSY 2014-15Full administration of PARCC assessments

SY 2010-11

Launch and design phaseSummer 2015Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levelsJust as a map of Common Core states was shown, this is a map of PARCC participating states. The states that have adopted common core, but are not shaded, are Smarter Balanced participating states.

PARCC is an alliance of 24 states, educating nearly 25 million students, that are working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. PARCC is led by 17 governing board states (and D.C.) represented in Dark Blue.

The chair of the governing board is Mitchell Chester, Education Commissioner of Massachusetts, and the state of Florida is serving as its fiscal agent.

Achieve is the project manager for PARCC, essentially serving as the staff for the consortium and coordinating the work. Collectively the PARCC states educate nearly 25 million students.

Governing States will pilot and field test the assessment system components over the next three years and administer the new assessment system during the 2014-15 school year. Governing States will use the results from the PARCC assessments in their state accountability systems

The chief state school officers of the Governing States serve on the PARCC Governing Board and make decisions on behalf of the Partnership on major policies and operational procedures

Participating States (light blue) provide staff to serve on PARCCs design committees, working groups, and other task forces established by the Governing Board to conduct the work necessary to design and develop PARCCs proposed assessment system. By 201415, any state that remains in PARCC must commit to statewide implementation and administration of the Partnerships assessment system Any PARCC Participating State prepared to make the commitments and take on the responsibilities of a Governing State can become one.

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PARCC Assessment DesignEnglish Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-1111

End-of-Year AssessmentInnovative, computer-based items

Performance-BasedAssessment (PBA)Extended tasksApplications of concepts and skills

Summative,Required assessmentInterim, optional assessment

Diagnostic Assessment Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PDELA - Speaking And ListeningAssessmentLocally scoredNon-summative, requiredOptional Assessments/Flexible Administration

Mid-Year AssessmentPerformance-basedEmphasis on hard-to-measure standardsPotentially summativeThis chart is a graphic depiction of the assessment system. The system includes a suite of assessments and tools that, taken together, provide a more complete picture of student mastery of standards and progress throughout the year than is currently available on state assessments.

The PARCC assessment system will:Reflect the sophisticated knowledge and skills found in the English and math Common Core State StandardsInclude a mix of item types (e.g., short answer, richer multiple choice, longer open response, performance-based)Make significant use of technologyInclude testing at key points throughout the year to give teachers, parents and students better information about whether students are on track or need additional support in particular areas

Taken together, the PARCC assessment components comprise a comprehensive system of assessments that will provide timely information to teachers throughout the year, and provide students with meaningful information about their progress toward college and career readiness.11What are the key changes of the CCSS?

There are several key shifts in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. These two videos will describe the key changes in each content area. These are two of the 32 Hunt Institute vignettes.Play 6:30 minute video. (english/language arts video)Play 4:30 minute video. (math video)

12What about the other content areas?

Shared responsibility for students literacy development

The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school. The K5 standards include expectations for reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language applicable to a range of subjects, including but not limited to ELA. The grades 612 standards are divided into two sections, one for ELA and the other for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. This division reflects the unique, time-honored place of ELA teachers in developing students literacy skills while at the same time recognizing that teachers in other areas must have a role in this development as well.

Part of the motivation behind the interdisciplinary approach to literacy promulgated by the Standards is extensive research establishing the need for college and career ready students to be proficient in reading complex informational text independently in a variety of content areas. Most of the required reading in college and workforce training programs is informational in structure and challenging in content; postsecondary education programs typically provide students with both a higher volume of such reading than is generally required in K12 schools and comparatively little scaffolding.

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http://www.pta.org/4446.htm

These Guides, produced by the National PTA, have four key components: Key items that children should be learning in English and math in each grade; Activities that parents can do at home to support their childs learning; Ways parents can build stronger relationships with their childs teacher; and Tips for planning for college and career (high school guides only).

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