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NightPRI
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
New State Standards• Prepare students to be
College and Career Ready (CCR)Standards in reading, writing, speaking, listening, language and mathematics
• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)Authors worked backwards from the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
Challenging & deep
Relevant to the real world
Reflect the knowledge & skills needed for success in college & careers
Example:
Reading Standards
for College & Career Readinesshttp://www.corestandards.org/
http://commoncore-espanol.com/sites/default/files/CA_ELA_SBS_Grade5_june18.pdf
• CCR (pp 9-10)
• http://commoncore-espanol.com/sites/default/files/CA_ELA_SBS_Grade4_June18.pdf
• http://commoncore-espanol.com/sites/default/files/CA_ELA_SBS_Grade5_june18.pdf
Page Topic
9 CCR and how CCSS work backwards from what is expected at end of HS
10 reading standards
11-12 reading literature
13-14 reading informational text
15-16 foundational skills
17-21 writing
22-24 speaking & listening
25 -31 language
32 standard 10 – text complexity
Parent – Teacher Conference
What to expect: Assessment results
– Current MAP (report to include past scores)
– Current Aimsweb
– Current DRA
– ISAT from previous school year
Promotion StandardsRegular Ed
4th 5th Max 15 days of absence35% MAP Reading35%MAP Math90% accuracy Level 34 DRASatisfactory Report Card
Max 15 days of absence35% MAP Reading35%MAP Math90% accuracy Level 40 DRASatisfactory Report Card
Bilingual: Full-time4th 5thMax 15 days of absence25% MAP Math90% accuracy Level 34 EDLSatisfactory Report Card
Max 15 days of absence25% MAP Math90% accuracy Level 40 EDLSatisfactory Report Card
Bilingual: Part-time4th 5thMax 15 days of absence25% MAP Reading30% MAP MathSatisfactory Report Card
Max 15 days of absence25% MAP Reading30% MAP MathSatisfactory Report Card
MAP
• 3 times a year
•Reading3 areas: literature, informational text, foundations & vocabulary
•Math5 areas: algebraic thinking, number & operations, fractions,
Measurement & data, geometry
• Untimed• Taken on the computer
Aimsweb
• Used to determine need for RtI as well as for progress monitoring (monitor the progress of RtI interventions & plan)
•Reading & Math
• Some teachers give to entire class• Required for students who score 15% or below on MAP• Progress monitoring component given once or twice a month
DRA
Reading Assessment
Oral – read aloud teacher notes rate, fluency, accuracy
Comprehensionstudent reads book silently
student answers comprehension & vocabulary questions
ISAT
•Reading, Math, Science
• March 2013– New cut scores– The bar has been raised
• Pamphlet with information for parents
Response to Intervention (RtI)
• Reasons: academic or behavior
• RtI Team and the teacher will make a plan to help the student work through weakness and have success (intervention = support above & beyond regular instruction)
Parents invited to the meeting
• Progress MonitoringOnce or twice a month
• Continue to meet to discuss progress & the need for any new interventions
How you can help
What Research Says:
• Regardless of the economic, ethnic, or cultural background, family/parent involvement in a child’s education is a major factor in determining the child’s success in school.
Source: PTA Policy Issue Reference Cards, Revised February 2009
• —Family involvement contributes to other positive outcomes, such as better school attendance, improved homework completion rates, decreased violence and substance abuse, and higher graduation rates.
Source: PTA Policy Issue Reference Cards, Revised February 2009
• —Parents are crucial in guiding their children through a college preparatory curriculum, and middle school students generally cite their parents as their top resource for academic planning and support.
Source: From Aspirations to Action, A Report by Institute for Higher Education Policy, December 2007
This week in the Tribune
Not every parent can help with the calculus homework – or even algebra. But every parent can turn off the television, secure the XBox, and ask a child what happened in school today or what is due for school tomorrow. Every parent can make sure a child finishes his or her homework, gets enough sleep, and arrives at school on time.
Those small acts of daily rigor send a message to children: School counts, Self-discipline counts, and Reliability counts.
Source: From the Chicago Tribune, September 4, 2013
PTA • Wonderful information for parents
www.pta.org
Parents’ Guide to Student Successhttp://pta.org/files/2012_NPTA_PG-4thGrade.pdf
http://pta.org/files/2012_NPTA_PG-5thGrade.pdf
U.S. Department of Education
• Helping your child serieshttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Help your child become a readerhttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/brochure.html
Help with Homeworkhttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/brochure.html
U.S. Department of Education
PARENT POWER:Build the Bridge to Success English
•http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/parentpower/booklet.pdf
U.S. Department of Education
Involve yourself with your child – English/Spanish
http://www2.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/involve/2006toolkit/success-es.html
Help with readinghttp://www2.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/involve/2006toolkit/read-es.html
Information for families on Reading and how to help their children
http://www.colorincolorado.org/families/
Power School
Use the District website to log in to Power School and see your child’s grades
http://www.district130.org/
Click on “Parents” tab
Thank You Parents
•You are your child’s first teacher and now our partners.
•Our combined efforts will help your child have a successful year.