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Quincy Public SchoolsQuincy Public SchoolsPlanning and ImplementationPlanning and Implementation

February 13, 2012February 13, 2012

Presenter: Presenter: Colleen Roberts, Assistant SuperintendentColleen Roberts, Assistant Superintendent

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Purpose of Standards pg. 3

OverviewTimeline pgs. 4-9What are the Standards? pgs. 10-13ELA Highlights pgs. 14-21Math Highlights pgs. 22-30

QPS Planning for ImplementationCurriculum Alignment and Mapping pg. 32Curriculum Needs Assessment pg. 32Professional Development pg. 33

Implementation Timeline - DESE pg. 34

For More Information pg. 35

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“These Standards are not intended to be new names for old ways of doing business. They are a call to take the next step. It is time for states to work together to build on lessons learned from two decades of standards based reforms.”

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (page 5)

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Spring 2009 – National Governor’s Association and the council of Chief State School Officers propose development of a common core of K-12 state standards in English Language Arts and MathematicsJuly 2010 – Common Core state standards adopted in Massachusetts to replace the current Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in ELA and Math contingent upon augmenting and customizing the Common Core43 States and the District of Columbia have

adopted these standards

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December 2010 – DESE board votes on adopting additional standards to the Common Core State Standards

Up to an additional 15% of standards may be added from the state to enhance Common CoreMath - DESE recommendation: 4% additional standards including 10 standards for K-8 additions and 9 standards for high school additionsELA – DESE recommendation: 2.5% or 27 additional standards including Pre-K standards

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Spring 2011 –

New Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks released.

MCAS Assessment for 2011 - based solely on the current ELA and Mathematics Frameworks

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Fall 2011 – Spring 2012New Massachusetts Frameworks based on the Common Core distributed to all staffProfessional Development occurs throughout the school year for all staff regarding “unwrapping” the standards for ELA/Literacy (including Science and Social Studies) and Math

Spring 2012MCAS for Spring 2012 will be based on standards common between current and new frameworksSome test items will be based on the new frameworks but may not be included in scoring (pilot items)Science will remain the same

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School Year 2012-2013MCAS for Spring 2013 will be based on standards common between current and new frameworksSome test items will be based on the new frameworks

School Year 2013-2014 MCAS based fully on the New Massachusetts Frameworks based on the Common Core

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School year 2014-2015

The national test – Next Generation Assessment (NGA) - will be given to all students

Assessments will be for students in grades 3-11

Tests are expected be given online

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The New ELA/Literacy and Math Curriculum Frameworks, comprised primarily of the Common Core State Standards, were written explicitly to define the knowledge and skills that students must master to be college and career ready by the end of high school.

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The StandardsAre aligned with College and Career readiness Are clear, understandable and consistentInclude rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skillsBuild upon strengths and lessons of current state standardsAre informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and societyAre evidence based

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College and Career Readiness Anchor standards

These standards demonstrate broad expectations for all students to be prepared for life after high school

K-12 Grade Specific end-of-the-year expectations

These standards are more specific, and state what students need to be able to do and understand at the end of each grade level

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What’s Different about the ELA Common Core?

•The emphasis on college and career readiness•Intentional coherence between the standards for reading literature and informational text•The emphasis on finding good evidence and using it precisely

“Read like a detective,Write like a reporter”

•Detailed standards on writing arguments, explanations and narratives•Standards for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects

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Four Strands are included:ReadingWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguage

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ReadingBalance of literacy and Informational textsInclusion of text complexity

WritingEmphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writingWriting about sources

Speaking and ListeningInclusion of formal and Informal talk

LanguageStress general academic vocabulary (Tier 2 words) Stress domain-specific vocabulary (Tier 3 words)

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Reading

Literature Informational TextFoundational Skills

(Grades K-5)

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Writing

Text Types and Purpose*

ProductionAnd Distribution

Of Writing*

Research to BuildAnd PresentKnowledge*

Range of Writing*: starts in Grade 3

* Based on the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards

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Speaking And

Listening

ComprehensionAnd

Collaboration*

Presentation ofKnowledge and

Ideas*

* Based on the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards

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Language

Conventions ofStandardEnglish*

Knowledge of Language*

VocabularyAcquisition and

Use*

Vocabulary:•General academic words and phrases (Tier 2 words)•Domain-Specific words and phrases (Tier 3 words)

* Based on the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards

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The new standards support improved curriculum and instruction due to increased:– FOCUS, via critical areas at each grade level– COHERENCE, through carefully developed

connections within and across grades– CLARITY, with precisely worded standards that

cannot be treated as a checklist– RIGOR, including a focus on College and Career

Readiness and Standards for Mathematical Practice throughout Pre-K-12

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Focus and CoherenceBalance of Concepts and SkillsMathematical PracticesCollege and Career Readiness

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Mathematics

Math Practice Math Content

K-8Grade Level Progress

Focal Points

High School ConceptualCategories

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“Expertise” for students at all gradesMake sense of problems and persevere in solving themReason abstractly and quantitativelyConstruct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of othersModel with mathematicsUse appropriate tools strategicallyAttend to precisionLook for and make use of structureLook for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning

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Each Grade level includes:IntroductionCounting and Cardinality (Kindergarten)Operations and Algebraic ThinkingNumber and Operations – (Fractions starting in Grade 3)Measurement and DataGeometryGrades 6-8 – Statistics and Probability

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Conceptual CategoriesNumber and QuantityAlgebraFunctionsGeometryModeling Statistics and Probability

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Two model course pathways:Traditional:

Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

Integrated:Mathematics I, Mathematics II, Mathematics III

Additional Courses:Precalculus, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning

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At the end of either pathway, students:

Will have studied the same standardsAre prepared for additional courses such as Precalculus or Advanced Quantitative ReasoningAre College and Career Ready

“College Ready” for entry level credit bearing course

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Curriculum Alignment -2011-2012Crosswalk Documents from DESECurriculum MappingCurriculum Guides/Pacing

Curriculum Needs Assessment-2012-2013Filling in the “Gaps” with current CurriculumPurchase of Supplementary materials Timeline for piloting newer materials from publishers

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Professional development workshops and courses beginning in Spring 2011Including teachers and principals in all aspects of this change-over to the new Massachusetts Curriculum FrameworksWork with Curriculum and Professional Development Teams Vertical Teams- Site based and District TeamsRelease TimeContractual Time

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DESESummer 2011 to SY 2014

Model curriculum units and performance tasks are being developed and piloted; curriculum units will be refined and shared on ESE website by the Spring of 2012

Districts2011-2012

Quincy and other districts will continue making transition to the new MA Curriculum Frameworks

2012-2013Transition to new MA State Curriculum Frameworks to be completeAll teachers will use these new Frameworks in their

standards-based classrooms

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http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/commoncoreNews about Massachusetts additions, professional development

and resources for alignmentAs you review this information and find that you have questions,

please feel free to contact:

Colleen Roberts, Assistant SuperintendentEmail: croberts@quincy.k12.ma.us

Phone: 617-984-8760