Creating a MovementCreating a Movement

Secondary Secondary Mathematics Mathematics

News and Next StepsNews and Next Steps

Staff Development DayStaff Development Day

March 18, 2011March 18, 2011

Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards (CCSS)(CCSS)aka Common Core Learning Standards aka Common Core Learning Standards ((CCLSCCLS))

2010-2011 School Year 2010-2011 School Year

NYS grades 6-8 Math Assessments and Regents NYS grades 6-8 Math Assessments and Regents exams aligned to exams aligned to current (2005)current (2005) math standards math standards

Districts “unpack” and become familiar with the Districts “unpack” and become familiar with the NYS P-12 CCLS for Mathematics NYS P-12 CCLS for Mathematics

Districts begin to analyze local curricula and Districts begin to analyze local curricula and instruction and prepare to align to the CCLSinstruction and prepare to align to the CCLS (full (full implementation of CCLS September 2012implementation of CCLS September 2012))

2011-2012 School Year2011-2012 School Year

Districts continue to develop curricula and begin Districts continue to develop curricula and begin implementing instruction aligned to CCLSimplementing instruction aligned to CCLS

NYS grades 6-8 Math assessments and NYS grades 6-8 Math assessments and Regents exams still aligned to Regents exams still aligned to current (2005)current (2005) math standardsmath standards

The reporting of state assessment results for The reporting of state assessment results for 2011-12 will include performance mapped to 2011-12 will include performance mapped to both the existing NYS standards and the CCLSboth the existing NYS standards and the CCLS

2012-2013 School Year2012-2013 School Year

Curriculum and instruction is fully aligned with Curriculum and instruction is fully aligned with CCLSCCLS

Assessments will test achievement of the CCLSAssessments will test achievement of the CCLS

CCSS Interim Assessments are administered CCSS Interim Assessments are administered

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for ColPartnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers lege and Careers (PARCC) field testing will occur(PARCC) field testing will occur

2013-2014 School Year2013-2014 School Year

Curriculum and instruction is fully aligned with CCLSCurriculum and instruction is fully aligned with CCLS

Assessments will test achievement of the CCLSAssessments will test achievement of the CCLS

2014-2015 School Year2014-2015 School Year

PARCC assessments based on Common Core State PARCC assessments based on Common Core State Standards are operational, pending Board of Regents Standards are operational, pending Board of Regents approvalapproval

NYS Common Core CurriculumNYS Common Core Curriculum

K-8 Algebra Crosswalk K-8 Algebra Crosswalk ((samplesample))

What is PARCC?What is PARCC?

Leaders from 26 states formed the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to create a next generation assessment system that will ensure students across the country are expected to meet common, high standards that will prepare them for their futures.

Be made up ofBe made up of 33 through course assessments through course assessments and an end of year test and an end of year test

Measure students’ learning closer to the time Measure students’ learning closer to the time when classroom instruction takes place and when classroom instruction takes place and give feedback throughout the yeargive feedback throughout the year

Be computer basedBe computer based

Include sophisticated items and performance Include sophisticated items and performance taskstasks

Are designed to produce a more complete Are designed to produce a more complete picture of student performancepicture of student performance

PARCC Assessments will…..PARCC Assessments will…..

Purpose:Purpose:

Vertical alignment of curriculum grades 6-12Vertical alignment of curriculum grades 6-12

Begin integration of CCLS into our district Begin integration of CCLS into our district curriculum maps curriculum maps

Committee Members:Committee Members:

Representatives from each building for each Representatives from each building for each course/grade level will act as liaisons course/grade level will act as liaisons

Committee will determine when to meetCommittee will determine when to meet

3 times a year - half days? After school?3 times a year - half days? After school?

Secondary Math Curriculum Secondary Math Curriculum CommitteeCommittee

Middle SchoolMiddle School

NYS AssessmentsNYS Assessments

NYS Exams will be administered May NYS Exams will be administered May 11-13, 201111-13, 2011

Field Testing will occur in all schools in Field Testing will occur in all schools in May 16-19, 2011May 16-19, 2011 Beginning in spring 2012, multiple-choice Beginning in spring 2012, multiple-choice

field test questions will be field test questions will be included in the included in the operational testsoperational tests. .

Scoring will take place May 19, 23, 24Scoring will take place May 19, 23, 24

District AssessmentsDistrict Assessments

Cumulative district final exams at each Cumulative district final exams at each grade level will be administered on June grade level will be administered on June 2222

Exams will count as 20% of the Exams will count as 20% of the students’ 4students’ 4thth quarter average quarter average

Final exam grade will be on report cardsFinal exam grade will be on report cards

Middle SchoolMiddle School

Middle SchoolMiddle SchoolMS Algebra Updates:MS Algebra Updates:

““Screening Rubric” has been formatted to be Screening Rubric” has been formatted to be consistent with Scienceconsistent with Science

The “cut-off” is now The “cut-off” is now recommendedrecommended rather rather than requiredthan required

All students who enroll in MS Algebra will All students who enroll in MS Algebra will complete a course commitment formcomplete a course commitment form

Algebra Readiness Assessment – 7Algebra Readiness Assessment – 7thth grade grade teachers will have the option to administer teachers will have the option to administer via Castle Learningvia Castle Learning

Middle SchoolMiddle School

MS Algebra Updates:MS Algebra Updates:

PPT was shared in all 6PPT was shared in all 6thth and 7 and 7thth grade grade classes at open houseclasses at open house

PPT and Screening form are located on PPT and Screening form are located on MS Math webpageMS Math webpage

MS Acceleration Info Night – April 5MS Acceleration Info Night – April 5thth 20112011will share ppt and screening rubric againwill share ppt and screening rubric again

High SchoolHigh School

HS Honors Policy UpdatesHS Honors Policy Updates Language changed from required to Language changed from required to recommendedrecommended

Students who enroll in honors will Students who enroll in honors will complete course commitment formcomplete course commitment form

District scoring of regents exams in District scoring of regents exams in June, location tbaJune, location tba

Projectors installed in all classrooms by the end Projectors installed in all classrooms by the end of summerof summer

Yellow calculator orders will arrive October 2011Yellow calculator orders will arrive October 2011

Black calculators should be available in libraries Black calculators should be available in libraries for rentalfor rental

Microsoft Office 2010 rollout begins next yearMicrosoft Office 2010 rollout begins next year

Aver Pen vs TabletAver Pen vs Tablet

Technology UpdatesTechnology Updates

CFA training this spring for MS ELA teachers, CFA training this spring for MS ELA teachers, administrators, CLSsadministrators, CLSs

66thth grade teachers beginning to administer CFA grade teachers beginning to administer CFA pre-tests/post-testspre-tests/post-tests

Feedback on format, logistics, data collection Feedback on format, logistics, data collection needed needed

Teachers should begin using smaller formative Teachers should begin using smaller formative assessmentsassessments

Formative Assessment category in StarportalFormative Assessment category in Starportal

Common Formative Common Formative AssessmentsAssessments

Resources

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/toolkit.html

http://www.fldoe.org/parcc/pdf/prosum.pdf

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/events/2010/1028_race_to_the_top/1028_race_to_the_top_parcc_presentation.pdf

http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommonCoreStandardsP-12.html

http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2011Meetings/March2011/311p12ccrgradreqpresentation.pdf