NEW YORK STATE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS CCLS

NEW YORK STATE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS (CCLS) Terrance P. Dougherty For the Board of Education Hancock Central School District Monday, November 28, 2011

New York State CCLS � Guiding Themes Proactive Pragmatic Systems Oriented

New York State CCLS � New York State Education Reform Movement Focus on: APPR (evidence-based evaluation) Common Core Standards Data Systems

New York State CCLS � CCLS in a Nutshell Coordinated effort led by National Governors Association and Council of Chief School Officers Adopted and reviewed by 48 states Committed to developing a common core of K-12 ELA, literacy and math standards

New York State CCLS � CCLS in a Nutshell Designed to be: Focused, coherent, clear, and rigorous Internationally benchmarked Anchored in college and career readiness Evidenced based and researched

New York State CCLS � New York State Education Reform Movement Emphasis on career/college readiness Positioning students to compete in a global economy RTTT funding mechanism

New York State CCLS � English Language Arts and Literacy Subjects ELA History/social studies Science Technical Subjects (everything but math)

New York State CCLS � Mathematics Subjects Elementary school math Middle school math High school math

New York State CCLS � Impacts on Existing ELA Standards Six instructional shifts: Balancing Informational and Literary Text Building Knowledge in the Disciplines Staircase of Complexity Text-based Answers Writing from Sources Academic Vocabulary

New York State CCLS � Impacts on Existing Math Standards Six instructional shifts: Focus Coherence Fluency Deep Understanding Applications Dual Intensity

New York State CCLS � The Task To anticipate and prepare for the impacts of the CCLS implementation on teaching and learning in our classrooms

New York State CCLS � NYSED Implementation Timeline Highlights 2011 -2012 Each teacher designs two units of instruction aligned to CCLS NYS CCLS resource tools to be widely distributed (www. engageny. org) 2012 -2013 NYS tests aligned to CCLS in grades 3 -8 ELA/math (aligned to APPR 20 point student growth) 2013 -2014 and beyond Full implementation of CCLS in schools PARCC assessments implemented if adopted

New York State CCLS � Action Steps for Hancock BOE Members Get to know the Common Core Learning Standards Engage in monthly conversations Review policies Develop action plan Align 2012 -2013 budget

New York State CCLS � HCS Administrative Action Steps Be positive and action oriented Build superintendent/principal/teacher CCLS capacity Foster use of district wide interim assessments Encourage staff to create aligned unit and individual lesson plans Implement effective professional development

New York State CCLS � Questions