Oregon Common Core State Standards and SMARTER What

Oregon Common Core State Standards and SMARTER What is the role of board members?

Division of Labor Goals Accountability/ Advocacy Policies BOARD’S WORK ADMINISTRATION’S WORK Regulations Operations Personnel

“The downfall of low-performing school is not their lack of effort and motivation rather, it is poor decisions regarding what to work on. ” --Richard Elmore 4 3

Vision Standards Assessment Continuous Student Improvement. Achievement Accountability Collaborative Partnerships Climate Alignment Copyright 2009 - Key Works of Boards – National School Boards

Without a measuring tool, how do you know what your measuring is accurate?

Research on Effective School Boards Iowa Lighthouse Study – effective school boards Consistently expressed the belief that all students can learn and that schools can teach all students Were knowledgeable about teaching and learning issues Made student-centered, data-driven decisions Created a supportive workplace for staff Engaged their communities as collaborative partners in the goal of increased student achievement Copyright 2006 by The Iowa School Boards Foundation

Research on Effective School Boards (cont’d) The Politics of Excellence: Trustee Leadership and School District Ethos. Boards were: More knowledgeable about district programs and practices Had a clearer sense of what they wanted to accomplish based on a set of firmly held values and beliefs Engaged in activities that provided them with opportunities to articulate and discuss these values and beliefs

Common Core State Standards The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, and to reflect the knowledge and skills that 21 st century youth will need for success in college and careers. With all students academically prepared for the future, our state and our nation will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Common Core State Standards: Why? 63% of jobs nationwide will require some postsecondary education by 2018 64% of Oregon jobs will require postsecondary education; of those: 54% vocational training, certification, or associate degree 46% bachelor or graduate degree Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, June 2010

Common Core State Standards: What? College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics ELA includes literacy standards for social science, technical subjects, and science 46 States

The Instructional Core Principle #1: Increases in student learning occur only as a consequence of improvements in the level of content, teachers’ knowledge and skill, and student engagement. Principle #2: If you change one element of the instructional core, you have to change the other two. Richard Elmore, Ph. D. , Harvard Graduate School of Education

Common Core State Standards: When? Districts Transition Content: 2011 -14 Full Implementation: by Spring 2014 Statewide Assessment: Spring 2015

Adaptive summative assessments benchmarked to college & career readiness Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness Teachers can access formative tools and practices to improve instruction All students leave high school college and career ready Interim assessments that are flexible and open 13

English Language Arts & Literacy CCSS Video FAQ Goals of the CCSS ELA

ELA & Literacy – Six Shifts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. K-5 Balancing Informational & Literary Texts 6 -12 Knowledge in the Content Areas Staircase of Complexity Text-based Answers Writing from Sources Academic Vocabulary www. ode. state. or. us/wma/teachlearn/commoncore/co mmon-core-shifts-ela. pdf common-core-shifts-ela. pdf

Mathematics CCSS Video FAQ CCSS Math Classroom

Mathematics – Six Shifts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Focus Coherence College and Career Readiness Mathematical Practices Modeling Balanced Emphasis www. ode. state. or. us/wma/teachlearn/commoncore/co mmon-core-shifts-math. pdf common-core-shifts-math. pdf

Resources

Oregon CCSS Website Resources: Communication Tools, Parent Guides ELL, Students with Disabilities Professional Development Modules DATA Project Professional Development Videos Resources from Oregon Districts and ESDs TAG, Early Childhood, CTE, and more coming soon www. ode. state. or. us/go/commoncore

Stewardship Team CCSS Toolkit: October 20 -21 work session Included 20 TOSAs Identified resources to add What resources do you need, or have to share, for CCSS implementation?

Oregon CCSS Webinar Series SMARTER Assessment CCSS Toolkit Updates Instructional Materials October 11, 2011 October 18, 2011 October 25, 2011 February 14, 2012 TBD February 21, 2012 May 8, 2012 February 28, 2012 May 1, 2012 Tuesdays from 2: 30 -3: 30 PM Recorded for later viewing Details on ODE Event Registration system: www. ode. state. or. us/news/events/

Contacts Peggy Holstedt, OSBA pholstedt@osba. org Mickey Garrison, CCSS Co-Lead mickey. garrison@state. or. us Cheryl Kleckner, CCSS Co-Lead cheryl. kleckner@state. or. us

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