Common Core Transition

Archdiocese of New YorkOffice of the Superintendent

Parent Meeting· February 1, 2014

Agenda

Our Focus Today Is:

– Describe the New York Landscape relative to Common Core

– How ADNY made curriculum changes to align with Common Core Standards

– Adjustments to our assessment program

– Communication challenges with implementation of Common Core

The New York Landscape with Common Core

– New York State Department of Education (NYSED) adopts Common Core.

• Aligns with the PARCC assessment consortium in July 2010

• Modifies 15% of Common Core to create Common Core Learning Standards for NY

– Starts aligning state tests with Common Core. Contracts with Pearson to develop NY state exam (ELA & Math, 3-8)

• Temporary state tests prior to PARCC decision

• Computerized PARCC assessments in 2014-15

• There is still much uncertainty/indecision

The New York Landscape with Common Core

EngageNY is the primary resource: www.engageny.org• Videos and resources to support CCSS • Portal to CCSS, teacher evaluation, and data-driven

decision making• Curriculum• Assessment

resources and test guidelines forgrades 3-8 ELA and math

The New York Landscape with Common Core

Timeline for Implementation

Archdiocesan Transition: Curriculum Alignment,

Professional Development, and Assessment

Year 1 (11-12) - Year 3 (13-14)

Year 1: Archdiocesan Transition

• Emphasis on Instructional Shifts• Emphasis on Preserving Catholic Identity• Building Capacity of Instructional Leaders• Building Understanding of Teachers

Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers and Principals

• Spring 2012: Introductory DVD for use by principals at faculty meetings in spring of 2012

• Fall 2012: Full-day PD sessions focus on the instructional shifts and the introduction of math and ELA unit plans

• Fall 2012: Cluster faculty meetings - Teachers gathered by grade level and focused on a process for implementing increased reading

• Spring 2013: Full-day PD sessions by grade level- Focus on deconstructing math standards into daily objectives for lesson planning

• Spring 2013: Webinars focused on understanding Depth of Knowledge and aligning assessments

Year 1: Creating ELA & Math Unit Plans

– Purpose & Objective of Unit Plan• Individual freedoms of teachers and leaders to select

resources and complete daily planning

– Contract with in Spring 2012• Collaborative review input from principals and teachers –Grade level representatives from at least 5 schools in each district

• Cross-curricular connections with Catholic Identity

Catholic Appropriateness• To ensure that the plans integrated Catholic Identity

Year 1: Creating ELA & Math Unit Plans

Year 1: Creating ELA & Math Unit Plans

Year 1: Creating ELA & Math Unit Plans

Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers and Principals

• Building capacity of instructional leaders

– Principal focus on instructional walkthroughs

– Customized principal professional development sessions

Year 2: Involvement of Instructional Specialists

• Provide a Multitude of Resources• Capturing work of Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative

www.ccsstoolbox.com

www.learnzillion.orgwww.mathplayground.com

www.teachingchannel.orgwww.Khanacademy.org

Year 2: Challenges

• Getting teachers to shift from using the textbook as a curriculum to using the textbook as a resource

• Aligning four main math textbooks as a resource to the unit plans and standards

Year 3: Responding to the Challenges

• More Curriculum and Professional Development• Assessment Alignment with Common Core• Communications Challenges & Strategies

Year 3: Curriculum and PD

Curriculum adjustments made in Year 2 (2012-13)

School Year NYSED’s Timeline ADNY’s Timeline

2011-12 No curriculum guides Created own unit plans

2012-13 Spring 2013, NY state creates curriculum modules

Implementation of ADNY unit plans

2013-14 Implementation of curriculum modules

Alignment of ADNY unit plans to NYSED curriculum modules

Year 2: Assessment

Not aligned with Common Core and not timely or useful for instructional decision making

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NY ITBS Results Grade 6 Fall 2012Reading Math ELA

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Assessment Alignment with Common Core

ELAGrade 4 Grade 6 Grade 8

2012 2013 Change (pts) 2012 2013 Change

(pts) 2012 2013 Change (pts)

NYC Public Schools 52.4 27.2 -25.2 45.3 23.3 -22 39.0 25.4 -13.6

All NY State 59.4 30.3 -29.1 55.7 29.6 -26.1 50.3 33.7 -16.6

Archdiocese of NY 68.0 39.3 -28.7 65.1 36.0 -29.1 63.0 40.9 -22.1

NYC Charter Schools 62.8 31.1 -31.7 50.7 15.1 -35.6 43.3 20.0 -23.3

Assessment Alignment with Common Core

MathGrade 4 Grade 6 Grade 8

2012 2013 Change (pts) 2012 2013 Change

(pts) 2012 2013 Change (pts)

NYC Public Schools 65.7 35.2 -30.5 59.3 28.8 -30.5 55.2 25.7 -29.5

All NY State 69.2 36.3 -32.9 65.1 30.6 -34.5 61.3 27.4 -33.9

Archdiocese of NY 71.1 28.0 -43.1 59.6 19.6 -40.0 63.3 18.9 -44.4

NYC Charter Schools 77.6 40.0 -37.6 71.9 30.0 -41.9 73.9 33.9 -40.0

Year 3: Assessment Alignment with Common Core

New York spring 2013 state tests (Math & ELA)NY State 2010 Test Item EngageNY State 12-13/13-14 Test Item

Year 3: Curriculum and PD

• Strategic initiatives focus on Math– Principal SMART goals– Interim assessments– Faculty meeting, professional development, and

instructional specialist focus on math

• Increased instructional time in math• Catapult conference days• Coaches for teachers• Archdiocesan Data Day

Interim Assessment Alignment with Common Core

• Archdiocesan Strategies based on test scores– 9 Math Initiatives– Interim Assessments and Software

Ongoing Challenges

• Deconstructing standards• Reviewing all materials for Catholic

appropriateness• Funding and time for quality PD• Differentiating PD for schools and teachers

that are now at different places along the transition continuum

• Meaningful use of the assessment results to improve teaching and learning

Concerns and Misperceptions about Common Core

Parent Concerns about Common Core in the Archdiocese of NY

– Any research to support Common Core– Why abandon ‘old’ teaching strategies – ineffective?– Inappropriate strategies for early childhood

education– How can they help/support their child with Common

Core– Federal government/Bill Gates influence– Inappropriate materials used in Common Core– How & who is using the data (InBloom)

Teacher Concerns about Common Core in the Archdiocese of NY

– Implementation of Common Core is too quick

– High Schools not aligned with Common Core

– Need more resources

– No time to plan for Common Core

– Need more professional development

Archdiocesan Communications Strategies

– Town Hall presentations throughout the Archdiocese

– Informational meetings for pastors– Informational meeting with PTO members

throughout the Archdiocese– Informational letters to parents– Superintendent newsletter to parents– Informational letters to teachers

Archdiocesan Communications Strategies

Ongoing Communications Challenges

– Educating school community on Common Core misinformation (standards vs. curriculum)

– Parents requesting to opt out of Interim Assessments and state testing

– Teacher’s union instructing teachers contrary to Archdiocesan direction

Closing Remarks&

Questions