Presented by: Jessica Vavrus , Asst. Superintendent, Teaching and Learning

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Common Core State Standards and Assessment Initiative

Informational WebinarsSeptember and October 2010

Presented by:Jessica Vavrus, Asst. Superintendent, Teaching and Learning

Joe Willhoft, Asst. Superintendent, Assessment and Student Information

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NThe Common Core State Standards Initiative - BackgroundBeginning in the spring of 2009, Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia committed to developing a common core of state K-12 English-language arts (ELA) and mathematics standards.

States agreed to participate in the development process, provide input on drafts, and consider eventual adoption.Signing MOA did not require commitment to adopt.

The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) with assistance from Project Achieve, ACT and the College Board (SAT). OF

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NCurrent and Future Focus for Common State StandardsCurrent (led by CCSSO and NGA): K-12 English Language Arts Common Core State Standards K-12 Mathematics Common Core State Standards

Future (currently led by various national associations): Next Generation Science Standards(draft by Fall 2011)

(Framework currently under development) English Language Development Standards (within 1 year) Social Studies (within 2 years) Arts (development may begin in January 2011)

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Why Common Core State Standards? Preparation: The standards articulate college- and career-

readiness. They will help ensure students acquire the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in post-secondary education and training.

Competition: The standards are internationally benchmarked. Common standards will help ensure our students are globally competitive.

Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and clear. Clearer standards help students (and parents and teachers) understand what is expected of them.

Adapted from Understanding the Common Core, Achieve, June 2010

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4OSPI Common Core Information Sessions Sept. & Oct. 2010

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Why Common Core State Standards?, cont. Equity: Expectations are consistent for all – and not dependent

on a student’s state of residence. States have time to consider what state-specific additions to the

standards might look like

Collaboration: The standards create a foundation to work collaboratively across states and districts, pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular tools including textbooks, professional development, common assessments and other materials.

Opportunities for ALIGNED and CONNECTED SYSTEMS:• “Common standards” is a common thread among current and

evolving national initiatives and opportunities• Standards – Instruction – Assessment


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Common Core State Standards Design

Building on the strength of current standards across many states, the CCSS are designed to be:

Focused, coherent, clear and rigorous Internationally benchmarked Anchored in college and career readiness* Evidence and research based

*Ready for first-year credit-bearing, postsecondary coursework in mathematics and English without the need for remediation.


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Intentional Design Limitations

What the Standards do NOT define:

How teachers should teach All that can or should be taught The nature of advanced work beyond the core The interventions needed for students well below grade level The full range of support for English language learners and

students with special needs Everything needed to be college and career ready

Citation: www.corestandards.org/


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National Process and Timeline

K-12 Common Standards: Core writing teams in English Language Arts and Mathematics (See

www.corestandards.org for list of team members) drafted standards External and state feedback teams provided on-going feedback to

writing teams throughout the process Draft K-12 standards were released for public comment on March 10,

2010; 9,600 comments received nationwide (~ 900 from WA) Validation Committee of leading experts reviewed standards Final standards were released June 2, 2010

As of September 8, 2010, 36 states have formally adopted the common core state standards.


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Current WA Standards (GLEs) – Grades K-10

Common Core ELA Standards – Grades K-12

Reading WritingCommunication

(includes Speaking and

Listening)

Language

Media &

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Design and Organization Three main sections

• K−5 (cross-disciplinary)• 6−12 English Language Arts• 6−12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical

Subjects (Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development)

Three appendices• Appendix A: Research and evidence; glossary of key terms,

overview of each strand• Appendix B: Reading text exemplars; sample performance

tasks• Appendix C: Annotated student writing samples


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Key AdvancesReading• Balance of literature and informational texts• Text complexityWriting• Emphasis on writing argumentative, informative/explanatory, and

narrative texts• Emphasis on researchSpeaking and Listening• Inclusion of formal and informal talkLanguage• Value of general academic and domain-specific vocabulary• Emphasis on the conventions of English and the effective use of

language


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Common Core Standards for Mathematics

Grade-Level Standards K-8 grade-by-grade standards organized by domain 9-12 high school standards organized by conceptual categories

(Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics & Probability) Course progressions included in Appendices

Some standards go beyond “career and college readiness level” (e.g., STEM concepts, denoted by “+”) are a thread throughout but go beyond what all students will need to know and at high school may lead to a 4th year of math

Standards for Mathematical Practice Describe mathematical “habits of mind” Standards for mathematical proficiency: reasoning, problem

solving, modeling, decision making, and engagement Carry across grade levels and connect with content standards in

each grade


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Design and Organization


Grade Level Overviews (Example)

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Key AdvancesFocus and coherence• Focus on key topics at each grade level.• Coherent progressions across grade levels.

Balance of concepts and skills• Content standards require both conceptual understanding and

procedural fluency.

Mathematical practices• Foster reasoning and sense-making in mathematics.

College and career readiness• Level is ambitious but achievable.


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NThe Washington Context for Considering Adoption of CCSS Involvement since November 2009

Review and input on drafts of English language arts and mathematics standards

2010 legislation (E2SSB 6696, Section 601) provides for: “Provisional adoption” by the Superintendent by Aug. 2, 2010 Detailed report due to Legislature in Jan. 2011

o To include: detailed comparison, timeline and costs, recommendations for possible additions

Formal adoption and implementation will begin following 2011 session unless otherwise directed by the Legislature


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The Washington Context, cont.

Now is the time to begin revision of WA Reading and Writing standards (originally developed in 2005)

WA participation in SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium…


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Background US Department of Education has awarded grants to two

multi-state consortia for the Race-to-the-Top Assessment Program SMARTER Balanced (WA is one of 31 states involved) PARCC

$160 million 4-year grant, starting October 1, 2010

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The Purpose of the ConsortiumTo develop a set of comprehensive and innovative assessments

for grades 3-8 and high school in English language arts and mathematics aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

The assessments shall be operational across Consortium states in the 2014-15 school year.

Note: States must have formally adopted the Common Core State Standards by January 2012 in order to remain in the Consortium.


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The Goal of the Consortium

To ensure that all students leave high school prepared for postsecondary success in college or a career through increased student learning and improved teaching.


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N ...the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium can be found online at

www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER

To find out more...


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NWhat does this mean for Washington’s existing Learning Standards?

Washington’s current Learning Standards in all subjects should continue to be implemented in classrooms. Current state assessments will align with these standards through

the 2013-14 school year.

If the Common Core State English language arts and mathematics standards are formally adopted in WA, They would be phased in over 2 years to replace WA’s current

reading, writing, and mathematics standards by the 2014-15 year.



Summer 2010 ― Summer

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School Year 2011-2012




Phase 1Adopt, Align & Plan1. Provisional adoption (E2SSB 6696)2. Gather input on strategy for implementation

Phase 2Communicate, Develop Process, Resources for Transition &Implementation Phase 3

Transition to Common Core Standards

Phase 4Implementation 1. Spring 2014—pilot the assessment system 2. September 2014-June 2015—full implementation with state-wide assessment system.

Draft Implementation TimelineSummer 2010 to the 2014-2015 School Year

This is the time to consider and plan for transitioning, while continuing to implement our current standards.

It is not the time to stop strong, standards-based instruction…

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Comparison Overview Two state-level comparisons

External Analysis – Hanover Research (final drafts completed) Washington-led Comparison (work done in late August; currently being

compiled)

Multiple purposes Snapshot of “how well” WA standards match to the CCS Snapshot of “how well” CCS match to WA standards

So that… WA educators can have a clear understanding of CCS in relation to

current standards We can determine what areas may need augmentation in which grades

for subsequent support


Common Core and Washington State Standards (K-10)Alignment Breakdown by Number and Percentage

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Total CC K-10 ELA

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Simple and Composite WA Match

Partial and Composite partial WA

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Total % of WA GLEs that Align to Some Extent

No Match

Reading: Literature 90 35 (38.9%) 38 (42.2%) 73

(81.1%) 17 (18.9%)Reading:

Informational Text

99 35 (35.4%) 44 (44.4%) 79 (79.8%) 20 (20.2%)

Reading: Foundation

al Skills16 4 (25.0%) 10 (62.5%) 14

(87.5%) 2 (12.5%)

Subtotal: All

Reading205 74

(36.1%)92

(44.9%)166

(81.0%)39

(19.0%)

Writing 90 31 (34.4%) 46 (51.1%) 77 (85.6%) 13 (14.4%)

Speaking and

Listening60 29 (48.3%) 23 (38.3%) 52

(86.7%) 8 (13.3%)

Language 58 22 (37.9%) 33 (56.9%) 55 (94.8%) 3 (5.2%)

Total: All Subcatego

ries413 156

(37.8%)194

(47.0%)350

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Hanover Mathematics Analysis

- Another look…Of 558 unique PEs, 71 standards that were classified as “true” non-matches, 87.3% of Washington Performance Expectations can be matched to the Common Core. Only 12.7% of eligible WPEs could not be closely aligned to common core standards.

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Partially Early, or

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Kindergarten 25 18 7 100% 0 44% 56%1st 21 17 3 95% 1 29% 71%2nd 26 18 6 92% 2 16% 84%3rd 35 23 8 89% 4 49% 51%4th 35 23 8 89% 4 60% 40%5th 36 20 10 83% 6 56% 44%

K-5 Band 178 119 42 90% 17 44% 56%6th 43 28 10 88% 5 53% 47%7th 44 26 12 86% 6 43% 57%8th 33 25 4 88% 4 45% 55%

6-8 Band 120 79 26 88% 15 48% 52%9-12 STEM 55 7 12 35% 36 65% 35%

9-12 All 189 76 45 64% 68 36% 64%9-12 No STEM 134 69 33 76% 32 24% 76%TOTAL

(No STEM) 432 267 101 85% 64 39% 61%

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How to access the comparisons?

Both available online – early October at http://www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx


OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Washington’s Considerations for Adoption and Implementation

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Adoption ≠ Implementation

State Superintendent has authority to adopt – • Following collaboration, input, and buy-in from key partners and

stakeholder groups (State Board, Legislature, state curriculum advisors, content experts, etc.)

When considering adoption, States must adopt 100% of the CCSS, but may adopt additional standards (“up to” 15%)

• States responsible for setting the criteria and assessing the additions

Once adopted, implementation would be phased in over several school years; assessment would follow in 2014-15 school year


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We want your input!

Please share with us your input on whether or not Washington should add to the standards by completing

an online survey accessible through a link at:

http://www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx

Available for completion through October 30th.


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How can I learn more and/or provide input? Join a statewide Webinar

September 28, 3:30 – 5:00pm October 28, 3:30 – 5:00pm

Attend a public forum (all held from 6:00pm – 7:30pm) October 13, Yakima, ESD 105 Office, Ahtanum Room October 14, Spokane, ESD 101 Office, Classroom 1 October 21, Vancouver, Evergreen School District October 25, Westside, Shoreline Center, Mt. Rainier Room

Complete the online survey about whether or not WA should add to the Common Core Standards (Iink to survey available at www.k12.wa.us/corestandards/ late September)

Note: OSPI will compile all input and include with recommendations in the report to the Legislature due in January 2011.


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Resources

Washington State’s Core Standards Informational Web Site:www.k12.wa.us/corestandards/Email: [email protected]

CCSSO/NGA Common Core Standards Initiative Web Site:www.corestandards.org/ www.corestandards.org/Standards/index.htm

Achieve resources:http://www.achieve.org/achievingcommoncore_implementation


Thank you.

Email: [email protected]

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