Statewide Standards Review Initiative:

Summary and Update

November 14, 2008

Nancy Noonan, AssistantSuperintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, ONC BOCES

Howard Goldsmith, Executive Coordinator Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support New York State Education Department

The Statewide Network of Middle Level Liaisons

Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support (OCIS)

Howard J. GoldsmithExecutive Coordinator

Adult Education

andWorkforce

Development

Tom Orsini

Planning & Professional Development

Alysan Slighter

Career and Technical

Education

Eric Suhr

Curriculum, Instruction

andInstructional Technology

Anne Schiano

Summer Institutes

Mary Daley

www.emsc.nysed.gov/cis/ 2

Standards Review

Initiative

Kathleen Clarity

Learning Standards Review Key Points:

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• P-16 initiative• Article VII• Perpetual system of review• Order of review, ELA first• Multifaceted process, not just review• Connections with higher education, business and

teacher preparation programs• Engage experts at all levels of review• Must develop new and aligned assessments

New York State Learning Standards Review Structure

Regents Steering Committee

English Language

Arts/English as a Second Language

Health Physical Ed. & Family

and Consumer Sciences

Social Studies

Languages Other than

English

Math Science

Technology

Career Development

& Occupational

Sciences

Standards Review Research Team

Regents Steering Committee

Arts

Panel of Content Experts

H PE FACS M S T

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Standards Review Initiative Time Table

Activity/ Academic Year 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17

Review of Standards ELA/ ESL

CDOS SS HPEF MST MST

LOTE

Arts ELA/ESL

Public Information, Roll-Out, and Curriculum Guidance

ELA/ ESL

ELA/

ESL

CDOS

CDOS

SS

SS

HPEF

HPEF

MST

MST

LOTE

MST

LOTE

Arts

Arts

ELA/ESL

ELA/ ESL

Professional development ELA/ ESL

ELA/ ESL

CDOS

SS

ELA/ ESL

CDOS

CDOS

SS

HPEF

SS

HPEF

HPEF

MST

LOTE

MST

LOTE

Arts

MST

ELA/ESL

LOTE

Arts

Arts

ELA/ESL

Implementation in Schools ELA/ ESL

CDOS SS HPEF MST

LOTE

Arts

ELA/ ESL

Test Development ELA/ ESL

ELA/ ESL

SS

ELA/ ESL

SS SS LOTE

MST

LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

ELA/ESL

First New operational Test ELA/ ESL

SS LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

Analysis,

Intervention/Technical Assistance and Feedback Loop.*

ELA/ ESL

ELA/ ESL

CDOS

SS

CDOS

SS

HPEF

HPEF MST

LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

LOTE

Arts

•This activity also includes: analysis for future modification, alignment with teacher preparation, regulatory adjustments, etc.

Standards Area Key

Arts = Arts (visual, music, dance, theatre) LOTE = Languages Other than English

CDOS = Career Development and Occupational Studies (seven technical disciplines) MST = Math, Science, Technology

ELA/ESL = English Language Arts/ English as a Second Language SS = Social Studies

HPEF = Health, Physical Education and Family and Consumer Sciences 5

The Standards Review Initiative-Moving from “Review to the Revision”

- Structures and organization of work- Working Principles

1. Include three levels of standards• Student learning standards• Teacher knowledge standards• System infrastructure standards

2. Develop a single set of standards for each content area3. Infuse basic and academic literacy throughout all the content areas4. Infuse cultural aspects of literacy throughout all the content areas as appropriate5. Infuse real life application skills throughout all the content areas6. Develop measurable standards7. Review PreK-12 standards within the context of a seamless P-16 continuum8. Integrate technology throughout all the content areas

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Recommendations for Revisions

• One set of standards• Replace the items currently designated as “standards”• Use the “Core Performance Indicators” and “Qualities”

from the State assessment rubrics to develop revised standards

• Embed literacy into all of the content areas• The study of literature and language should be

emphasized and elevated as an endeavor separate from literacy

• Add viewing and (re)presenting• Format revision is essential

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Aspects of Standards Revision

• Viewing and (Re)presenting• P-16 Connections• Support for English language learners, special

populations, and students at different developmental levels

• Teacher knowledge• More specificity needed at the 9-12 level where

there is currently considerable repetition of performance indicators

• Assessments• Conventions and grammar

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Aspects of Standards Revision (cont.)

• Reading-writing process

• Early Childhood

• Text based strategies

• Terminology

• Motivation, engagement, and volition

• Ethics of communication/literacy

• Understanding authorship and audience

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Please send your comments/input to:

Howard J. Goldsmith

Executive Coordinator

Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support

New York State Education Department

89 Washington Ave, Room 319EB

Albany, NY 12234

Telephone (518) 474-8892

E-mail: emscocis@mail.nysed.gov