Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards and College Readiness Professional Development November 2, 2010

Rochester Community Schools College Ready, Career Ready, Life Ready The ultimate goal of effective school leadership is to improve classroom instruction The focus of our work is to increase student learning and achievement The District Improvement Plan will be the framework for all instructional work High Expectations for all learners

Rochester Community Schools Welcome Purpose –Provide background information On the Common Core Standards (CCS) On the Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) –Provide an opportunity for you to discuss, consider implications of and reflect on CCSI Oakland

Rochester Community Schools Let’s Start with a Connector Turn to a couple of people sitting near you and share what you already know about the Common Core Standards

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Governors and state superintendents led the development of common core standards for grades K- 12 in ELA and mathematics Standards focus on learning expectations for students, not on how students get there

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Why Now? –Disparate standards across states –Student mobility –Global competition –Today’s jobs require different skills

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Why is this important? –Prepares students with knowledge and skills needed for success in college and work –Ensures consistent expectations regardless of student’s zip code –Provides educators, parents and students with clear, focused guideposts

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards What momentum is there for the initiative? –48 states, the District of Columbia and two territories supported the initial development of the standards All states but Alaska and Texas –35 states, including Michigan, have officially adopted the standards as of September 1, 2010.

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Development Process –Common Core Standards developed in the summer of 2009 by national experts –K-12 learning progressions were then developed to reach these standards, again by national experts –Multiple rounds of feedback from states, associations, teachers and the public received before the June, 2010 completion

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Criteria for the K-12 standards –Fewer, clearer and higher –Aligned with college and work expectations –Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills –Build upon strengths and lessons learned from current state standards –Internationally benchmarked –Based on evidence and research

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards –Include standards for Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Writing, Speaking and Listening for ELA classes –Include separate Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science classes for grades 6-12 –Strong emphasis on deep comprehension of rich literature and content area expository text English Language Arts Standards

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Mathematics Standards –Students in K-5 develop a solid foundation in basic conceptual understandings and procedures –In the middle grades, students build on this foundation through hands on learning in geometry, algebra, probability and statistics –High school students apply mathematical ways of thinking to real world challenges emphasizing mathematical modeling

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Next steps –The first draft of Common Core Standards for Science have been developed. Social Studies Standards may be developed in the future. –State assessments will be changed to reflect the CCS Two assessment consortiums are developing multi- state assessments based on the CCS Fall, 2014 is the current target date for use of the new assessments

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards What do the experts say? –Linda Darling-Hammond, Ph.D. Stanford University Professor and nationally known researcher – learning-assessment-videohttp:// learning-assessment-video

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Standards are essential but inadequate by themselves To be successful, educators also need –Curriculum, including units of study, based on the standards –Instructional materials that align with the standards –A variety of assessments to measure student progress –Resources, tools and time to adjust classroom practices

Rochester Community Schools Common Core Standards Initiative Oakland The Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) Oakland will help educators get the rest of what they need to succeed –Curriculum and units of study –Instructional materials –Assessments –Resources

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Purpose of the Initiative –Put the Common Core Standards into an easy to use, unit based curriculum and teaching framework –Enable teachers to assess students’ understanding of the standards

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Benefits of the initiative include –Increasing teacher collaboration through co- construction and electronic sharing of lesson plans and instructional strategies –Saving districts the time and money associated with designing their own curriculum and assessments –Promoting a focus on high quality classroom instruction aligned to a coherent curriculum

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Turn to a couple of people near you and talk about what you think might be benefits of this new initiative Share a thought from your group

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland To get a better idea of what this initiative entails, let’s look at a copy of the 3 year Gantt chart Across the top, you will see a three year time line from May, 2010 through June, 2013 Down the side you will see a list of tasks to be accomplished during this time The gray boxes indicate the work period for each task involved

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland What products will the initiative produce? Early deliverables –A cross walk between the current and new standards –A consistent framework for unit design –A model for student assessment Mid-point deliverables –First ELA and mathematics units available –Unit related professional development begins

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Long-term deliverables –All grade level ELA and mathematics units complete and available on Atlas Rubicon –Beginning work on science units –Units include framework, suggested lessons, instructional resources and assessments

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland What CCSI won’t do –Promote any one set of resources –Be prescriptive to the level of the lesson plan –Mandate county-wide classroom assessments –Mandate county-wide common/quarterly assessments –Attend to elective ELA and math classes

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Structure of the initiative –Steering Committee composed of district curriculum directors, superintendents and Oakland Schools instructional directors –Grade level curriculum writing teams including teacher leaders from a variety of districts and Oakland Schools consultants –Regular, transparent reporting to all stakeholders

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Tools to support implementation –Atlas Rubicon Curriculum Management Software Facilitates teacher’s management of unit based curriculum Facilitates teachers’ collaboration and sharing across grades, schools and districts Aligns curriculum with standards, even when they are updated Creates information rich, curriculum focused reports

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Tools to support implementation –INFORM Student and school performance data analysis tool currently used by many Oakland districts Will house data related to performance on the units of study included in Atlas Rubicon –MDE School Improvement Template Data from Atlas Rubicon and INFORM will make school improvement planning and reporting more efficient and effective

Rochester Community Schools CCSI Oakland Impact on practice –Teachers will have immediate, easy access to lessons and resources that improve instruction for diverse learners –Administrators will be more targeted and productive in their instructional leadership –Students will be exposed to high quality curriculum, instruction and assessments –Boards of Education will see districts utilizing cost effective, coherent curriculum ….All intended to increase student learning and achievement

Rochester Community Schools Here’s What! So What? Now What? Turn to a few of your colleagues and discuss - What we learned today The implications to your district, students and staff Next steps

Rochester Community Schools Overview of Planned Work Kristine Gullen, Oakland High School Consultant Establish common foundation for district work (ILT 10/20, 1/19, 4/20, 5/18) Develop an implementation plan for Atlas Rubicon Committee – including administrative representation from all levels Sheila Scovic, Elementary Program Consultant Curriculum Alignment/Units of Study Pat Dejaeger, Secondary Program Consultant Curriculum Alignment/Units of Study Communicate Plan/Participation/Feedback from all district leaders and stakeholders (Learning Consultants, Teacher Leaders, etc) Curriculum Department will monitor the implementation of the District Improvement Plan and provide resources regarding building level implementation

Rochester Community Schools Why is it important to align all curriculum and instructional work with the College Readiness Benchmarks?

Rochester Community Schools EXPLORE and PLAN College Readiness Benchmark Scores The EXPLORE and PLAN College Readiness Benchmark Scores are based on the ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores. They reflect students’ expected growth from EXPLORE to PLAN to the ACT and assume sustained academic effort throughout high school. Early Indicators of College Readiness Students who meet a Benchmark on the ACT have ≈ 50% chance of earning a B or better and ≈ 75% chance of earning a C or better in the corresponding college course or courses. Students who meet a Benchmark on EXPLORE or PLAN are likely to have approximately this same chance of earning such a grade in the corresponding college course(s) by the time they graduate high school. College Readiness Benchmark Score EXPLORE PLAN ACT EnglishEnglish Composition Math Algebra ReadingSocial Sciences ScienceBiology ACT Subject Area Test College Course(s)

Rochester Community Schools What percent of students with each PLAN scale score met standards on the MME?

Rochester Community Schools What percent of students with each EXPLORE scale score met standards on the MME?

Rochester Community Schools - 33 Harvard - 28 U of M - 25 MSU /MTU - 22 CMU/WMU - 21 EMU Setting a goal PRIOR