Erie 2 Regional Curriculum Council March 14, 2012 NYSED Updates Erie 2 Regional Curriculum Council March 14, 2012

ESEA WAIVER INITIATIVE “REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY” On September 23rd, President Obama announced an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) regulatory flexibility initiative to revise No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Flexibility is being offered in the following areas: 2013-14 Timeline for All Students Becoming Proficient School and District Improvement Requirements Highly Qualified Teacher Improvement Plans Schoolwide Programs Transferability of Funds Use of School Improvement Grant Funds Rewards for Schools Rural Schools Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (optional) In exchange for flexibility, states must: Set College- and Career-Ready Standards for All Students and Develop and Administer Annual, Statewide, Aligned, High-Quality Assessments that Measure Student Growth. Develop Systems of Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support. Support Effective Teaching and Leadership, including implementing Teacher and Principal Evaluation in which student growth is a significant factor. Reduce Duplication and Unnecessary Burden. NOTE: States have one of three rounds to apply for waivers. Eleven states submitted requests on November 14, 2011 in Round 1. New York State submitted its request on February 28, 2012 in Round 2. A third round will be held at the end of the 2011-12 school year. NOTE: States have one of three rounds to apply for waivers. Eleven states submitted requests on November 14, 2011 in Round 1. New York State submitted its request on February 28, 2012 in Round 2. A third round will be held at the end of the 2011-12 school year.

ESEA Flexibility Request Revise the Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Align to College- and Career- Readiness Replace Identification of Districts and Schools for Improvement, Corrective Action and Restructuring with Identification of Priority and Focus Districts and Schools Replace Identification Of Schools As High Performing/Rapidly Improving With Identification Of Reward Schools Use Proficiency and Growth Measures to Make Accountability Determinations for Elementary and Middle Schools Create a Single Diagnostic Tool ("The Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness") to Drive Improvement Reframe the Existing Set-Asides in ESEA 3

New Developments in NYS Assessments

What is new? Required use of Standardized Scannable Answer Sheets for all Regents Exams starting in June 2012 Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, teachers may no longer score their own students’ exams.

What’s Changed for 2012 Grades 3-8 ELA and Math Tests? ELA and Math Tests will include embedded multiple-choice field test questions Writing mechanics assessed by inclusion in the English Language Arts Test scoring rubric for extended responses Schools must schedule 90 minutes of testing time for each session, on each day, at each grade. Grade 3 ELA Test sessions will not feature separately timed segments. Students will be given a 5-minute break at the midway point in session one of the ELA Test at all grades.

Coming Attractions To help prepare schools for administering the Grades 3-8 Tests, the following documents will be posted at: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/ei/eigen.html Grades 3-5 and 6-8 ELA and Math Teacher’s Directions (Posted on March 2) PowerPoint, “Training for Teachers Scoring Extended-Response Questions in the 2012 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests” with the revised rubric (by March 23)

Documents to Be Posted (continued) School Administrator’s Manual (by March 30) Scoring Site Operations Manual (by March 30)

School Year Transition of State Assessments (as of 3/1/12, subject to change) 2012-13 Grades 3-8 ELA Tests aligned to Common Core Grades 3-8 Math Tests aligned to Common Core NYSESLAT aligned to Common Core 2013-2014 Regents Exam in English aligned to Common Core Regents Exam in Algebra I aligned to Common Core Regents Exam in Geometry aligned to Common Core NYSAA in ELA and Math aligned to Common Core 2014-2015 PARCC Assessments are scheduled to be operational and are subject to adoption by the Board of Regents Regents Exam in Algebra II aligned to Common Core Grades 4, 6*, 7* & 8 Science Tests aligned to Next Generation Science Standards Regents Exams in Living Environment, Earth Science, Chemistry, & Physics aligned to Next Generation Science Standards Grades 6-8* Social Studies aligned with the 2012 CC aligned SS Standards Regents Exams in Global* (Possible split. If so, Global I – 2015 and Global II in 2016), & Regents Exam in US History & Government aligned with the 2012 CC aligned SS Standards NYSAA in SS and Science aligned to Common Core * Pending the availability of funding.

PARCC Assessments PARCC assessments are scheduled to be operational in 2014-15 and are subject to Board of Regents adoption. The PARCC Consortium is developing CCSS aligned ELA and math assessments that will cover grades 3-11

Online PARCC Assessments PARCC Readiness Survey tool expected by March 20 Open source Data will be collected from states twice annually through 2014 SED seeking funding for small scale pilot for 12-13 and potential larger pilot for 13-14 PARCC will be computer-based if approved by BOR 14-15

Math Tools and Math Shift 3 for 2012-13 Tests: Fluency (Our current draft thinking as of 3/1/12) Grades 3-8 students must have the use of a ruler for the entire test. Grades 4-8 students must have the use of a protractor for the entire test. Grades 3-5 students will not have the use of calculators. Grade 6 students must have the use of a four-function calculator with a square root key or a scientific calculator for the entire test. (Schools may choose which type they purchase.) Grades 7 & 8 students must have the use of a scientific calculator for the entire test.

Science and Social Studies Next Generation Science Standards draft and final still in the works on national level. Common Core aligned SS Standards will be released in spring of 2012. Global exam will be split into two exams that each cover one year of content. (Pending funding) After that social studies curriculum modules and assessments that incorporate Common Core-like changes will be developed and released