Common Core Implementation Update Supporting College- and Career-Readiness through Common Core Assessments and PARCC December 2012

Common Core Standards/ College- and Career- Ready Curriculum & Instruction Educational Technology Assessment 2

3 NYSED provided Common Core sample questions in Grades 3-8 ELA and math and grade-specific test guides intended for teachers. Educators can use these teaching tools to: Better understand the shifts needed in classroom instruction; Better understand how student knowledge and skills will be assessed beginning in mathematics

Common Core Regents 4 Spring 2014: English Algebra I Geometry Spring 2015: Algebra II

PARCC Assessment Design English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics End-of-Year Assessment Innovative, computer- based items Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) Extended tasks Applications of concepts and skills Summative, Required assessment Interim, optional assessment Diagnostic Assessment Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration Mid-Year Assessment Performance-based Emphasis on hard-to- measure standards Potentially summative 5 ELA - Speaking And Listening Assessment Locally scored Non-summative, required

6 PARCC Timeline SY Development begins SY Field testing SY Field testing SY First year administration SY Launch and design phase Spring 2015 Set achievement levels NY 3-8 field testing NY 3-8 First year admin Regents Field Testing NY First year admin: Regents New York Transition to the Common Core

Model Content Framework (MCF) Purchasing guidance for CBT Item and passage review College- and Career Ready Determination and Performance-Level Descriptors General assessment policies Calculator policy and math reference sheets Field Test RFP released State and national engagement and outreach, including higher education leadership Latest on PARCC 7