MAY 2, 2012 Gifted Networking

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Agenda Welcome and Overview Introductions – Preliminary Needs Assessment PDE Updates – Gifted and PACC (briefly) Compliance Monitoring Discussion – Does this change our pressing needs? Lunch Job-a-like Groups - Continuous Needs Assessment Digging into Resources

Why Gifted Networking?

Pennsylvania Common Core Standards Some background Where we are now Impact of PACC Standards

PDE Updates PA Common Core Standards  Eligible Content rewritten to embrace CCSS  PA Academic Standards revised to reflect the content and rigor of the Common Core  Called “PA Common Core Standards”  SAS Portal

PDE Updates - PSSA Proposed Transition No 11 th grade PSSAs – Replaced by Keystone exams –Alg. I, Bio, Lit. Grades 3-8 Math and Reading aligned to current standards – not PACC Grades 5 & 8 Writing – current standards – not PACC

PDE Updates Keystone Exams Replace 11 th grade PSSAs going forward Application to USDoE to be used for AYP Algebra I, Literature, Biology Anchors & EC available for Civics & Government

PDE Updates – PSSA Proposed Transition Grades 3-5 English Language Arts PSSA aligned to PACC Grades 3-5 Mathematics PSSA aligned to PACC Grades 6-8 Mathematics and Reading PSSA aligned to current standards Grade 8 Writing PSSA aligned to current standards

PDE Updates – PSSA Proposed Transition Final transition Grades 3-8 ELA PSSA Grades 3-8 Mathematics PSSA Keystone Exams – Algebra I, Literature, Biology

PDE Updates The Common Core State Standards include standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects These standards will be embedded in the current history standards PDE is waiting on the soon-to-be-released national science standards and will likely embed the CC ELA & Literacy in Science standards in a like manner

Compliance Monitoring Mrs. Katie Leach Weatherly Area School District

Lunch

Job-a-Like Groups Relocate to tables based on the grade level of students you work with: Elementary, Middle, and High School Discuss:  Do you have additional needs or changes in priorities now that we’ve discussed PDE, PACC, and compliance monitoring? (Please add to discussion thread in Keystone Commons)  What are the most daunting challenges that your job presents?  How can we help one another overcome these challenges?

Digging Into Resources Resources provided on handout Your choice – really dig Share at table Share with whole group

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