1. Terrance P. Dougherty For the Board of Education Hancock Central School District Monday, November 28, 2011

2.  Guiding Themes Proactive Pragmatic Systems Oriented

3.  New York State Education Reform Movement Focus on: APPR (evidence-based evaluation) Common Core Standards Data Systems

4.  CCLS in a Nutshell Coordinated effort led by National Governors Association and Council of Chief School Officers Adopted and reviewed by 48 states Committed to developing a common core of K-12 ELA, literacy and math standards

5.  CCLS in a Nutshell Designed to be: Focused, coherent, clear, and rigorous Internationally benchmarked Anchored in college and career readiness Evidenced based and researched

6.  New York State Education Reform Movement Emphasis on career/college readiness Positioning students to compete in a global economy RTTT funding mechanism

7.  English Language Arts and Literacy Subjects ELA History/social studies Science Technical Subjects (everything but math)

8.  Mathematics Subjects Elementary school math Middle school math High school math

9.  Impacts on Existing ELA Standards Six instructional shifts: Balancing Informational and Literary Text Building Knowledge in the Disciplines Staircase of Complexity Text-based Answers Writing from Sources Academic Vocabulary

10.  Impacts on Existing Math Standards Six instructional shifts: Focus Coherence Fluency Deep Understanding Applications Dual Intensity

11.  The Task To anticipate and prepare for the impacts of the CCLS implementation on teaching and learning in our classrooms

12.  NYSED Implementation Timeline Highlights 2011-2012 Each teacher designs two units of instruction aligned to CCLS NYS CCLS resource tools to be widely distributed (www.engageny.org) 2012-2013 NYS tests aligned to CCLS in grades 3-8 ELA/math (aligned to APPR 20 point student growth) 2013-2014 and beyond Full implementation of CCLS in schools PARCC assessments implemented if adopted

13.  Action Steps for Hancock BOE Members Get to know the Common Core Learning Standards Engage in monthly conversations Review policies Develop action plan Align 2012-2013 budget

14.  HCS Administrative Action Steps Be positive and action oriented Build superintendent/principal/teacher CCLS capacity Foster use of district wide interim assessments Encourage staff to create aligned unit and individual lesson plans Implement effective professional development

15.  Questions