1. Standards Implementation Steering Committee
Presentation to:
Power of Democracy
February 14, 2017
Standards Implementation Steering Committee
A Coordinated and Inclusive Approach to Supporting California Standards Implementation

2. Implementing State Academic Standards
Standards Implementation Steering Committee
Working together…
SBE, CCSESA, and CDE working together to create practice and policy levers for high quality standards implementation
Using the California Frameworks as key drivers
Involving key stakeholders to drive policy and practice

3. Implementing State Academic Standards
Standards Implementation Steering Committee
Understanding the challenges…
6.2 million students
1.4 million English learners
93% of teachers serve English learners
Region 6 – 57 districts
Region 7 – 124 districts
1/2 of LEAs are smaller than students

4. A Statewide System of Support
Content Specific Collaboration Committees
COE Specialists, teachers, administrators, and partner organizations working together to create and promote a multi-year plan for standards and assessment implementation that will support a common understanding, language, and approach for each content area
Help align our work with partners
Strengthen communication

5. A Statewide System of Support
Communities of Practice
Convening of content experts that are leading professional learning for educators across California
Focusing on building capacity, sharing best practices, developing useful resources and organizing the work in each county/region
Working to build systems that make positive change in every California classroom

6. The Standards Implementation Ecosystem
Information Flow
Information Flow

7. History-Social Science
Recent Collaboration Committee meetings were Aug. 26th at LACOE and virtually on Oct. 13th
Collaboration Committee members have been identified
Committee members designed core Framework sessions “Content Development and Run Through” occurred on Dec. 14th
First Framework rollout event occurred on January 31st, 2017 at UC Davis (sponsored by the CA History Project)

8. History-Social Science Framework Events
Offered in partnership with the California Department of Education, the California History–Social Science Project (CHSSP) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA), these one-day conferences provide a full-day examination of the:
instructional shifts in the new CA History-Social Science Framework
updated and expanded content of the grade level and supporting chapters
alignment of history–social science instruction with the CA English Language Arts and English Language Development standards.
Website for More Information:

9. History-Social Science K-8 Instructional Materials
Major milestones:
Submission deadline: March 2017
Reviewer training: April 25–28, 2017
Deliberations: July 25–28, 2017
State Board adopts materials: November 2017
More information is posted at
Offered in partnership with the California Department of Education, the California History–Social Science Project (CHSSP) and the

10. History-Social Science Assessment
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Superintendent Tom Torlakson’s Recommendation #1 –
Utilize History/social science standards as articulated in the 2016 History-Social Science Framework
Develop a computer based assessment
Provide assessment in grade spans
Elementary
Middle school
High school

11. History-Social Science Assessment
Next Steps
To implement the Superintendent’s of recommendations for California’s Comprehensive Assessment System:
Seek legislation and funding for the development of a History/Social Science assessment to add to the CAASPP System of Assessments

12. Where are we now? Where are we headed?
Summer 2015 –Creation of the Standards Steering Committee
Spring 2016 – Initial Formation of Collaboration Committees for Math and Science
Fall/Winter 2016 – COP begins work on key goals/focus areas
2017 and beyond –Work of the Standards Implementation ecosystem builds educator capacity statewide

13. Standards Implementation Steering Committee
Presentation to:
Power of Democracy
February 14, 2017
Standards Implementation Steering Committee
A Coordinated and Inclusive Approach to Supporting California Standards Implementation
Questions:
Tom Adams – CDE
Efrain Mercado – CCSESA