1. Common Core Standards
State led effort coordinated by National Governors Association
Chief State School Officers

2. Common Core Standards
English/Language arts and mathematics final; work on science beginning
Focus on learning expectations for students, not how students get there.
Governors and Commissioners of Education from 48 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia support the project

3. Common Core Standards Criteria
Fewer, clearer, and higher.
Aligned with college and work expectations
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
Base on evidence and research

4. Organization of Common core
Standards for individual grades
k,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Standards for grade clusters
9-10, 11-12
ELA include standards for literacy in History/Social Studies and Science in grades 6-12

5. Common Core Assessment
Smarter Balanced Consortium
31 states
Computer adaptive testing
Performance assessment
Teacher involvement
$160 million –assessment application was due June 24 – Award in September
Tests scheduled to be operational in in Reading and Mathematics

6. It is the State Board of Ed
It is the State Board of Ed. decision whether or not to participate in the Common Core standards and assessment process. In the meantime, NeSA is the state testing process.

7. NeSA System: Release of Results
Aug 16th – NeSA Reading Scores to the districts
Aug 25th- - Public Release of Scores
State Average Scale Score
District Average Scale Score
Building Average Scale Score-by Grade
3 categories
Exceeds
Meets
Not Met

8. The NeSA system Testing Window 2011
January 24-February Writing
Feb. 14- March 25th ELDA
March 28-May 6th NeSA Reading
NeSA Math
NeSA Science (Field Test)
See Lakeview Assessment Calendar

9. NeSA System: Transitions in Writing
Revised standards- “college and career ready”
Transition over time to analytic scoring
Transition over time to online administration
For Holistic scoring in Gr, 4,8 and 11th
May have pilot for online administration??
Plan fully released after the State Board approval in September.

10. Nebraska State Accountability System
The old system is gone.
New State accountability system-to be developed over time.
NeSA performance (results of reading, math, science and writing)
Graduation rate
Growth of student performance
Other factors to be determined
Proposal of the State Board- September 2010