1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Welcome! 6:30 – 9:05 Ask Questions at Information Tables 7:00 – 7:20 Opening Remarks 7:25 – 7:55 Rotation 1 – Choose a Breakout Session 8:00 – 8:30 Rotation 2 – Choose a Breakout Session 8:35 – 9:05 Rotation 3 – Choose a Breakout Session

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Mrs. Frances Frost, president Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations

3. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Mr. Byron Johns, chairman Montgomery County NAACP Parents’ Council

4. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Mr. Phil Kauffman, president Montgomery County Board of Education

5. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Dr. Joshua P. Starr, superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools

6. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland WHY PARCC? WHY NOW? Industrial Model of EducationTwenty-first Century Schools U.S.-dominated Economy Sort Students for Jobs Skills Focus for Most; Thinking for Few Global Economic Competition Prepare Students for Change Skills and Thinking Needed for All Assessments That Efficiently Sort Students Assessments That Show Students Where They Are on the Way to College and Career Readiness

7. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION National/State LevelMCPS 2008- 2010 Consortium of states develop Common Core State Standards (CCSS) MCPS begins developing next generation of curriculum Board of Education adopts CCSS 2011- 2012 PARCC consortium of states formed to developed next generation of assessments aligned to CCSS Begin rollout of Curriculum 2.0 Complete secondary English rollout Secondary mathematics design phase 2013- 2014 Field test PARCC Last year of Md. School Assessment Complete K-5 Curriculum 2.0 rollout Secondary mathematics rollout 2014- 2015 Transition to PARCC Assessments in 3-8, Algebra 1, English 10, Algebra 2 Continue secondary mathematics rollout

8. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland GREENLEAF’S COMMON SCHOOL ARITHMETIC (1861)

9. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland COMPARE MSA TO PARCC QUESTIONS Grade 5 MSA Question

10. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland COMPARE MSA TO PARCC QUESTIONS This PARCC item measures understanding of the same concept a grade earlier (Grade 4) and with greater depth

11. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland HOW IS PARCC DIFFERENT?  Computer-based assessments  The tests will be given at two different times during the year  Performance-based assessment: March 2-27  End-of-year assessment: April 20-May 15  Scoring  Student outcomes

12. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Dr. Joshua P. Starr, superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools

13. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 6:30 – 9:05 Ask Questions at Information Tables 7:25 – 7:55 Rotation 1 – Choose a Breakout Session 8:00 – 8:30 Rotation 2 – Choose a Breakout Session 8:35 – 9:05 Rotation 3 – Choose a Breakout Session