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Common Core State Standards Implementation in Washington State May 31, 2012

Common Core State Standards Implementation in Washington State May 31, 2012. Our focus for today. CCSS Implementation in Washington’s Context Key components of Washington’s CCSS implementation plan

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Common Core State Standards Implementation in Washington State May 31, 2012

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  1. Common Core State Standards Implementation in Washington State May 31, 2012

  2. Our focus for today • CCSS Implementation in Washington’s Context • Key components of Washington’s CCSS implementation plan • CCSS in the context of Washington’s current state learning standards (reading, writing, mathematics, science) • Resources and supports available for districts • Implications across systems and initiatives • Policy decisions impacted by CCSS and Assessment Systems

  3. Our guiding beliefs for CCSS Implementation in WA… • Belief that past standards implementation efforts have provided a strong foundation on which to build for CCSS. • We are entering a “new generation” of standards implementation… • Belief that successful CCSS implementation will not take place top down or bottom up – it must be “both, and…” • Coherent and coordinated vision and supports at state, regional, and local levels • Belief that districts across the state have the conditions and commitment present to engage wholly in this work. • District teams; Collaborative time for educators; thirst for working with and learning from other districts

  4. Implementing the Common Core State Standards in Washington State Our Vision: Every student will have access to the CCSS standards through high quality instruction aligned with the standards every day; and every educator is prepared and receives the support they need to implement the standards in their classrooms every day. Our Purpose: To develop a statewide system with resources that supports all school districts in their preparation of educators and students to implement the CCSS. This includes building system-wide capacity for sustained professional learning that can support CCSS implementation now and be applied to other initiatives in the future. Our Core Values: This vision can only occur through core values of clarity, consistency, collaboration, coordination, and commitment from classrooms, schools, and communities to the state level. Common Core Symposium

  5. Washington’s Transitions in the Content Areas English language arts (reading and writing) Mathematics

  6. “Dramatic shift in teaching…” “The dramatic shift in teaching prompted by the common core will require practical, intensive, and ongoing professional learning – not one-off “spray and pray” training that exposes everyone to the same material and hope it sticks” --Stephanie Hirsch, Learning Forward Common Core Symposium

  7. 1. What do all students need to know and be able to do as a result of the CCSS? 3. How do we design a professional learning system to support them? 2. What do the adults in the system need to know and be able to do to support all students? CCSS Webinar Series Part 3: District and Building Leaders

  8. Common Core ELA and Math Shifts • Shifts in ELA • Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts in addition to literature • Reading and writing grounded in evidence from the text • Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary These apply to content area (social studies, science, and technical subject) teachers as well as to English teachers. • Shifts in Mathematics • Focus: 2-3 topics focused on deeply in each grade • Coherence: Concepts logically connected from one grade to the next and linked to other major topics within the grade • Rigor: Fluency with arithmetic, application of knowledge to real world situations, and deep understanding of mathematical concepts Common Core Symposium

  9. WA 3-Year Transition Plans and Standards Comparisons • Articulate foci of state-developed and delivered professional learning supports each year. • Attend to: • Comparisons of current WA standards with CCSS (structural and content) • Current MSP/HSPE test maps CCSS Webinar Series Part 3: Systems Update

  10. WA Considerations and Supports for System-wide Implementation

  11. Common Core State Standards Students System inputs and considerations… Educators

  12. What’s Different: Implementation Considerations • Changing roles and capacities • State, Regional, Local • New Statewide Structures • CCSS Steering Committee • CCSS Communications Advisory • Content Association Collaboration • Smarter Balanced Assessment Work Teams, including Higher Ed • Coordination & Connection Among Major State Initiatives Common Core Symposium

  13. CCSS Timeline, Foci, Webinar Resources http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx#Webinar August/Sept. 2011 January 2012 March and May 2012 Common Core Symposium

  14. Opportunities to Build Statewide… Awareness: OSPI-CCSS Update for NW Educational Resources Assoc.

  15. Opportunities to Build Statewide… Capacity: OSPI-CCSS Update for NW Educational Resources Assoc.

  16. Opportunities to Continue Statewide… Coordination and Collaboration: CCSS Webinar Series Part 4: District and Building Leaders

  17. Higher Education / Teacher Preparation Considerations • Systemic change considerations: Coursework, clinical experience, graduation requirements, and licensure requirements to illustrate preparedness for teaching the Common Core • To think about: • What will need to change within teacher education programs to graduate students ready to implement the CCSS? • What opportunities and/or structures exist to build capacity among ALL faculty to attend to CCSS content and shifts? • How do programs currently collaborate with faculty outside of teacher preparation programs? • How do programs currently engage with in-service practitioners and K-12 partners? CCSS with WACTE

  18. What about Science?

  19. Next Generation Science Standards…Focusing NOW on “Exploration”… To be determined…

  20. WA Context and Considerations for NGSS • ESEA Reauthorization in context of state ESEA Waiver request • Timing • NGSS completion? • Window for statewide input and comparisons • Official adoption by State Superintendent • In context of other statewide transitions • Policy Considerations • Assessment system adjustments • Graduation requirements (e.g. EOC, comprehensive, etc.) • System Capacity for Transitions • State, regional, local

  21. Washington’s Statewide Initiatives and Assessment Landscape in Light of CCSS

  22. Coordination & Connection Among Major State Initiatives – Building Momentum… • WA Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project • New criteria for all districts starting with 2013-14 year • Shifts within state instruction and assessment systems to align with CCSS • New standards to be assessed starting in 2014-15 • Participation in Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium • Aligned instructional resources – Open Educational Resources (OER) • Transition coordination with K-12 and Higher Ed • Proposed Flexibility with ESEA Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Requirements • ESEA Flexibility Request (anticipated response in June 2012) Common Core Symposium

  23. Washington’s Smarter Balanced Consortia Involvement… OSPI staff involved in workgroups 2010-12 HECB involvement as Higher Education representative (Randy Spaulding) Widespread Input on Item Specifications (March 2012) District Input on Current Technology Capacity and Infrastructure (Spring 2012) – Survey Teachers from all states involved in focus groups and item writing (Spring / Summer 2012) Limited pilot in 2012-13 and Comprehensive field test in 2013-14 Common Core Symposium

  24. Washington’s Testing System Transition Current Testing System • Reading and Math: Grades 3–8 and 10 • Writing: Grades 4, 7, 10 • Science: Grades 5, 8, 10 SBAC/CCSS Testing System (fully operational in 2014-15) • English/Language Arts and Math: Grade 3–8 and 11* • Science exams are required under ESEA but are not included in SBAC *11th grade to measure college and career readiness. We are working with higher ed to explore the possible use of these measures as an alternative for college placement (or entrance). () Common Core Symposium

  25. Current StatewideSummative (Student) Assessments

  26. Proposed Summative Assessments in 2014–15

  27. Current Testing Requirements for High School Graduation by Class

  28. Still to be worked out: Washington’s Assessment Policy Discussion… • Will 11th grade exam be used for graduation (exit exam) in Washington? • If these exams are our exit exams what will the CAA options be? • Will the Summative SBAC test replace our End of Course exams or will SBAC have End of Course exams too? • How will Washington’s science tests mesh with these tests? Common Core Symposium

  29. Final Thoughts or Questions?

  30. Thank you. • Common Core Supports: • OSPI Lead Team: • General Support: • - General email: corestandards@k12.wa.us • - Jessica Vavrus, jessica.vavrus@k12.wa.us • Math / Grant-Specific Support: • - Greta Bornemann, Greta.Bornemann@k12.wa.us • ELA Support: • - LiisaMoilanen Potts, Liisa.moilanenpotts@k12.wa.us Common Core Symposium

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