Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards

1. Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Deployment Plan

2. Presentation Organization • Overview of Common Core & Essential Standards • Recent General Assembly Actions • Employee Calendar Adjustments • Elementary Plan • AIG Plan • Secondary Plan • Exceptional Children Plan • ESL Plan • CTE Plan • Media Coordinator Plan • Miscellaneous

3. Overview of Common Core & Essential Standards

4. Common Core and Essential Standards • As a requirement of RttT, North Carolina must align its curricula with the Common Core State Standards • North Carolina has also revised its curricula for many other subject areas • Implementation of the Common Core State Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards is August 2012.

5. Why Common Core Standards? • One way we can work to address the disparity between standards is to ensure that all children, regardless of socioeconomic status or life history, receive an education that values their potential.

6. Characteristics of the Common Core Standards • Fewer and more rigorous. The goal was increased clarity. • Aligned with college and career expectations – prepare all students for success upon graduation from high school. • Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to compete in our global economy.

7. Characteristics of Common Core Standards • Includes rigorous content and application of higher-order skills. • Builds on strengths and lessons of current state standards. • Is Research based.

8. Recent General Assembly Actions

9. Length of School Year • NC General Assembly lengthens school year by 5 days to a total of 185 days • State Board of Education offered a waiver for the additional five days if they were used for Common Core and Essential Standards professional development • WSFCS applied for the calendar waiver • WSFCS school calendar must reflect days dedicated to CCES professional development

10. Teacher Workdays • NC law no longer requires a protected teacher workday at the end of each quarter

11. Employee Calendar adjustments – RC Days

12. 5 Days for CCES Professional Development • October 31 and February 20 are already RC days and dedicated to CCES • January 23, March 30 and June 8 will become RC days • NOTE: June 8 may become a student day, so the last RC day may be the first teacher work day after the last student day

13. How will the RC days be used? • October 31 – 6 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – will be used in case of snow • June 8 – will be used in case of snow NOTE: If March 30 and June 8 are not needed as RC days, they will revert back to RS days for school use.

14. NOTE: Kindergarten • Kindergarten math textbook training is October 31 – 3 hours • Zones 1, 3, 5, 7 – morning • Zones 2, 4, 6, 8 – afternoon • Will attend 3 hours of Common Core and Essential Standards on October 31 • Zones 1, 3, 5, 7 – afternoon • Zones 2, 4, 6, 8 – morning

15. Kindergarten Calendar • October 31 – 3 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – 3 hours • June 8 – snow day

16. Participation Expectations for Teachers • All teachers are expected to participate in professional development on these RC days • Annual leave requests will not be considered

17. Elementary School

18. Professional Development Model – for Elementary Core Subjects • Train the trainer model • Each teacher will attend professional development and return to provide training to colleagues who attended other sessions • Schools will be assigned content area allocations for each grade level and subject area

19. Sample Allocation of Seats • 6 Kindergarten sections • 1 Reading • 2 Mathematics • 2 Science • 1 Social Studies

20. Professional Development for Core Areas • Each teacher-trainer will receive 18 contact hours of professional development in ONE of the core areas • October 31 – 6 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – will be used in case of snow • June 8 – will be used in case of snow

21. Return to School…Offer Training • Each school level teacher-trainer will deliver training in the core subject area he/she attended on the RC days using 10 modules developed by Instructional Services • The training modules are expected to take between 6 and 10 hours to deliver

22. Timeframe to Complete the CCES Professional Development • Start – November 1, 2011 • Completed – December 20, 2012 • Schools complete modules 1 – 5 by June 14, 2012. Schools can complete all modules before the end of the school year if they choose to do so. • Schools complete modules 6 – 10 by December 20, 2012

23. Sample Hours of ContactTeacher-Trainer for Social Studies

24. Support • Program managers will develop 10 one-hour modules for the teacher-trainers to include: • PowerPoint • Lesson plan • Activities

25. CEUs for Core Elementary Teachers • Core elementary teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

26. School Professional Development Plans • Each school will determine how the teacher-trainers will provide the 5 contact hours of training for each core subject

27. Possibilities for CCES School-based Training • Some PLC/LTM time (not to exceed 50%) • Some grade-level planning time • After school sessions • Faculty meetings • Evening work sessions • Saturday work sessions • RS days at the end of the school year • Half-day planning sessions with subs (TAs) to cover classes • March 30 and June 8 if not used as RC days NOTE: Training time after the normal 7.5 hour day may be “swapped” for hours on reserved school days.

28. Recommendation • Dedicate March 30 and June 8 to CCES for a total of 12 hours of professional development • Use 8 PLCs/LTMs to complete remaining 8 hours of professional development

29. Professional Development for Elementary Encore Teachers • Each elementary encore teacher will receive 18 contact hours of professional development provided by the central office • Art • Music • World Language • Healthful Living

30. CEUs for Elementary Elective Teachers • Elementary art, music, PE and world language teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

31. Professional Development for PRTs • PRTs will attend the school-based CCES 10 contact hour sessions led by their colleagues • Principals will determine which session is most appropriate for a PRT to attend

32. CEUs for PRTs PRTs will need to complete 0.5 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

33. Professional Development for Elementary EC Teachers • Elementary EC Readiness, Resource, Core I, and Core II teachers who teach reading and mathematics for multiple grade levels • Attend ONE of the 18 contact hour sessions in reading and mathematics offered by the central office • Assist colleague with conducting the school-based 10 hour sessions by December 20, 2012 for other teachers • Attend reading and mathematics sessions for other grade levels offered at the school

34. Sample Hours of ContactElementary EC Readiness, Resource, Core I, and Core II Teacher

35. CEUs for Elementary EC Readiness Resource, Core I, and Core II Teachers • Elementary EC Readiness, Resource, Core I, and Core II teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

36. Professional Development for EC Teachers –Common Core Extensions • EC teachers who teach the Common Core Extensions in reading and mathematics will attend one 18 contact hour session conducted by the EC leadership team • Involves the special schools • Special Children’s School • Children’s Center • Carter High School • Lowrance • Special Class at Petree • Regional centers for low functioning AU and trainable ID Mod – Core 3 and Core 4 • Cash • Sedge Garden • Konnoak • Jefferson • Walkertown

37. CEUs for Common Core Extensions EC Teachers • EC teachers who teach the Common Core Extensions in reading and mathematics must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core Extensions by August 2012

38. Professional Development for Other Categories of EC Teachers • Hospital, homebound, hearing impaired, visual impaired, and orthopedic impaired EC teachers will attend 18 contact hours of Common Core and Essential Standards with their regular education colleagues in one subject across the K-12 curriculum • Spaces will be allocated to schools

39. CEUs for Other Categories of EC Teachers • Hospital, homebound, hearing impaired, visual impaired, and orthopedic impaired EC teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

40. Professional Development for Speech Language Pathologists • Each speech language pathologist will receive 1 contact hour of Common Core professional development in English Language Arts at 8 of their regularly scheduled monthly meetings • Professional development will be provided by EC leadership team

41. AR Recommendation to BOE • Speech language pathologists must complete 0.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

42. English as a Second language

43. Professional Development for ESL Teachers • Each ESL teacher will receive 18 contact hours of professional development in the Essential Standards (WIDA). • ESL teachers will participate in the school-based content sessions

44. Sample Hours of ContactESL Teacher

45. Media Coordinators & Technology facilitator

46. Professional Development for Media Coordinators & Technology Facilitators • Each technology facilitator will receive 18 contact hours of professional development in the Information and Technology Essential Standards.

47. CEUs for Media Coordinators & Technology Facilitators • Technology Facilitators must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

48. Miscellaneous

49. Make-up Opportunities • Online Moodle (Not available until second semester) • Summer Institute – July 2012 • The last three weeks of July

50. July 2012 CCES Institute • Can be used as a make up opportunity • Any teacher whose grade level or course load for 2012-13 SY is different from the 2011-12 SY, is welcome to attend the July Institute • Any new hires may attend the July Institute • Any teacher who wishes to learn more or have a refresher, is welcome to attend the July Institute