3/19/2016 Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 1 Common Core Update June 12, 2012

Policy IG Curriculum Development, Adoption and Review Curriculum development and the implementation of change…require close cooperation of instructional personnel and relevant others as well as continuous research, experimentation, and critical analysis. The official process for accomplishing curriculum development requires the involvement of professional staff members who use the curriculum and are responsible for its implementation. 3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 2

K & 1st Implement Common Core 100% (ELA and math teachers can only access Common Core Standards in TesTrakker) 100% Pre-K-12 ELA Common Core Implementation 100% ELA Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects Implementation % K-7 Math Common Core Implementation Grades 8-12 SC Academic Math Standards 100% Pre-K-12 ELA Common Core Implementation 100% ELA Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects Implementation % K-8 Math Common Core Implementation Grades 9-12 What is common between Common Core and SC Academic Math Standards 100% Pre-K - 12 Common Core Implementation 2-12 Drop in Units (SC Standards & Common Core in TesTrakker for grades 2-12) (pending state release) Only Common Core Standards Available in TesTrakker for Pre-K- 12 ELA and Math Teachers Lesson Bank in TesTrakker Common Assessment Bank in TesTrakker Early Release & Principal Training Days Dedicated to Standards Awareness Activities (compare contrast common core to current standards, investigate gaps in current curriculum where appropriate) Early Release & Principal Training Days Dedicated to Collaborative Standards-Based Lesson planning, Including Formative Assessments (daily or weekly) Early Release & Principal Training Days Dedicated to Collaboratively Developing Common Standards- Based Assessments Early Release & Principal Training Days Dedicated to Collaboratively Developing Standards-Based Summative Assessments GBEs Tied to Standard Awareness (Common Core where appropriate) GBEs Tied to Standards Based Curriculum (lesson plans and formative assessments) GBEs Tied to Common Standards- Based Assessments All GBEs (core teachers) Tied to Common Core Formative Assessments PASS and HSAP Testing SC Standards PASS and HSAP Testing SC Standards Common Core MAP Testing PASS and HSAP Testing What is common between Common Core and current SC Standards Common Core Testing Grades 3-9 or Grades

3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time % Pre-K-12 ELA Common Core Implementation 100% Common Core ELA Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Implementation % K-7 Math Common Core Implementation Grades 8-12 SC Academic Math Standards

3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 5 Early Release & Principal Training Days Dedicated to Collaborative Standards-Based Lesson planning, Including Formative Assessments (daily or weekly)

3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 6 Curriculum Vision Aiken County Public Schools’ curriculum will be a searchable resource (virtual document) that teachers are required to use to: – inform their instruction, differentiated and otherwise, specific to the sequence and pacing in which standards will be taught; – link to supporting resources (content) that the teacher will use; – Access model lessons with strategies (literacy model, for example) for engaging students; – Access benchmark assessments (formative and summative) with exemplar rigorous questions or open- ended tasks that determine mastery of targeted standards.

3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 7 Progress 300 teachers 12 curriculum specialists/partner teachers 1,600 pages of curriculum documents Assessment items Communication/feedback

Prioritized Standards Unwrapped Priority Standards Assessments Created Vertical Alignment Yearly Overvie w Pacing Guide Unit Planning Organizer (EUs and EQs) ELAMathELAMathELAMathELAMathELA MathELAMath Pre- K K /19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 8

Prioritized Standards Unwrapped Priority Standards Assessments Created Vertical Alignment Pacing GuideOrganizers Unit Planning Organizer (EUs and EQs) YearlySem1234 Eng I Eng II Eng III Eng IV Alg I Geo Alg II Phy Sci Bio Chem US Hist Govt Econ 3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 9

Cross – Content Prioritized Standards Unwrapped Priority Standards Assessments Created Vertical Alignment Pacing Calendar Unit Planning Organizer (EUs and EQs) Sem 1Sem /19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 10 Cross – Content Writing Prioritized Standards Unwrapped Priority Standards Assessments Created Vertical Alignment Pacing Calendar Unit Planning Organizer (EUs and EQs) QtrSem 1Sem

3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 11 Next Steps Maintain focus Continue updating and aligning with the state Continue research Continue writing assessment items Provide professional development Involve community stakeholders Develop exemplar lessons

3/19/2016Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 12 Professional Development Principals School-based instructional coaches Teachers Assistant principals Other instructional personnel Early Release

3/19/2016 Division of Instruction and Accountability Building for a better tomorrow – one child at a time. 13 Questions?