Supervisor Collaboration Louisiana’s Student Standards

Agenda Louisiana Believes 2 Understanding Louisiana’s New Student Standards Overview of Process Overview of Changes Details of Changes Supporting the Transition to the New Standards Resources Support Assessments

Louisiana Student Standards Louisiana state law requires BESE to adopt academic content standards for public elementary and secondary schools. Standards are defined in the law as statements that define what a student should know or be able to accomplish at the end of a specific time period or grade level or at the completion of a course. The law sets forth an expectation that standards be rigorous and represent the knowledge and skills needed for students to successfully transition to postsecondary education and the workplace, as determined by content experts, elementary and secondary educators and school leaders, postsecondary education leaders, and business and industry leaders. Standards are different than curricula, textbooks, and other instructional materials, which support the teaching and learning of the standards. State law and BESE policy provide for the selection of these materials by local school systems. Standards serve as the basis for state assessments that set student achievement standards consistent with students nationally and provide questions comparable to national tests, including but not limited to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). 3

Directives from BESE & the Legislature In April, BESE required the Department to commence the next scheduled review of state academic content standards in English language arts and mathematics, as required in BESE regulations. In June, the Legislature, through Act 329 of 2015, called on BESE to move ahead with these additions:Act 329 of 2015 The state Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall develop and establish statewide state content standards for required subjects to be taught in the public elementary and secondary schools of this state. State content standards for English language arts and mathematics shall be reviewed and developed as follows: (a)Not later than July 1, 2015, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall begin reviewing and developing state content standards in English language arts and mathematics. (b)The board shall hold at least one meeting for such purpose in each Louisiana congressional district. (c)The board shall submit the minutes from each meeting held pursuant to this Paragraph to each member of the legislature not later than thirty days after the meeting. (d)All meetings held by the board for the review and development of the standards shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law. (e)The board shall post the standards on its website not later than February 21, 2016, and shall adopt the standards not later than March 4, (f)The board shall promulgate the standards in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act prior to implementation of the standards. 4

Standards Committees & Participation In accordance with state law, this review process is led by content experts, elementary and secondary educators and school leaders, postsecondary education leaders, and business and industry leaders. BESE has also provided for extensive participation by parents of Louisiana school children and the general public, both through the online review portal and in standards review committee meetings. BESE solicited nominations statewide from several education associations, local school systems, and key stakeholder organizations representing parents and business and industry leaders. From these nominations, the board assembled a diverse group of 101 individuals representing every sector mentioned in the law, as well as every geographic region of the state. 5

Standards Committees & Participation Content Subcommittees 29 members each Review public comments Propose content recommendations Each subcommittee is represented on the Standards Committee Standards Steering Committee 26 members Guide process and updates Make final recommendation to BESE Standards Committee K-2 Content Subcommittee 3-12 ELA Content Subcommittee 3-12 Math Content Subcommittee 6

Standards Committees & Participation  Over 80% of the committees are made up of educators  Each committee includes representatives from higher education  Frank Neubrander (Louisiana State University) mathematics  Lisa Rougeou (Northwestern) English language arts  Jeanne Burns (Board of Regents) standards committee  Mary Breaud (Nicholls State University) early elementary specialist  Stan Barrerra (LA Assn of Colleges of Teacher Education) English language arts  Many other committee members are adjunct or full time professors at Louisiana institutions of higher education. The committee members above are official representatives from higher education.  Early childhood and special education representatives  Debbie Rickards (Louisiana Reading Association)  Michelle Joubert (Louisiana Early Childhood Association)  Mary Breaud (Nicholls State University) early elementary specialist  Aeneid Mason (special education)  Demarious Poole (special education)  Allison Cupit (special education)

Louisiana Student Standards: Review Process StepObjectiveDate Public Comment Portal Collect public feedback from parents, committee members, educators, and other citizens July 2015–Feb Standards Committee and Content Subcommittees Launch standards review process with standards committee and content subcommittees August 2015 Content SubcommitteesProduce first draftOctober 2015 Standards CommitteeReview first draft and feedbackNovember 2015 Content SubcommitteesProduce first draftDec. 2015–Jan Standards CommitteeFinal draft and vote on new K–12 Louisiana Student Standards for ELA and math February 2, 2016 BESEVote to approve or reject new K–12 Louisiana Student Standards for ELA and math March 3, 2016 Nearly 100 educators and community members from across the state spent over six months developing new K–12 Louisiana Student Standards for the school year. Timeline and process for Standards Review:

Louisiana Student Standards: Review Process Each content subcommittee member spent many hours reviewing public comment, drafting the standards, meeting with other committee members to discuss their work, meeting with educators in the field to solicit feedback, and revising their work. Each committee member spent an average of 40 hours attending review meetings. Each committee member spent an average of 50 hours independently reviewing public comment, preparing drafts of standards, and researching and reviewing outside materials. The committee chairs spent an average of 150 hours reviewing materials, preparing for meetings, and preparing standards and summaries for committees. Collectively to date, committee members have spent over 9,000 hours developing the new Louisiana Student Standards.

Louisiana Student Standards On February 2, the Standards Review Committee voted to approve the proposed Louisiana Student Standards for English language arts and mathematics.English language artsmathematics On March 4, BESE voted to approve the new Louisiana Student Standards. The new Louisiana Student Standards provide developmentally appropriate content for all grades or courses while maintaining high expectations; give teachers freedom to determine the most appropriate method of instruction; provide teachers with more clarity about what is expected of students by making the standards less vague and less open to multiple interpretations; include the study of money in earlier grades; and divide the high school math standards more appropriately into cohesive courses for Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II.

Dig in to the Standards Choose one grade band and content area: K-2 math 3-5 math 6-8 math High school math Go to that section of the room and you will find crosswalk documents that detail the specific standards by grade level. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CROSSWALK WHEN ARE FINISHED. As a group complete the chart and be prepared to share: What are the major focus areas at each grade What implications will that have for: Instruction Curriculum Teacher training

Louisiana Student Standards - ELA Goal for English Language Arts Students in Louisiana are ready for college or a career if they can read, understand, and express their understanding of complex, grade-level texts. This means students should be able to pick up any text, such as a picture book, newspaper article, or painting, understand what the text means, and be able to speak or write about the ideas they learned or challenge from the text and why. The standards represent the steps students must take along the way to be able to meet this goal. Standards Review Louisiana educators on the Standards Review Committees reviewed all 854 ELA standards for grades K-12 and rewrote 18 percent of those standards. In grades K-2 ELA, Louisiana educators rewrote 11 percent of the standards. In grades 3-12 ELA, Louisiana educators rewrote 20 percent of the standards. Louisiana educators created a new set of standards that ensure there are high expectations, allow teachers more freedom for how to teach, and build connections between grades so that students have a smooth transition from one grade to the next and into college or a career.

Louisiana Student Standards - ELA FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards allow teachers more freedom in how to teach the skills. EXAMPLE: High School Reading Standard Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.) IMPLICATION: This will require that teachers deeply understand the standards and the quality of texts necessary.

Louisiana Student Standards - ELA FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards are developmentally appropriate while maintaining high expectations for students. EXAMPLE: High School Writing Standard Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation. IMPLICATION: This will require that teachers understand how these changes will impact their instructional materials for the research process. Teachers may need to revise current materials or select additional materials to address the new expectations.

Louisiana Student Standards - ELA FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards build across grade levels to ensure a smooth transition for students from one grade to the next and into college or a career. IMPLICATION: This will require that teachers deeply understand the changes in the standards and how that will impact their instructional materials. Teachers may need to revise current materials or select additional materials to address the new expectations.

Louisiana Student Standards - Math Goal for K-12 Mathematics Students in Louisiana are ready for college or a career if they are able to meet college and workplace expectations without needing remediation in mathematics skills and concepts. The standards represent the steps students must take to be able to meet this goal. Standards Review Louisiana educators created a new set of standards written specifically to address the needs of Louisiana students. The new standards ensure connections that provide a smooth transition from one grade to the next, realign standards to provide developmentally appropriate content for all grades or courses while maintaining high expectations, are not vague or open to multiple interpretations, and allow teachers to choose the most appropriate method for teaching specific content. Louisiana educators on the Standards Review Committee and Content Subcommittees reviewed all 433 math standards for grades K-12 and rewrote 26 percent of those standards. In grades K-2 math, Louisiana educators rewrote 10 percent of the standards. In grades 3-12 math, Louisiana educators rewrote 28 percent of the standards.

Louisiana Student Standards - Math FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards ensure connections that provide smooth transitions from one grade to the next. EXAMPLE: Currency standards were added to kindergarten, first and third grades to more effectively build students understanding of currency over time. IMPLICATION: Provides a progression of skills and understanding that did not exist before. Allows teachers to integrate the teaching of currency with other standards (e.g., Kindergarten students can use coin names in conjunction with K.OA standards).

Louisiana Student Standards - Math FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards provide developmentally appropriate content for all grades or courses while maintaining high expectations. EXAMPLE: A Grade 3 standard requiring students to divide a figure into different sections in order to find its total area was considered developmentally inappropriate by many who provided public feedback. This standard was moved as written to Grade 4 to ensure that the expectation did not change. Many high school standards required applying the same skills to various equation types. Committees determined the proper placement for each equation type and assigned each one to the appropriate high school course without changing the expectation of the standard. IMPLICATION: Content is more grade- or course-level appropriate while maintaining the rigor of the standards and creating better progressions for student learning.

Louisiana Student Standards - Math FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards are clear and not open to multiple interpretations. EXAMPLE: IMPLICATION: Teachers know the exact content, skills, and understandings expected of students.

Louisiana Student Standards - Math FOCUS: Louisiana’s new standards allow teachers to choose the most appropriate method for teaching specific content EXAMPLE: One of the original standards in Grade 4 indicated that students were to “apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number.” The standard was revised to read “Multiply a fraction by a whole number” allowing teachers to determine the most appropriate method of instruction. IMPLICATION: Allows teachers to determine which prior knowledge will make the best connections for his/her students.

Agenda Louisiana Believes 21 Understanding Louisiana’s New Student Standards Overview of Process Overview of Changes Details of Changes Supporting the Transition to the New Standards Resources Support Assessments

22 Louisiana Believes Louisiana Student Standards: Academic Support Plan The new standards call for changes in what teachers teach. These changes can be addressed with sensible adjustments to curriculum, training, and testing, rather than a radical overhaul. In order for the Louisiana Student Standards to take effect this fall, school systems, schools and the Department of Education must work together to implement a plan to make these sensible changes. These changes will include a focus on: Curriculum and resources Teacher training and professional development State and local assessments

23 Louisiana Believes Louisiana Student Standards: Academic Support Plan AreaSupport and Timeline Curriculum and Resources New standards tools: May Crosswalk documents – currently posted Crosswalk documents Math addendum, as proposed by the math subcommittee Self-led trainings on new standards Overview of the new standards Getting to know the crosswalk and focus areas of the new standards Key math shifts and instructional implications Key English shifts and instructional implications Updated guidebooks and DOE website Parent communication tools: May Instructional materials reviews: Instructional materials reviews Guidance overview details what, by grade level, will need to be adjusted in order to align to Louisiana’s standards – May Updated instructional materials review rubrics – May Updated instructional materials reviews – August Work with commonly used curriculum to update materials Eureka math – updates available by June ELA Guidebooks – newly released units will be fully aligned

24 Louisiana Believes Louisiana Student Standards: Academic Support Plan AreaSupport and Timeline Professional Development Work with vendors to align training to new standards: Spring District Professional Development Vendor Course Catalog Hundreds of trainings available on new standards: June Teacher Leader Summit Hundreds of trainings available throughout the school year: Teacher Leader Regional Collaborations

25 Louisiana Believes Louisiana Student Standards: Academic Support Plan AreaSupport and Timeline Assessment New math and English RFP calls for: Uniquely Louisiana assessment Comparable to other states and previous LA tests Grade 3-10 system K-10 diagnostic and formative tools (use optional) Timeline RFP released: As soon as the Department is able RFP awarded: 2 months from release Assessment guides released: 1 month from award Practice tests released: 3 months from award

26 Louisiana Believes Louisiana Student Standards: Academic Support Plan AreaSupport and Timeline Alternate Standards and Assessments Standards committees commence: July Standards submitted to BESE: December RFP for alternate assessments released: January, 2017 New alternate assessments administered:

27 Louisiana Believes District Next Steps Review the new standards in full with your academic and assessment team Consider all revisions needed to local instructional materials (please reach out to the DOE if you need our vendor guidance) Review all released training modules in May and set up trainings with all math and English teachers before they leave for the summer Finalize all updates to local materials before the start of the school year If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach us at or