Preparing QS Students for Success! Common Core and CAASPP Parent Meeting March 16, 2016 Preparing QS Students for Success!
What Are The Common Core Standards? Why Do We Need Them? Updated goals for learning that work grade-by-grade, step-by-step toward what modern careers and colleges expect When students graduate they are ready for college, ready for work-ready for life. Flexible kind of skill set Adapt to new situations Apply what they know to unforeseen problems Weave together knowledge from different content areas, problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate and work in teams Strong Skill Ropes Yield Strong Societies. http://frameworksinstitute.org/toolkits/californiacommoncore/index.html
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What can I do as a parent to support my child with the Common Core? From Council of the Great City Schools Parent Roadmaps: Math http://www.cgcs.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=244 ELA / Literacy http://www.cgcs.org/Page/328 National Parent Teachers Association (PTA) http://pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2583
Walnut Valley Unified School District California Assessment and Accountability System Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
A Balanced Assessment System Summative assessments benchmarked to college and career readiness WVUSD Assessment Window March 10-May 13, 2016 Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning All students leave high school college and career ready Educator resources for formative assessment practices to improve instruction Interim assessments flexible, open, used for actionable feedback
CAASPP Components Computer adaptive assessments and Performance Tasks for ELA and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 11 Smarter Balanced Assessments for grade 11 will be used for purposes of the Early Assessment Program (EAP) California Standards Test (CST) paper/pencil tests in science for grades 5, 8, and 10 Tip: Add your own speaker notes here.
CAASPP Reporting Results 2015-16 Smarter Balanced results will be reported at the following levels: State County District School site Grade level Parent
CAASPP web site http://caaspp.org/ http://www.caaspp.org/ta-resources/practice-training.html Tip: Add your own speaker notes here.