D34 Math Program Jane Tangney, District 34 Math Coach Beth Tsoumas, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction Dr. Mike Nicholson, Superintendent

Key Points O External Factors O Illinois adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) O PARCC will assess students’ mastery of CCSS this Year O PARCC determines adequate yearly progress for districts/schools O Challenging New Standards O College and Career Ready = concepts introduced earlier O Skipping and accelerating are not best practices O Prerequisites must be taught and mastered O Internal (Local) Factors O D34 staff developed our new math curriculum to be fully aligned with the CCSS. O Teachers choose the groupings, resources, and methods O Communication & partnership with GBS staff

Challenging New Standards O Grades 5 and 6 were impacted the most. Skills and concepts are introduced much earlier. O Grades 3–5: Concepts, skills, and problem solving are related to multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions O Grade 6: Ratios and proportional relationships, and early algebraic expressions and equations O Even our highest performing students need instruction this year that ensures that the foundational skills and pre-requisites are mastered.

New Standards Require Instructional Shifts & Program Changes O Standards require significant narrowing and deepening of the way time and energy are spent in the classroom. O Changes improve: identification of students for advanced math program classroom instruction and assessment practices adoption of resources that are aligned with CCSS, providing non-routine, authentic problem-solving experiences. monitoring of student performance within D34 and as they transition to GBS

Preparing for PARCC O Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers – replaces ISAT O Two components: O Performance-Based at the 75% point in the year O End-of-Year at the 90% point in the year O Far more rigorous assessment items O Interactive, open-ended items O Evidence based responses required

Ensuring students have mastered all grade level standards O PARCC will assess students’ mastery of standards. O Students need multiple exposures – over time – to be prepared for PARCC’s performance-based assessment items. O Our highest performing students should be exceeding state standards.

Partnering with GBS O Staff from GBS joined our curriculum committee meetings to discuss standards and courses. O Regular communication continues with GBS to ensure alignment of courses. O D34 staff collaborate with GBS staff to align course content, assessment items, and expectations for success.

Links to Resources Learn more about the CCSS for math: Common Core Math Common Core Math Standardshttp:// Common Core Mathematical Common Core Mathematical Practiceshttp:// Take a practice PARCC math test: PARCC Practice Practice Testhttp://practice.parcc.testnav.com/ Listen to the authors of the CCSS (video clips): Hunt Institute View instructional resources used in classrooms: Illustrative Illustrative Mathematics ISBE Model Math Model Math Curriculum