Common Core Implementation Update Supporting College- and Career-Readiness DATAG December 2012

Common Core Standards/ College- and Career- Ready Curriculum & Instruction Educational Technology Assessment 2

3 NYSED provided Common Core sample questions in Grades 3-8 ELA and math and grade-specific test guides intended for teachers. Educators can use these teaching tools to: Better understand the shifts needed in classroom instruction; Better understand how student knowledge and skills will be assessed beginning in mathematics

Common Core Regents 4 Spring 2014: English Algebra I Geometry Spring 2015: Algebra II

PARCC Assessment Design English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics End-of-Year Assessment Innovative, computer- based items Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) Extended tasks Applications of concepts and skills Summative, Required assessment Interim, optional assessment Diagnostic Assessment Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration Mid-Year Assessment Performance-based Emphasis on hard-to- measure standards Potentially summative 5 ELA - Speaking And Listening Assessment Locally scored Non-summative, required

6 PARCC Timeline SY Development begins SY Field testing SY Field testing SY First year administration SY Launch and design phase Spring 2015 Set achievement levels NY 3-8 field testing NY 3-8 First year admin Regents Field Testing NY First year admin: Regents New York Transition to the Common Core

Item and passage review College- and Career Ready Determination and Performance-Level Descriptors General assessment policies Calculator policy and math reference sheets Field Test RFP released State and national engagement and outreach, including higher education leadership Latest on PARCC 7

Instructional use of devices Dual use devices CBT for New York and PARCC Device count Device type Two events – budget – budget Funding options, including Microsoft settlement Update on CBT 8

EngageNY to EDP 9 What’s New in v1.5: Updated navigation Upgraded search experience New tagging, search and filter functionality Video E-Community for the field to engage, interact and share Parent and family resources

EDP Goals at Launch: Data dashboards for educators, students, and families Easy access to Common Core-aligned curriculum and instruction resources (EngageNY.org) Online communities for educators Ability for LEA’s, BOCES, NYSED, or third- parties to improve and add to the system 10

EDP Non-Proprietary and Open Architecture 11 Shared Learning Infrastructure (SLI) Future 3 rd Party Apps Shared Learning Collaborative Proposed TBD Vendor Contract(s) Key Data Dashboard Solutions Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 EngageNY.org (2.0) SSO Portal Selection and License Management System (Data Dashboard Solutions) Selection and License Management System (Data Dashboard Solutions) Other

Current State Educational data are already being collected and used for federal/state and local purposes Educational data are already being provided to third-party vendors to help local schools and districts meet their needs including: – student management, scheduling, special education, school lunch, transportation, assessment, and learning management system vendor services 12

Current Limitations When schools and districts provide their data to third-party vendors, they are paying twice: – Paying for the vendor’s tool – Paying for data standardization (to make the tool work with the local data) Because of this, schools and districts have fewer options and higher costs Students and parents have very few, if any, options 13

Shared Learning Collaborative: Data Privacy and Security Data security and privacy is a primary goal States/districts retain ownership of all data Data are never re-disclosed to a third-party, including vendors, without LEA approval Federal and state security protections, including FERPA Local and State data are separate from other states and districts (no national database) 14

Shared Learning Collaborative: Participation Facilitated by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Philanthropic support from the Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation Phase 1 States: Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina Phase 2 States: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana

Shared Learning Collaborative: Open Standards The SLC is a non-profit organization working on behalf of participating states All SLC vendors are temporary “work-for-hire” contractors with no ownership of any SLC products and services All assets are open and non-proprietary All standards are publicly available There is no SLC or vendor “lock-in” 16

Shared Learning Collaborative: Data Standardization SLC is a strategic investment of private foundation funds that will be leveraged towards more efficient use of State funds as follows: – Standardize data format, transport, and security protocols, so schools and districts don’t pay twice – Increase options for educators, students, and families to support Common Core Learning Standards and College- and Career-Readiness – Lower costs 17

Common Core Implementation Update Supporting College- and Career-Readiness DATAG December 2012