Changes in Community Informational Meeting March 10, 2014

Purpose of Meeting Provide information regarding Common Core, Missouri Learning Standards, Smarter Balanced Assessment, evaluation of academics and Marshall’s plan

A Look Back In 1965, the far-reaching Elementary and Secondary Education Act ('ESEA'), passed as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, provided funds for primary and secondary education ('Title I funding') while explicitly forbidding the establishment of a national curriculum. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 made standardized testing a requirement. Wikipedia.org – Education in the United States

Enter the 21 st Century The 2002 No Child Left Behind, passed by a bipartisan coalition in Congress provided federal aid to the states in exchange for measures to penalize schools that were not meeting the goals as measured by standardized state exams in mathematics and language skills. Wikipedia.org – Education in the United States

ESEA Waiver Changes Before Waiver Restricted 20% of Title l funds Punitive system After Waiver Flexibility with 20% funds Revised method of targeting of schools for support

ESEA Waiver Principles PRINCIPLE 1: COLLEGE- AND CAREER- READY EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS PRINCIPLE 2: STATE-DEVELOPED DIFFERENTIATED RECOGNITION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUPPORT PRINCIPLE 3: SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION AND LEADERSHIP waiver-mo-flexibility-request.pdf

Marshall’s Plan for Curriculum Reviewof standards available Teachers and Curriculum Director meet to review available standards Curriculum Draft is written for each grade/course Advisory group including parents reviews written curriculum Curriculum presented to BOE for adoption

Teacher Evaluation in Marshall TalentEd Perform has just been purchased to house the data necessary to align with the principle of teacher evaluation. A committee of teachers will be meeting this Spring to determine the types of assessments that they recommend be used to measure student growth. Training will be provided to teachers throughout next year as this new system is implemented.

Major points in the revised plan:  Administer ACT® to 11th grade students  Maintain EOCs in Algebra I, Algebra II, English II, Biology, Government, and Personal Finance  Maintain testing requirements for grades 5 and 8 using Smarter Balanced system  Administer survey assessment in grades 3, 4, 6, 7 using a Missouri developed testing blueprint  Provide unlimited school district access to Smarter Balanced interim assessments, formative assessment resources/digital library for grades 3-8 English language arts and mathematics  Maintain Missouri developed science assessments for grades 5 and 8  Maintain districts’ current cost of $1.80 per test

Cost to districts in GradeCost 3$ Free 7$1.80 8$3.60

And then… The per student cost for Missouri students to participate in the complete grades 5 and 8 Smarter Balanced Assessments next is as follows: Math Grade 5 -- $13.84 Math Grade 8 -- $12.23 ELA Grade 5 -- $15.22 ELA Grade 8 -- $16.29 These costs are for administration, scoring, and reporting in our current contract with CTB/McGraw-Hill. They do not include program management costs, psychometric costs, or interim assessment. The contract is being amended to reflect the new assessment plan for grades 3, 4, 6, and 7. We will be administering a survey assessment of ELA and Mathematics content in these grade levels. The survey assessments will be approximately 30 minutes in length and will include only machine scorable items from the Smarter Balanced item bank, so we anticipate that scoring costs will decrease slightly.

What are the top 10 performing states right now and what are their characteristics? There are many studies and reports that compare educational performance. According to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the top 10 performing states right now are Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Minnesota, Virginia, Montana, Wisconsin and New York. A recent report by Dr. Douglas B. Reeves of The Leadership and Learning Center identified the key characteristics of the top 10 performing states. They are an emphasis on nonfiction or informational writing, quality early childhood education programs, quality standards and assessments, an appointed (not elected) chief state school officer, and effective use of scarce resources.

Q & A How many Missourians were involved in the process? The list of the Work Group and Feedback Group members can be found at content/main-content-list/title_common-core-state-standards-development-work- group-and-feedback-group-announced.html. Two-hundred fifty-seven Missourians provided feedback. Were teachers involved in the creation of the Common Core State Standards? Yes, teachers have been a critical voice in the development of the standards to ensure that they are practical in the classroom. The National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), among other organizations, have been instrumental in bringing together teachers to provide specific, constructive feedback on the standards. Did the federal government play a role in developing the Common Core State Standards? No, the federal government was not involved in the development of the Common Core State Standards. This has always been, and continues to be, a state-led and driven initiative. States voluntarily adopted and are currently implementing the standards on an individual basis. These standards are in no way federally-mandated –rather, they are the standards of more than 45 individual states.

Marshall Public Schools We care about our students. We want what is best for our learners and teachers. We will listen to concerns and do as much as possible to make this transition go smoothly. We want to graduate students that are ready for their path in life.