Common Core State Standards Implications for Leadership Curriculum Leadership Council Networking Session

Session Objectives:  Discuss strategies, processes, challenges, and support needed for moving the CCSS transition forward.  Propose leadership practices that can accelerate the implementation of CCSS in to practice.

CCSS Affirmations (+ or -)  Common Core Syndrome  Initiative Overload  PD, PD, PD  Momentum Dip  This will pass -just let me teach  Standards-based instruction – not new!  What happened to Tier I Vocabulary  CCSS is for ELA / Math – I teach History  Didn ’ t we try Writing Across the Curriculum

Status Check  Where is your district in the phases established for transition to the CCSS and readiness for assessment by 2015?  What does that transition phase look like at the Board, Cabinet, Site and Classroom levels?  What strategies or processes are in place for moving forward in the transition?

Conclusions about Implementation  Identify 2-3 Key Strengths  Identify 2-3 Areas of focus for improvement

What are the implications for  Curriculum  Instruction  Assessment What strategies/processes are you implementing to meet those implications?

Leadership Practices  Visioning  Defining Expectations/ Values  Creating a “ change ” culture  Building Capacity / Cultivating leadership  Defining Metrics  Monitoring and Calibrating  Engagement in Feedback protocols

“Principles” of Change 1. Transform assistant principals, department chairs, program coordinators, academic coaches, grade/course leads into instructional leaders 2. Understand the instructional shifts and standards 3. Foster PLC teams to implement change 4. Implement from a plan (Success by Design) 5. Monitor, observe, calibrate and provide feedback from the collection and review of student work

CLC Support  What support can the MCOE CLC provide to assist the transition to full implementation by 2015?  What resources are needed to support your transition plans?

Next Steps…..