1. Preparing QS Students for Success!
Common Core and CAASPP
Parent Meeting
March 16, 2016
Preparing QS Students for Success!

2. 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.

6. Adapted from EngageNY.org

8. 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
ELA / Literacy
National Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

9. Walnut Valley Unified School District California Assessment and Accountability System Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

10. 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

11. 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
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12. CAASPP Reporting Results 2015-16
Smarter Balanced results will be reported at the following levels:
State
County
District
School site
Grade level
Parent

13. CAASPP web site
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