1. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals (GAESP) Pam Smith, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, GaDOE pamsmith@doe.k12.ga.us 404-463-4141 4/30/131

2. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org College and Career Ready Performance Index April 26, 2013 – Initial CCRPI was released May 7, 2013 – CCRPI will be released to public Note: Schools that currently display overall scores that do not include values for Progress and Achievement Gap will be recalculated. Primary schools and small schools may be impacted. 9/14/20112

3. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org CCRPI Webinar Link http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Accountability/Pages/default.aspx CCRPI - Indicators and Overall Score (time = 13:23) CCRPI - Achievement Calculations (time = 26:01) CCRPI - Progress Calculations (time = 10:54) CCRPI - Achievement Gap Calculations (time = 12:41) CCRPI - Challenge Points Calculations (time = 18:56) CCRPI - Participation Rate (time = 17:13) CCRPI - Meets & Exceeds Rate (time = 8:34) CCRPI - Graduation Rate (time = 4:53) CCRPI - Performance Flags - Updated 04.21.13 (time 9:57) Data Collection Application 9/14/20113

4. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Accountability Link/Contacts http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and Assessment/Accountability/Pages/default.aspx Joanne Leonard, Ed.S. – Director of Accountability 404-463-1538 / jleonard@doe.k12.ga.usjleonard@doe.k12.ga.us Nancy Haight, Accountability Specialist 404-463-1166 / nhaight@doe.k12.ga.usnhaight@doe.k12.ga.us Cowen Harter, Ed.S. – Accountability Specialist 404-463-1168 / charter@doe.k12.ga.uscharter@doe.k12.ga.us Donna Kelly, Ed.S. – Accountability Specialist 404-463-1175 / dkelly@doe.k12.ga.usdkelly@doe.k12.ga.us Paula Swartzberg - Accountability Specialist 404-463-1539 / pswartzberg@doe.k12.ga.uspswartzberg@doe.k12.ga.us 9/14/20114

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6. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Myth: The Federal government developed the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Fact: The Federal government played no role in the development in the CCSS. The desire to develop higher, shared standards was expressed by states early in 2007 at Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Annual Policy Forum. State education chiefs and governors, through their membership in CCSSO and the National Governors Association (NGA), led the development of the CCSS. 9/14/20116

7. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Myth: The Common Core prevents teachers from teaching literature. Fact: The standards do not limit reading to non- fiction, but suggest a balance between literature and non-fiction texts so students can build knowledge and broaden their perspectives. Recognizing that teachers, school districts, and states should decide on appropriate curriculum, the standards do not offer required reading lists. They establish what students need to learn, but do not tell teachers how to teach. 9/14/20117

8. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Myth: Implementing the Standards require states to collect and house vast amounts of personally identifiable student data. Fact: There is no data collection requirement of states adopting the CCSS. Standards define expectations for what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade/course. Implementing the Standards does not require data collection. 9/14/20118

9. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org How did the Common Core State Standards initiative evolve? Led by National Governor’s Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) with assistance of Achieve, ACT, College Board, and National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) State-led and developed (not National) Adopted by 46 states and D.C. (except Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, Virginia) The Georgia State Board of Education adopted the CCGPS on July 8, 2010.

10. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org K- High School CCGPS Subjects  English Language Arts (ELA)  (6-12) Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects  Mathematics 10

11. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Why are the Common Core State Standards right for Georgia? 1.Consistent with Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) 2.Fewer, clearer, and higher 3.Aligned with college and career expectations 4.Rigorous and relevant content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills 5.Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society

12. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org 6.Evidence and/or research based 7.Vertical alignment of concepts and skills 8.Emphasis on content literacy 9.Previous work with the GPS has prepared Georgia for the implementation of the CCSS 10.Although some content may be in different grade levels in the CCSS, all of the standards are addressed in the GPS Why are the Common Core State Standards right for Georgia?

13. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Process: ELA and Mathematics Common Core GPS 5/19/201513 The GPS and CCSS alignment was conducted for each grade level by educators and specialists from across the state. Alignment feedback was given from ELA and Mathematics advisory councils. Precision review teams utilized feedback on alignment issues. Advisory groups consisting of ELA and Mathematics experts reviewed final changes for approval.

14. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Process Cursive writing from the ELA GPS was added in 3 rd and 4 th grades. (Less than 1% of GPS needed to be added to the ELA CCGPS.) No additional standards were needed from the GPS mathematics for the CCGPS (Georgia adopted 100% of the mathematics CCSS). 9/14/201114

15. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org 15 Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) Implementation Timeline 2012-2013 Year 1 Implementation/Transition 2013-2014 Year 2 Implementation; Field Test 2014-2015 Year 3 Implementation and Common Assessment

16. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.orgAssessment Georgia is a governing state within the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a consortium of 24 states focused on building a common assessment based on the Common Core. Implementation is planned for the 2014-2015 school year.

17. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Contact Information Dr. Michael Buck, Chief Academic Officer mbuck@doe.k12.ga.us Dr. Martha Reichrath, Deputy State Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment mreichra@doe.k12.ga.us Pam Smith, Director of Curriculum and Instruction pamsmith@doe.k12.ga.us Sandi Woodall, CCGPS Assistant Director and Mathematics Program Coordinator swoodall@doe.k12.ga.us Brenda Schulz, ELA Program Coordinator bschulz@doe.k12.ga.us 17