1. CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT 1

2. What is this common core business I keep hearing about? 2

3. COMMON CORE STANDARDS Released in 2010 (K-12 Lang Arts/Reading & Math) 46 states have adopted (Minnesota only reading/language arts) States, not US Dept of Ed, are leading implementation Teachers/Admin in 46 schools establish curricula at local level and determine how standards are to be taught NEBRASKA has NOT adopted them……YET ALL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Answer the question Show how you solved it Defend your answer Listen to this short clip 3

4. NEXT UP: NeSA RESULTS 4

5. NeSA READING 5 Grade 3 – 33 students (8) Exceeded 24% (22) Met 67% (3) Below 10% Grade 4 – 21 students (8) Exceeded 38% (11) Met 52% (2) Below 10% Grade 5 – 29 students (11) Exceeded 38% (15) Met 52% (3) Below 10% Grade 6 – 24 students (5) Exceeded 21% (16) Met 67% (3) Below 12% Grade 7 – 29 students (7) Exceeded 24% (19) Met 66% (3) Below 10% Grade 8 – 34 students (6) Exceeded 18% (20) Met 59% (8) Below 24% Grade 11 – 35 students (17) Exceeded 49% (13) Met 37% (5) Below 14%

6. READING 6 READING AYP GOALS: ELEMENTARYJR HIGHHIGH SCHOOL 2011-1278%80%79% 2012-1389%90%89% 2013-14100%100%100% RESULTS of 2012-2013 ELEMENTARY: (grades 3-4-5-6) 107 students 90% met the standards JUNIOR HIGH: (grades 7-8) 63 students79% met the standards HIGH SCHOOL: (grade 11)35 students86% met the standards

7. NeSA MATH 7 Grade 3 – 33 students (9) Exceeded 27 % (18) Met 55% (6) Below 18 % Grade 4 – 21 students (7) Exceeded 33 % (12) Met 57% (2) Below 10% Grade 5 – 29 students (10) Exceeded 34% (19) Met 66% (0) Below 0% Grade 6 – 24 students (6) Exceeded 25% (15) Met 63% (3) Below 13% Grade 7 – 29 students (10) Exceeded 34 % (15) Met 52% (4) Below 14 % Grade 8 – 34 students (2) Exceeded 6% (23) Met 68% (9) Below 26% Grade 11 – 35 students (11) Exceeded 31% (15) Met 43% (9) Below 26%

8. MATH 8 MATH AYP GOALS: ELEMENTARYJR HIGHHIGH SCHOOL 2011-1267%67%61% 2012-1384%83%80% 2013-14100%100%100% RESULTS of 2012-2013 ELEMENTARY: (grades 3-4-5-6) 107 students 90% met the standards JUNIOR HIGH: (grades 7-8) 63 students76% met the standards HIGH SCHOOL: (grade 11)35 students74% met the standards

9. NeSA WRITING 9 4th Grade: 24% (5 students) Below Standards 71% (15 students) Met Standards 5% (1 student) exceeded 8th Grade: 48% (16 students) Below Standards 52% (17 students) Met Standards 0% Exceeded standards 11th Grade: 12% (4 students) Below Standards 64% (21 students) Met Standards 24% (8 Students ) Exceeded Standards Performance Levels are (Exceeds: 57-70); (Meets: 40-56); (Below: 39 and below) BC AVG SCORE: 45 Performance Levels are (Exceeds: 55-70); (Meets: 40- 54); (Below: 39 and below) BC AVG SCORE: 41 Performance Levels are (Exceeds: 53-70); (Meets: 40- 52); (Below: 39 and below) BC AVG SCORE: 47

10. NeSA SCIENCE 10 Grade 5 – 29 students (3) Exceeded 10% (21) Met 72% (5) Below 17% 2012: 7% did not meet the science standards Grade 8 – 34 students (1) Exceeded 3% (18) Met 53% (15) Below 44% 2012: 15% did not meet the science standards Grade 11 – 35 students (6) Exceeded 23% (22) Met 63% (5) Below 14% 2012: 13% did not meet the science standards

11. ODDS & ENDS………… WRITING: January 20-February 7, 2014 READING/MATH/SCIENCE: March 24-May 2, 2014 11 NeSA Testing Windows: C4Learning: NEW software (INSIGHT)….November 4 th release