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Learning and Accountability
• College- and Career- Ready Standards
• A Balanced Assessment System
• A New School Accountability Model
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Why New Standards and Accountability?
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Let’s look at some data...
Why is this the right work right now?
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North Carolina Graduation Rates
The data show very encouraging progress in North Carolina….
…at the same time, there is profound room for improvement.
77.9% =110,37785,986 graduated
students that were eligible
110,377 – 85,986 =
24,391 students who could have graduated and didn’t
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Graduating with knowledge and skills impacts students’ future prospects
5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics6 Alliance for Excellent Education, “The High Cost of High School Dropouts,” unpublished
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Achievement gaps persist.
Why is this the right work right now?
% of students graduating from High School within four years of entering the 9th grade. Gender 10-11
American Indian Female 74.7Asian Female 89.1Black Female 78.6
Hispanic Female 72.3Multi Racial Female 80.8
White Female 85.3Total Female 82.0
American Indian Male 64.2Asian Male 84.5Black Male 64.0
Hispanic Male 65.2Multi Racial Male 73.2
White Male 79.6Total Male 73.5
% of students at or above achievement Level III in Reading and Mathematics in grades 3 through 8
10-11
American Indian 55.1%
Asian 78.2%
Black 48.5%
Hispanic 54.4%
Multi Racial 69.3%
Pacific Islander 63.7%
White 79.0%
Economically Disadvantaged 53.3%
Not Economically Disadvantaged 82.2%
Students with Disabilities 34.4%
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Some of our students are READY…not all of our
students.
Why is this the right work right now?
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…but we can do something about it.
Learning and Accountability
• College- and Career- Ready Standards
• A Balanced Assessment System
• A New School Accountability Model
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Common Core
What do you know about the Common Core State
Standards?
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Why the Common Core?
• Equity
• College and Career Readiness
• Comparability
• Sharing of Resources
• Economies of Scale
• Student Mobility
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Common Core
Principals: What will you look for in classrooms next fall because of the Common Core State Standards?
Teachers: What will you do differently next fall because of the Common Core State Standards?
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Three Shifts in Mathematics
Shift 1
Shift 2
Shift 3
Focus strongly where the standards focus
Coherencethink across grades and link to major topics within grades
Rigorrequire conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency and application with intensity
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Three Shifts in Literacy
Shift 1
Shift 2
Shift 3
Informational and NonfictionBuilding knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts
EvidenceReading and writing grounded in evidence from text
Complex TextsRegular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary
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The Essential Standards
• Science• Social Studies• World Languages• Arts Education • Information and Technology• Healthful Living• Guidance• Occupational Course of Study• English Language Development• Career and Technical Education
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Meaningful Goals for NC Students
Common Core
English Language ArtsMathematics
ScienceSocial Studies
World LanguagesArts Education
Information and TechnologyHealthful Living
GuidanceOccupational Course of Study
English Language DevelopmentCareer and Technical Education
Essential Standards
New Standard Course of Study•Internationally-benchmarked•When achieved, ensures students are ready for post-secondary education
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StandardsOpportunities to Learn More at http://www.ncpublicschools.org
District Leadership Teams Established Last Summer
Summer InstitutesMoving From What to How Summer 2012 /profdev/conferences/summerinstitutes/
6 Modules https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/
Support Tools http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/ Cur
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Quarterly Content Webinars http://www.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Regional-based Content Training
Moving From What to How
Throughout 2012 http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/district/
11 New ModulesThroughout 2012https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/
READY follow-up Webinars http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/