Common Core and Standards-based Report Cards

What is common core?

• Set of academic standards that 45 states have adopted

• Standards have been adopted for math and language arts for each grade level in Illinois

Why is this important?

• Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public education students in each state are learning at different levels

• All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students from around the world

Adoption process in D200

• Committees of teachers reviewed common core standards and made changes when deemed necessary

• Standards were piloted and revised again• Standards will be revised again after further

implementation

STANDARDS FORMATHEMATICS

Implemented in D200 for grades K-Algebra Fall 2013

Grade Level Crucial Concepts:Grade Level Key Concept

Kindergarten Land of the ones. Students need to learn to count and have a mental number line

Grade 1 Concept of adding and subtracting—counting by ones and tensUse of number line instead of a hundreds chart

Grade 2 Place Value—crucial Adding and subtracting two digit numbers (without traditional algorithm)

Grade 3 Fractions/Concept of Multiplication and Division

Grade 4 Double digit multiplication/division (without traditional algorithm)

Grade 5 Operating with rational numbers

Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8

Ratios, Proportions and Statistics Functions, Volume, and Irrational NumbersAlgebra

STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS

Implemented in D200 for grades K- 11th grade Fall 2014

Highlights of Common Core

• Emphasis on comparing two texts to each other

• Much more time on writing, including grammar

• More difficult grade level text, especially in grades 4 and 5

• Continued importance of instruction on vocabulary and informational text

With new standards came…

• A new report card• New math textbooks and materials• New Individualized Reading Assessments to

determine each child’s reading level

New Report Card Differences

• Standards-Based Grading for all subjects– Purpose of card is communicate mastery of

general education expectations for each grade – List of skills that are essential for student success– Academic skills separate from social/emotional

skills and work habits– Opportunity for students to show mastery after a

grading period has ended – Student reading level indicated as above, on, or

below

Standards-based vs. Traditional Grading Standards-based Traditional

More recent information only Everything marked is included

Achievement only Often a mix of achievement, attitude, effort, and behavior

From summative assessment only

From formative and summative assessments

Directly related to a standard Usually related to an assessment method

I, S, N for grades

I = Independently demonstrates mastery S = Support needed to demonstrate mastery

(more than grade level peers) N = Not yet evident

What does with support mean?

Support means that the student requires accommodations beyond what the majority of the class is getting. Examples include:

What does with support mean?

Support means that the student requires accommodations during an assessment beyond what the majority of the class is getting.Examples include:•Use of manipulatives •Use of word banks•Reminder of framework/directions

English/Language Arts Grade Changes

• Comprehension grades based on student’s ability to read and understand grade level text

• Handwriting included in Learner Characteristics not as a Language Arts grade

• Spelling grades based on student’s ability to spell grade level appropriate words correctly in daily writing not on weekly spelling lists

• New elementary report cards • D200 Math standards• D200 English/Language Arts standards• Math vocabulary by grade level• Sight word lists for Kindergarten and Grade 1

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