South Orangetown Central School District Presenters: Ken
Mitchell, Ed. D. Brian Culot, Ed.D. Slide 2 What is the Common Core
and the rationale for its implementation? What are the promises,
concerns, and questions? Slide 3 How is the SOCSD managing the
implementation of the Common Core standards? How are staff learning
how to adapt curriculum and instruction to the Common Core? Slide 4
Slide 5 Building on the strength of current state standards, the
Common Core State Standards are designed to be: Focused, coherent,
clear and rigorous Internationally benchmarked Anchored in college
and career readiness. Evidence- and research-based Slide 6 What is
the rationale for the Common Core? (and who is making it?) Slide 7
7 Slide 8 George W. Bush Chester Finn Barack Obama Arne Duncan
Michele Rhee Bill Gates Jeb Bush Cathie Black (former NYC
Chancellor) Meryl Tisch David Steiner Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for
Superman) 8 Slide 9 George W. Bush Phillips Andover Chester Finn
Phillips Exeter Barack Obama Punahou School Arne Duncan Univ. of
Chicago Lab School Michele Rhee Maumee Valley Country Day Bill
Gates Lakeside School Jeb Bush Phillips Andover Cathie Black
Aquinas Dominican Meryl Tisch Ramaz School David Steiner Perse
School Davis Guggenheim Sidwell Friends 9 Slide 10 a system that is
absolutely ineffective in its results. - Newspaper Editorial 1912 A
large majority of students showed they had virtually no knowledge
of elementary aspects of American History. They could not identify,
Lincoln, Jefferson or Roosevelt. -New York Times survey of college
freshmen 1943 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 A Nation at Risk (1983)
13 Arne Duncans Sputnik Moment (2009) Sputnik (1958) Slide 14
CountryPoverty RatePISA Score United States
