Common Core State Standards
An Introduction
April 2012
Today’s Presenter
Marsha Tokuyoshi
ELA/Common Core Standards Coordinator
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Common Core State Standards
The Standards
DO…
The Standards DO
NOT…
define what all students
are expected to know
and be able to do
define how teachers
should teach
focus on what is most
essential
describe all that can or
should be taught
establish a baseline for
advanced learners
define the nature of
advanced work
Common Core State Standards

Internationally
benchmarked to ensure
students will be globally
competitive

Fundamental knowledge
for College and Career
Readiness

Shared, rigorous academic
content with clear
expectations for students

Consistent across states
(allows for collaboration)
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Common Core State Standards
1. Only the important material
2. Supported by research
3. Vetted by MANY in the educational
community
4. Include higher order thinking skills
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Common Core State Standards
45 States,
DC, & the
Virgin
Islands
have
adopted
the CCSS
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Where did they come from?
Council of Chief State School Officers
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Development & Adoption Timeline for
Common Core State Standards
Multiple drafts of the standards
were developed, reviewed &
vetted
1st Round
Race To the
Top funding
awarded
CA State
Board of Ed
unanimously
adopts
85% Rule
(Addition)
2012
June August
2009
48 States
voluntarily
join
2010
National
Release
Common
Core State
Standards
2011
45 States
have adopted
CCSS
California Academic Content
Standards Commission (CACSC)
met for 6 days to decide. More
than half of this group are teachers8
Common Core State Standards Documents
College and Career Readiness Standards
Appendix A: Research Supporting Key Elements
Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample
Performance Tasks
Appendix C: Samples of Student Writing
Appendix A: Designing High
School Courses based on the
Common Core State Standards
Available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/
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Common Core State Standards
Documents
Includes California’s additional 15%
Available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/
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http://cocoschools.org/edsvcs/co
mmoncore.html
Adoption Timelines and Gaps
Last
Textbook
Adoption
Math
2007
ELA
2008
CCSS
adopted
CCSS
Assessments
New
Textbook
Adoption
2016
August
2010
Fall
2014
2018
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Two Assessment Consortia
Were Funded



Assessments that are state-of-theart, summative and formative, and
written in multiple formats
Assessments that use computer
technology to create a faster
feedback loop on results
Systems that inform teachers of
student progress on a frequent
basis
SMARTER
BALANCED
PARCC
To “go live” in 2014-15
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The Work Ahead of Us…
Get Started, Embrace the Challenges, Unpack
the Opportunities
Conclusion of our Overview of Common
Core State Standards
Please join us for upcoming webinars featuring
ELA & Literacy Common Core Standards
Math Common Core Standards
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For questions or more information, please
contact Marsha Tokuyoshi,
ELA/Common Core Standards Coordinator,
Contra Costa County Office of Education
mtokuyoshi@cccoe.k12.ca.us
(925) 942-3385
http://cocoschools.org/edsvcs/commoncore.html