Common Core State Standards:
An Overview
Lee County School District
January 2012
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History of Standards
 1989 – National Governors Association gives birth to the
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standards movement
1990 – National Education Goals Panel established
1996 – Achieve, Inc. launched
2001 – No Child Left Behind becomes law
2009 – Common Core State Standards effort
2010 – Common Core State Standards
When did Common Core
begin in Florida?
BCI Update – April 30, 2010 – Language Arts Standards Update
Since July 2009, the adoption of Florida’s 2009 draft of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in
Language Arts (NGSSSLA) has been in a holding pattern, awaiting the final draft of the national
Common Core Standards in K-12 English Language Arts, which is expected to be completed in late
May 2010.
The Florida Department of Education will adopt, word-for-word, the Common Core State
Standards in Language Arts; however, a review committee has been appointed to compare the
CCSSLA document to Florida’s 2009 draft standards for English language arts.
Common Core State
Standards
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 FEBRUARY 3. 2011 –
Common Core Standards Update
The Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics
were adopted by the Florida State Board of Education on July 27, 2010.
Input was then sought in both content areas regarding how many, if any, of the
existing Next Generation Sunshine State Standards should be added to the
Common Core State Standards to ensure that Florida’s students were receiving the
necessary rigor in their instruction.
After careful consideration, the decision was made that the Common Core State
Standards will be the only standards guiding instruction in English/Language Arts
and Mathematics. The completeness and rigor of these standards is viewed
nationally as preparing students to be college and career ready as well or better
than most state standards.
» http://www.corestandards.org/
Florida’s Common Core State
Standards Implementation Timeline
Year/Grade Level
2011-2012
K
FL
1
L
2
L
3-8
L
9-12
L
2012-2013
FL
FL
L
L
L
2013-2014
FL
FL
FL
BL
BL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
CCSS fully implemented
2014-2015
CCSS fully implemented and
assessed
F - full implementation of CCSS for all content areas
L - full implementation of content area literacy standards including: (1) text complexity,
quality and range in all grades (K-12), and (2) CCSS Literacy Standards in
History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-12)
B - blended instruction of CCSS with Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS); last year of NGSSS assessed on FCAT 2.0
Reading Academic Plan – Kindergarten
http://acadplan.leeschools.net
Math Academic Plan – Kindergarten
http://acadplan.leeschools.net
SY 2010-11
Launch and
design phase
SY 2011-12
Development
begins
SY 2012-13
SY 2013-14
First year
pilot/field
testing and
related research
and data
collection
Second year
pilot/field
testing and
related research
and data
collection
www.parcconline.org
SY 2014-15
Full
administration
of PARCC
assessments
Summer 2015
Set achievement
levels, including
college-ready
performance levels
PARCC Assessment Design
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11
Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration
Diagnostic Assessment
• Early indicator of
student knowledge and
skills to inform
instruction, supports,
and PD
Summative,
Required assessment
11
Mid-Year Assessment
• Performance-based
• Emphasis on hard-tomeasure standards
• Potentially summative
Interim, optional
assessment
Performance-Based
Assessment (PBA)
• Extended tasks
• Applications of concepts
and skills
ELA - Speaking And Listening
Assessment
• Locally scored
• Non-summative, required
End-of-Year
Assessment
• Innovative, computerbased items
What are the key changes of the CCSS?
What about the other
content areas?
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