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Arizona Common Core Standards:
What Governing Boards, Parents, and
Community Members Need to Know...
West Central Regional Service Center
Council Members
La Paz County
Mohave County
Janice Shelton*
Jim Lotts
Jacque Price
Mike File*
Mike Ford
John Warren
Yavapai County
Yuma County
Tim Carter*
Tom Tyree*
Dean Slaga
Laura Noel
David Smucker
Darwin Stiffler
* - County Superintendent
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“The Arizona Common Core Standards is a state
and national initiative to get all students working
on the same curricula, calendared for learning, at
the same time. Students moving from state to
state, or from one district or school to another
will be afforded a more consistent transition into
their learning environment.
The Arizona Common Core Standards also
require students to think more critically. Having
the ability to think, re-think and think again, to
solve real world problems, is critical for
Dan Brown, MEd
life. This skill will be used to process
Arizona Department of Education
information at a higher level. In today’s world,
Deputy Associate Superintendent
we can’t be expected to know all that there is to
School Improvement and Implementation know. Yet understanding the process for finding
information through analyzing, synthesizing and
seeing a venue for resolution will be critical.”
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Introduction:
The Arizona Legislature and the Arizona Department of Education recognized the critical
economic and social need for a literate workforce and fully functioning community members
in order to meet the demands of a new world global economy.
Arizona Department of Education committed to revolutionizing education by:
1. PREPARING students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the jobs
of today and tomorrow;
2. TRANSFORMING what students learn and how they are taught through real-world
experiences and higher expectations; and
3. MEETING employer demands for a highly skilled, adaptable workforce.
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Introduction (cont.):
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, the Arizona Department of Education adopted Arizona’s
Common Core Standards that will prepare today’s students for global competition in
tomorrow’s careers in the following ways:
1. INCREASING educator effectiveness through continuous professional development
and the professional support (resources and technology) they need to substantially
increase student learning;
2. ESTABLISHING collaborative partnerships with key education stakeholders in
Arizona and across the nation to implement transformative change; and
3. REMOVING obstacles and barriers to implement transformative change.
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 Why the Need for the Arizona Common Core Standards?
 1.
Today’s workplace is far different than it was even ten years ago.
 2.
Unlike past generations, teachers today must prepare students for a world of
possibilities that may not even currently exist.
 3.
The workforce of tomorrow must be flexible, motivated, and be able to draw
from a wide variety of skill sets.
 4.
The ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and adapt to situations
will be critical to ensuring competition in a global market.
 5.
The Arizona Common Core Standards ensure that all students, no matter where
they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce.
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 Why the Need for the Arizona Common Core Standards? (cont.)
 6.
The use of common standards will help ensure that all students are consistently
receiving a high quality education, from school to school and state to state.
 7.
The use of educational standards help teachers ensure their students have the
necessary skills and knowledge to be successful by providing clearly defined
goals for student learning.
 8.
The standards won’t try to tell teachers how to teach!
 9.
Standards dictate the end product. Teachers determine how to get their students to
that destination point.
 10.
These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their
K-12 education careers in order to graduate high school able to succeed in
entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training
programs.
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 Discussion Topics
 1.
History and Characteristics of the Arizona Common Core Standards
 2.
Basis for the Arizona Common Core Standards
 English Language Arts
 Mathematics
 3.
PARCC Testing System
 4.
Grades for Schools and School Districts
 Possible Implications
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 History of the Common Core Standards
 1.
Arizona’s Common Core Standards development originated from a state-led effort.
 2.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative was coordinated by the National
Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
 3.
Governors and state superintendents of education from 48 states and the District
of Columbia committed to developing a common core of state standards in
English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades K-12.
 4.
The Common Core Standards were developed by standards experts and educators
and adopted by the State of Arizona in 2010.
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 History of the Common Core Standards (cont.)
 5.
The Common Core Standards are:
 Research and evidence-based
 Supported by rigorous international benchmarks
 Recipients of multiple rounds of feedback from states and national organizations
representing educators and educational organizations such as:
International Reading Association
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of English
 6.
Arizona actively engaged in the development of the Common Core Standards in both
English Language Arts and Mathematics, in partnership with a great number of states
across the country.
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 Characteristics of the Arizona Common Core Standards

1.
Fewer standards and more rigorous than current state standards

2.
Aligned with college and career expectations

3.
Internationally benchmarked

4.
Rigorous content and application of higher-order skills

5.
Builds on strengths and lessons of current state standards

6.
Skills and concepts are clearly defined

7.
Ability to apply concepts and skills to new situations is expected

8.
Research based
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“Common is good... One of the most powerful parts of
the Common Core Standards is that they are
"common." In our area and around our nation we have
many students who move multiple times during their
educational journey. With the overwhelming majority
of states participating in these same standards, there
will be less inconsistency, not only among different
states, but also between schools and classrooms within
those schools.
The Common Core Standards expect our teachers
and students to take on different roles in our
classrooms. Our teachers will become guides as our
students discover new concepts. Educators will
encourage higher level thinking and purposeful
conversations around these new concepts.”
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Kristie Martorelli, MEd
Arizona Educ. Foundation
2012 Arizona Teacher of the Year
K-3 Reading Interventionist
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 Basis for the Common Core Standards – English Language Arts
 Common Core Shifts for English Language Arts and Literacy
1. Complexity: The Standards require regular practice with complex text and
its academic language
2. Evidence: The Standards emphasize reading and writing grounded in evidence
from text, both literary and informational
3. Knowledge: The Standards require building knowledge through content rich
non-fiction
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 Arizona Common Core Standards – English Language Arts
 The Arizona Common Core Standards in English Language Arts can be found at:
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/2010-arizona-ela-standards/
 The Arizona Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts are the next
generation of K–12 standards in order to help ensure that all students are college and
career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school. The Standards set
requirements not only for English Language Arts but also for literacy in history/social
studies, science, and technical subjects. Just as students must learn to read, write, speak,
listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, so too must the
Standards specify the literacy skills and understandings required for college and career
readiness in multiple disciplines.
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 Arizona Common Core Standards – English Language Arts
 The Arizona Common Core Standards in English Language Arts are broken down
into different clusters from the anchor standards.
 The 2010 English Language Arts Standards by subject and grade.
Grades K-5
Grades 6-12
Reading
Reading
-Literature, Informational Text, and
-Literature and Informational Text
Foundational Skills
Writing
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
Language
Language
Reading and Writing Standards for
Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects
**
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 Format for Common Core Standards – English Language Arts
Reading Standards for Literature K-5
Grade 3 Students:
Domain
Key Ideas and Details
1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring
explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers.
Grade Level
2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures;
determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed….
Craft and Structure
1. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing
literal from nonliteral language.
Cluster
2. Refer to parts of the stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text,
using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part…
3. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the
characters
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 Arizona Common Core Standards – English Language Arts
Cluster Breakdown of Reading Standards
Literature
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Foundational Skills
Print Concepts
Phonological Awareness
Phonics and Word Recognition
Fluency
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Cluster Breakdown of Writing Standards
Text Types and Purpose
Production and Distribution of Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Range of Writing
Cluster Breakdown for Speaking and Listening
Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Cluster Breakdown for Language Standards
Conventions of Standard English
Knowledge of Language
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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“As a tool for education, the Common Core
Standards help teachers strategically plan their
classroom lessons. For me, the mathematical
practices embedded in the math standards are of
the greatest importance! It aligns both procedural
and conceptual knowledge through reasoning.
I agree with National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) and the Leadership in
Mathematics Education who state all students
‘… need to believe that mathematics is sensible,
worthwhile, and doable!’ … “
Linda L. Morrow, MEd
Navajo County School Superintendent
and
Mathematics Specialist
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 Basis for the Common Core Standards - Mathematics
 Common Core Shifts for Mathematics
1. Focus: The Standards focus in on the key content, skills, and practices at
each grade level
2. Coherence: Content in the Standards builds across the grades, and major
topics are linked within grades
3. Rigor: In major topics, the Standards highlight conceptual understanding,
procedural skill and fluency, and application
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 Arizona Common Core Standards – Mathematics
 The Arizona Common Core Standards in Mathematics can be found at:
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/mathematics-standards/
 The Arizona Common Core Standards in Mathematics provide a consistent, clear
understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what
they need to do to help them. The standards are focused, coherent, and relevant to the
real world, describing the knowledge and skills that students need for success in college
and careers.
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In K-8 (Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle School) each grade contains work on several
domains, as described in the table below.
For example: In Grade 1, the content includes Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number
and Operations in Base Ten, Measurement and Data, and Geometry.
Grade
K
1
2
3
4
Domains
Counting and
Cardinality
5
6
7
8
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Functions
Expression and Equations
Number and Operations in Base Ten
The Number System
Fractions
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Measurement and Data
Statistics and Probability
Geometry
Geometry
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In High School, the standards are arranged in conceptual categories, such as Algebra or
Functions are embedded in the different mathematics classes. In each conceptual category
there are domains, such as Creating Equations and Interpreting Functions.
Domains
Conceptual
Category
Number and
Quantity
Algebra
Functions
Geometry
Statistics and
Probability
The Real
Number
System
Seeing
Structure in
Expressions
Interpreting
Functions
Congruence
Interpreting
Categorical and
Quantitative Data
Quantities
Arithmetic with
Polynomials and
Rational
Expressions
Building
Functions
Similarity, Right
Triangles, and
Trigonometry
Making
Inferences
and Justifying
Conclusions
The Complex
Number
System
Creating
Equations
Linear, Quadratic,
and Exponential
Models
Expressing
Geometric
Properties with
Equations
Conditional
Probability & the
Rules of
Probability
Vector &
Matrix
Quantities
Reasoning with
Equations and
Inequalities
Trigonometric
Functions
Geometric
Measurement and
Dimension
Using Probability
to Make
Decisions
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 Format for K-8 Mathematics CC Standards
Grade Level
Standard
Domain
Cluster
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“Public education is preparing for a large shift in teaching
practice and for student assessment practice. In 2014,
students will be assessed using the Partnership Assessment
Readiness of College and Career (PARCC). This assessment
is based upon the new Common Core Standards. These
standards are much more rigorous and require learning to be
done through combining separate subjects into an integrated
unit of study.
The PARCC assessment will require students to demonstrate
skills. Some of those skills are that students will be
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able to complete multiple step problems, analyze
Superintendent
informational texts, and write extended responses that
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demonstrate their knowledge of concepts and abstract
reasoning. These are all great expectations for student
learning, but will require the District to train teachers in the
new expectations, find new resources and materials, and find
time for teachers to engage in shared planning time as they
create units of study aligned to the new CC standards. “
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 PARCC Testing System
As a result of schools and school district use of the PARCC Testing System:
 Students will know if they are on track to graduate ready for college and careers;
 Teachers will receive regular results to guide learning and instruction;
 Parents will have clear and timely information about the progress of their children;
 States will have valid results that are comparable across the member states, and;
Students will demonstrate knowledge of standards by completion of Extended Response
questions in addition to regular multiple choice questions.
Students will complete the examinations online and have availability to use current
technology to assist in the research of and computation of their responses.
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GRADE 3 TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE ITEM
Drag the words from the word box into the correct locations on the graphic to
show the life cycle of a butterfly as described in “How Animals Live.”
Words:
Adult
Egg
Pupa
Larva
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GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE ITEM
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“As is true with most federal and state mandates, the move
toward Common Core Standards/PARCC Assessment
inspires both promise and trepidation. Common Core
Standards will undoubtedly level the educational playing
field among states, helping to ensure that all of the nation's
students are taught and assessed with a greater degree
of uniformity and consistency. The Common Core will also
help teachers across the country speak a common
educational language, rather than the current myriad of
"dialects" that exist from state to state, and even from
district to district or school to school.
Greg Schalow, MEd
Superintendent
Blue Ridge Unified S.D.
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The concern is that the required time, human and financial
capital necessary to implement such sweeping change in
such a relatively short period of time will push many in
education up to, and beyond, the point of overload and
disillusionment.”
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 Current Process for Grading Schools and School Districts
 1.
Letter grades are to be used as just one measure of how well a school is
performing
 2.
All schools are equally evaluated both on how many students are passing AIMS
each year and how much students academically grow each year
 3.
Other factors such as dropout rate, graduation rate, and English Language Learner
reclassification rate are taken into consideration, when applicable
 4.
The new accountability system measures and compares this student learning on a
school-by-school basis
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A traditional school’s grade is based on
two factors:
Composite Score – 50% weight
Academic Outcomes
-Percent passing AIMS and AIMS A
-Percent ELL students reclassified
-Graduation rate *
-Dropout rate *
* - High School only
Different Letter Grade Component Breakdowns
for Alternative, Small, and K-2 Schools
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Growth Score – 50% weight
Growth – 25%
-All students
Growth – 25%
-Lowest performing students
-Bottom 25%
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Academic growth is determined by comparing the change in AIMS test scores from one year
to the next for similarly achieving students across the state. This is done to evaluate how well
a school is growing its students, academically, as they advance from one grade to the next.
Grade
Total Score *
A
140-200
B
120-139
C
100-119
D
0-99
* Approved by Arizona State Board of Education
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“A” schools demonstrate an excellent level of
performance.
- “A” schools earn points equal to a school that has 90
percent of students passing AIMS and achieves greater
academic growth with its population of students than
most schools.
“B” schools demonstrate an above average level of
performance.
- “B” schools earn points equal to a school that has 70
percent of students passing AIMS and generally achieves
typical or greater academic growth with its population of
students than most schools.
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Grade
Total Score *
A
140-200
B
120-139
C
100-119
D
0-99
“C” schools demonstrate an average level of performance.
- “C” schools earn points equal to a school that has 50
percent of students passing AIMS and generally achieves
typical academic growth with its population of students
than most schools.
“D” schools demonstrate a below average level of
performance.
- “D” schools earn fewer points than a school that has
50 percent of students passing AIMS and does not achieve
typical or greater academic growth with its population of
students than most schools.
“F” schools are those that score as a “D” school for three consecutive years.
- “F” schools are then placed into School Improvement by the Arizona
Department of Education.
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District and School Letter Grades
A school and/or school district may have positive or negative repercussions placed
upon them by the Arizona Department of Education based on the letter grade received.
Reward
Schools
Focus
Schools
Priority
Schools
High Performing
Achievement Gap
Within the School
School Improvement
Grant School
Low Achieving
Subgroup
Low Graduation Rate
High Progress of
Students
May Qualify for
Additional Funding
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Low Graduation Rate
Lowest Performing
Schools
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What do the 2010 Arizona English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards mean for
Arizona families?
1. Clear, focused standards are consistent across the states.
2. There is a strong emphasis on real-world application of knowledge and skills
within the standards.
3. The standards’ college and career ready goal is designed to prepare all students for
success with post-secondary educational and career opportunities.
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What do the 2010 Arizona English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards mean for
students?
1. The Standards help to prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to
succeed in post‐secondary education and training.
2. Clear standards help students understand what is expected of them.
3. Consistent expectations across states for all students ensure that Arizona students are
both nationally and internationally competitive.
4. Relevant content and application of knowledge through high‐order thinking skills and
questioning provide opportunities for students to prepare for workforce and higher
education discussions and experiences.
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References used in preparation of this presentation include, but are not be limited
to, the following:
Arizona Department of Education – Arizona’s Common Core Standards
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/common-core-state-standards/
United States Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
Common Core – State Standards Initiative
http://www.corestandards.org/
Arizona’s Common Core Standards – English Language Arts and Supporting
Documents
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/2010-arizona-ela-standards/
Arizona’s Common Core Standards – Mathematics and Supporting Documents
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/mathematics-standards/
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References used in preparation of this presentation include, but are not be limited
to, the following (cont.):
Arizona Department of Education - PARCC Assessment Home Page
http://www.azed.gov/standards-development-assessment/parcc-assessment/
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers – PARCC
http://www.parcconline.org/
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - NCTM
http://www.nctm.org/
National Council of Teachers of English – NCTE
http://www.ncte.org/
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 For additional information about the Common Core Standards, the PARCC
assessment, and your school/school district’s grade from the ADE, you may contact
your local school district’s superintendent and principals.
 Information also may be obtained by visiting the Arizona Department of Education’s
2010 Standards and PARCC assessment information website at:
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/common-core-state-standards
 Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Mike Aylstock
Aylstock Consulting, LLC
(928) 202-2124
mike.aylstock@gmail.com
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