Common Core
Assessments
What do they mean for you and your child?
Hauppauge Public Schools
2014-2015
What are the Common Core Standards?
● A single set of clear standards for English language arts (reading,
writing, speaking and listening) and mathematics
● A tool to help students and parents set clear and realistic goals for
success
● A first step in providing young people with the high-quality education
that will prepare them for success in college and careers
● Experienced classroom teachers were involved in every step of creating
both the standards nationally and at the lesson plans and curricula at the
state and local levels
What’s different in the new standards?
English Language Arts/Literacy:
•Focus on non-fiction, careful reading
•Discuss reading and write using evidence
•Increase academic vocabulary
Mathematics
•Learn more about fewer concepts
•Focus on skill building, speed and accuracy
•Use of real world examples to better understand concepts
Why is math different now?
Current Curriculum and
Common Core Alignment
• Adoption of math modules K-8 in 2013-2014
• Revision of the 3-6 reading units/Summer 2014
• Introduction of Khan Academy Resources
• Library supports:VRC, Noodle Tools, Chrome, Kahoot
• 3-5 Reading Units of Study
Current Common Core Assessments
● Testing has not changed; content and format have
changed
● Assessment questions are often multi-part tasks with
different interactions in each section
● Students are asked do work and extend on, reflect on, or
justify their work
● Items look more complex
● Students are asked to approach one concept in a variety
of ways
How do assessment results
allow us to serve our students?
• State assessments are part of a student’s core
educational program.
• They provide an evaluation of student mastery of
content and skills in various courses of study.
• They serve as a tool for measuring the degree to
which students are on track to graduate high school,
and help shape future instruction.
Hauppauge’s Reduction in Testing
Elementary
Secondary
K
Math
Pretest (STAR)
9
Algebra
PreTest
11-12
PreCalculus
K
Math
enVision
Diagnostic Test
9
Honors
Geometry
PreTest
12
IB Math Studies PreTest
PreTest
PreTest
Math
Pretest (STAR)
10
Geometry
PreTest
12
College
Calculus
1
Math
enVision
Diagnostic Test
10
Honors A2T
PreTest
12
AP Calculus
PreTest
2
Math
Pretest (STAR)
11
A2T
PreTest
10-12
AP Statistics
PreTest
2
Math
enVision
Diagnostic Test
11
Intermediate
Algebra
PreTest
3
Math
PreTest (STAR)
11
Honors Intro
PreTest
3
Math
enVision
Diagnostic
Test
11
IB Math SL
PreTest
1
Why it is important to prepare students now
for future assessments?
●
Teachers are able to use the data from these assessments to make instructional decisions
about students and their classroom instruction.
●
Parents are able to see how his/her child’s assessment performance compares with other
students across NYS.
●
Students become familiar with the content of these assessments, as well as the process of
taking standardized tests, which will serve them well in future test taking.
●
When students have exposure to assessments at a younger age, they are better prepared and
exhibit less anxiety in future assessments.
●
Future assessments - Regents Exams, PSAT, SAT, ACT are mirrored in the current construction
of 3-8 testing.
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The ‘safety nets’ are going away.
Regents
Regents with
Honors
Regents w/ Advanced Distinction
Regents w/ Advanced
Designation with Honors
English
1
1
1
1
Global History
1
1
1
1
US History &
Government
1
1
1
1
Mathematics
1
1
3
3
Science
1
1
2
2
LOTE
Pass locally
developed
Checkpoint A
exam with a 65
Pass locally
developed
Checkpoint A
LOTE exam with
a 65
Pass locally developed Checkpoint B
LOTE exam with a 65 or a 5 unit
sequence in the Arts or CTE
Pass locally developed
Checkpoint B LOTE exam
with a 65 or a 5 unit
sequence in the Arts or CTE
5 required
Regents exams
with an average
score of
90 or better
8 required Regents exams with a
score of 65 or better
8 required Regents exams
with an average score of
90 or better