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Presentation to the Colorado State Board of Education

January 2017

• Orient State Board members to the standards review and

revision plan

• Provide an update to State Board members on stakeholder

engagement

• Preliminary results from the standards general perception survey
• Status of feedback received through the online standards review

system

• Solicit feedback from State Board members on the upcoming

committee application process

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• SB 08-212, Colorado’s Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K),

requires a regular process to review and revise the standards.

• The first review and revision cycle is set to conclude on or

before July 1, 2018 and every six years thereafter.

• This process is state driven and is not related to the ESSA State

Plan development process.

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• Transparent: Process and decisions are public
• Inclusive: Process involves key stakeholders
• Research-informed: Process informed by research, lessons

learned from other states, and the assumptions underlying the standards

• Consistent: Process aligned with statutory requirements
• Substantive: Process focused on the substance or content of

the standards themselves

• Improvement-oriented: Process focused on improving what

exists based on stakeholder feedback

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State Board of Education Make decisions to guide the review and revision process; approve revisions Stakeholders Provide feedback

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review process and proposed revisions Review Committees Propose revisions to the standards for State Board consideration CDE Staff Facilitate the review and revision process and staff the content area committees

Research and Information Gathering: Survey, online system, benchmarking reports Committees Use Research and Information to Inform Revision Recommendations Committee Recommendations Presented to the Board and Stakeholders For Feedback Committees Revise Recommendations Based on Feedback and Present Final Recommendations for State Board Consideration

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Public Input Public Input

2016-17

• Planning
• Research

and resource development

• Begin

review and revision

2017-18

• Complete

review and revision

• July 2018:

Adopt revisions

2018-19

• Districts

transition: (1) review and revise local standards (2) revise local curriculum

2019-20

• Districts

transition: (1) review and revise local standards (2) revise local curriculum

2020-21

• Districts

implement revisions

• State

assessment reflects revisions

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Standards Perception Survey Online Standards Review System

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• Purpose: Gain the general perceptions of the standards from

multiple stakeholder groups to inform the planning process

• Timeline: October 19 – November 13
• Responses:
• 2,833 total responses
• From all counties except Custer, Dolores, and Hinsdale
• From 146 out of 178 school districts

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1,845, 65% 290, 10% 191, 7% 128, 5%

Roles of Survey Respondents

Educator in a K-12 school system Parent Educator at an institution for higher education Student currently enrolled in an elementary, middle or high school General public residing in Colorado/Colorado taxpayer Colorado Department of Education staff Professional educator organization not listed above Member of community organization Colorado Association of School Boards member/local school board member Media Education policy advocate Student currently enrolled in a postsecondary institution

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ROLE IN THE SCHOOL/DISTRICT PERCENTAGE Teacher

67%

School administrator

8%

District administrator

7%

Specialized service professional

7%

District-level non- administrator staff

5%

School-level non- instructional staff

3%

Paraprofessional

2%

SCHOOL LEVEL

PERCENTAGE

Early childhood

14%

Grade K-2

40%

Grade 3-5

43%

Grade 6-8

44%

Grade 9-12

41%

N = 1,762

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• Overall, around half of all survey respondents view

the CAS positively (49%).

• Education policy advocates (71%) and K-12 educators

(53%) are more supportive of the CAS than other respondent groups.

• K-12 teachers who receive higher levels of training

and support have more favorable opinions of the CAS than those with less training or support.

11% 37% 28% 18% 5% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative

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55% 22% 29% 32% 33% 44% 44% 45% 50% 51% 53% 71% 49% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Other (n=99) Business owner (n=9) Media (n=14) Parent (n=236) Student (n=90) Educator at an institution for higher education… Elected official/policymaker (n=9) General public residing in Colorado/Colorado… State agency staff (n=36) Professional educator association member (n=39) Educator in a K-12 school system (n=1,558) Education policy advocate (n=17) All Respondents (n=2,316)

Combined “Very Positive” and “Positive”

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38% 54% 57% 43% 51% 62% 20% 39% 56% 49% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Low Level of Training or No Training (n=237) Moderate Level of Training (n=322) High Level of Training (n=363) Low Level of Support or No Support (n=335) Moderate Level of Support (n=349) High Level of Support (n=238) Slightly/Not at All Familiar (n=206) Moderately Familiar (n=489) Extremely/Very Familiar (n=1,621) All Respondents (n=2,316) Level of Training Level of Support Degree of Familiarity Combined “Very Positive” and “Positive”

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9% 14% 17% 14% 11% 14% 37% 36% 39% 40% 36% 34% 35% 33% 33% 34% 43% 32% 17% 15% 10% 11% 10% 17% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Grade 9-12 (n=580) Grade 6-8 (n=634) Grade 3-5 (n=625) K-2 (n=581) Early childhood (n=200) All Respondents (n=2,062) Too High High Just Right Low Too Low

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28% 32% 25% 23% 21% 14% 18% 13% 14% 13% 12% 24% 19% 24% 24% 22% 24% 21% 25% 22% 24% 18% 24% 23% 24% 24% 27% 29% 26% 28% 28% 26% 29% 12% 12% 15% 17% 16% 20% 19% 22% 22% 22% 27% 13% 14% 13% 12% 15% 13% 16% 12% 13% 15% 14% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Drama and Theatre Arts Dance Music Visual Arts Comprehensive Health and Physical… Social Studies World Languages Reading, Writing and Communicating Science Mathematics English Language Proficiency

No Revision Slight Revision Moderate Revision Substantial Revision Complete Revision

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15% 37% 41% 43% 38% 54% 70% 20% 31% 28% 33% 40% 30% 20% 28% 16% 18% 16% 17% 11% 6% 26% 6% 9% 5% 12% 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Incorporation of public opinion in revisions to the CAS Improve upon the existing CAS rather than start from scratch Inclusion of diverse representation (e.g., educators, parents, community… Standards based on research Focus on the content of the standards themselves An open, transparent process Incorporation of educators' input in revisions to the CAS

Extremely Important Very Important Moderately Important Slightly Important Not at All Important

• Purpose: Gain specific feedback on each standard to inform

the planning process and the work of the standards committees

• Timeline: November 9 – February 17
• To date number of unique users: 136
• To date number of comments provided: 453

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Content Area Number of Comments Percent of Comments Comprehensive Health and Physical Education 14 3% Dance 2 0% Drama and Theatre Arts 9 2% Math 23 5% Music 48 11% Reading, Writing and Communicating 47 10% Science 51 11% Social Studies 231 51% Visual Art 28 6% World languages 0%

• Thirteen content area review committees to include educators,

parents/community members, representatives from higher education, and business leaders.

• CDE will solicit committee participation through an online

application process for each of the thirteen standards areas.

• Applicants will be required to demonstrate content area

expertise and willingness to serve.

• Applications will be considered using a blind-review process,

considering only the applicants’ qualifications.

• The review committees will utilize feedback from stakeholders

and research to inform recommended revisions to the Colorado Academic Standards to the State Board.

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