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South Harrison Township Elementary

Curriculum Presentation 2013-2014 Regional Curriculum Team

Agenda

• Regional Curriculum Team
• Performance Report
• Common Core State Standards
• NJASK 2014 & PARCC
• How is South Harrison Responding?

Patricia Calandro, Chief Academic Officer Elementary Supervisors Rachael Anderson, Elementary Supervisor (K-2) Samantha Michielli, Elementary Supervisor (3-5) Content Supervisors Suzette DeMarchi, Creative Arts Supervisor (7-12) Stefanie Fox-Manno, Humanities Supervisor (6-12) Katelyn Skinner, STEM Supervisor (6-12)

Regional Curriculum Team

Shared Curriculum Service

• Benefits:
• “An analysis of international studies shows implementing

and monitoring an aligned curriculum resulted in a measurable impact (31 percentile points) in student achievement.”

• “Several studies show that alignment "cancels out" more

traditional predictors of student achievement such as socioeconomic status, gender, race and teacher effect.”*

• Cost savings to the community

Shared Curriculum Service

S Goals: S Secure academic success through curricular alignment from

grades K through 12 and beyond

S Reduce instructional gaps through curricular alignment from

grades K through 12

S Provide our students with a smooth transition into the

Kingsway Regional School District at grade 7

Performance Report Spring 2013

The following components frame the structure of the School Performance Reports for grades 3-6

• Peer School Comparison Groups
• Academic Achievement & NCLB Progress Targets
• College and Career Readiness Predictors for Elementary
• Chronic Absenteeism
• Student Growth

Performance Report: http://education.state.nj.us/pr/nav.php?c=15

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Why Common Core?

• Set grade level expectations
• Define what all students are expected to

know and be able to do by the end of a grade-level

• Focus on the “essentials”
• Establish a baseline for advanced learners

46 States + DC Have Adopted the Common Core State Standards

Common Core State Standards Mathematics

Traditional Approach

K 12

Number and Operations Measurement and Geometry Algebra and Functions Statistics and Probability

Shift #1: Focus (within Number and Operations)

Operations and Algebraic Thinking Expressions and Equations Algebra   Number and Operations— Base Ten  The Number System  Number and Operations— Fractions  K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 High School

CCSS Math: 3 Major Shifts

1.Focus strongly where the standards focus. 2.Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics. 3.Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.

Mathematical Practice Standards For Kids

SH Action Steps Math

• Math Regional Articulation Meeting with Teachers
• Comprehensive Needs Assessment:
• Adoption of CCSS math program
• Curriculum Audit/Curriculum Writing: CCSS alignment- Math
• Increase Professional Development for Teachers to Support Student

Achievement

• In-depth study of CCSS & Model Curriculum
• Integration of 8 mathematical practices
• Attention to individual student growth through instruction and

assessment

Common Core State Standards English Language-Arts (ELA)

Common Core Standards ELA

• Increasing text complexity and emphasis on

academic vocabulary.

• Building knowledge through content-rich

informational text.

• Text Dependent reading questions to elicit responses

grounded in specific evidence from the text.

Text Complexity: Examples

Informational Text

• newspaper articles
• magazine articles
• biographies/autob

iographies/memoi rs

• picture-book

biographies

• how-to-books,

textbooks

• speeches
• opinion essays
• informational

poetry

Informational Text: Examples

• Grade K-1: Crews,
• Donald. Truck
• Grade 2-3: Davies,
• Nicola. Bat Loves the

Night

• Grade 4-5: Simon,
• Seymour. Horses
• Grade 6-8:

Macaulay, David. Cathedral: The Story

• f Its Construction

Text Dependent: Citing Evidence

• Make a claim
• Support through evidence from the text
• Making inferences

Text Dependent: Citing Evidence

Text Dependent: Citing Evidence

SH Action Steps ELA

• ELA Regional Articulation Meeting with Teachers
• Comprehensive Needs assessment
• Writing Programs (K-8)
• Reading Assessment to evaluate individual reading levels (K-3; 4-6)
• Spelling Program (K-5)
• Curriculum Audit/Curriculum Writing- ELA CCSS
• Increase Professional Development for Teachers to Support Student

Achievement

• In-depth study of CCSS & Model Curriculum
• Integration of Reading and Writer Workshop Model

STATE TESTING: State NJ ASK 2014 & PARCC 2015

S Office of Assessments has been working on

transitioning the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) for the past 3years

S The NJASK assessments are called "transitional"

because we will not be able to measure the full range

• f the CCSS until the next generation assessments are

developed and administered (PARCC).

Transitioning NJ ASK to Support Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Spring 2012 NJ ASK Aligned to NJCCCS

Spring 2013 NJ ASK Aligned to the CCSS (except gr 6-8 Math)

Spring 2014 NJ ASK Aligned to the CCSS SY 2014-15 Full administra tion of PARCC assessmen ts

Assessment Transition Timeline:

NJ ASK 2014 Dates

3rd & 4th grade: May 12 to May 15

• Day 1 & 2 - ELA
• Day 3 & 4 – Math

5th & 6th grade: May 5 to May 8

• Day 1 & 2 - ELA
• Day 3 & 4 – Math

NJ ASK Preparation

• The New Jersey Department of Education has

developed materials to help parents and teachers prepare students for the NJ ASK.

• NJ ASK state guide and test preparation:

http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/parents/ http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/es/sampl e/njask.htm

• Reading/Writing (all grades)

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/pra cticereading.html

• Writing Prompts

http://www.moma.org/interactives/artsafari/safari_menu. html

• NJ ASK 3-8 https://njask-prep.wikispaces.com/

NJ ASK Preparation

• Will replace NJ ASK in grades 3–8; and HSPA 11
• Comprised of 2 sections:
• 1. Performance-Based Assessment (PBA):

administered as close to the end of the school year as possible (approx. 75%); 5 sessions

• 2. End-of-Year Assessment (EOY): administered

after approx. 90% of the school year (ELA/Literacy & math); 4 sessions

New in 2015 PARCC

PARCC Purpose

• Assess the full range of the CCSS
• Measure the full range of student performance,

including the performance of high and low performing students

• Provide data during the academic year to inform

instruction, interventions and professional development

• Provide data for accountability, including measures of

growth

Additional Resources:

PARCC:

• http://www.parcconline.org/

CCSS:

• http://www.commoncoreworks.org/site/

default.aspx?PageID=239

• http://www.pta.org/content.cfm?Ite

mNumber=2909

Sample PARCC Questions: Understanding Rigor and Expectations

http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item- task-prototypes

How can I support my child during these transitions?

How to Support Your Child During the Transition

Teamwork!

• It's important to communicate regularly with your

child's teachers from kindergarten through high school.

• It’s a team effort! Having a good, working relationship

with the people who teach your child helps ensure that education is a team effort between home and school. Parents can…

• Email/phone conversations/written notes.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences:

http://www.pta.org/programs/content.cfm?ItemNum ber=1710

Teacher Websites

http://www.southharrison.k12.nj.us/site/Default.aspx?PageType= 1&SiteID=4&ChannelID=12&DirectoryType=6

• 1. Locate your child’s teacher and click on his or her name
• 2. The website will appear with specific information about the

classroom.

Online Resources

http://www.southharrison.k12.nj.us/Page/654 This link will take you to a list of free on-line websites for parent and students.

FAQs

• Please email any additional curriculum questions to

Chief Academic Officer, Patricia Calandro at calandrop@kingsway.k12.nj.us . The team will compile a list of questions and answers and post to the website.

• Community Information Night (more information to

come)

• When? April 3, 2014– 7pm-8:30pm
• Where? Kingsway Regional High School
• What? PARCC updates and Common Core