Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards

1. Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Deployment Plan

2. Presentation Organization • Overview of Common Core & Essential Standards • Recent General Assembly Actions • Employee Calendar Adjustments • Elementary Plan • AIG Plan • Secondary Plan • Exceptional Children Plan • ESL Plan • CTE Plan • Media Coordinator Plan • Miscellaneous

3. Overview of Common Core & Essential Standards

4. Common Core and Essential Standards • As a requirement of RttT, North Carolina must align its curricula with the Common Core State Standards • North Carolina has also revised its curricula for many other subject areas • Implementation of the Common Core State Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards is August 2012.

5. Why Common Core Standards? • One way we can work to address the disparity between standards is to ensure that all children, regardless of socioeconomic status or life history, receive an education that values their potential.

6. Characteristics of the Common Core Standards • Fewer and more rigorous. The goal was increased clarity. • Aligned with college and career expectations – prepare all students for success upon graduation from high school. • Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to compete in our global economy.

7. Characteristics of Common Core Standards • Includes rigorous content and application of higher-order skills. • Builds on strengths and lessons of current state standards. • Is Research based.

8. Recent General Assembly Actions

9. Length of School Year • NC General Assembly lengthens school year by 5 days to a total of 185 days • State Board of Education offered a waiver for the additional five days if they were used for Common Core and Essential Standards professional development • WSFCS applied for the calendar waiver • WSFCS school calendar must reflect days dedicated to CCES professional development

10. Teacher Workdays • NC law no longer requires a protected teacher workday at the end of each quarter

11. Employee Calendar adjustments – RC Days

12. 5 Days for CCES Professional Development • October 31 and February 20 are already RC days and dedicated to CCES • January 23, March 30 and June 8 will become RC days • NOTE: June 8 may become a student day, so the last RC day may be the first teacher work day after the last student day

13. How will the RC days be used? • October 31 – 6 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – will be used in case of snow • June 8 – will be used in case of snow NOTE: If March 30 and June 8 are not needed as RC days, they will revert back to RS days for school use.

14. NOTE: Kindergarten • Kindergarten math textbook training is October 31 – 3 hours • Zones 1, 3, 5, 7 – morning • Zones 2, 4, 6, 8 – afternoon • Will attend 3 hours of Common Core and Essential Standards on October 31 • Zones 1, 3, 5, 7 – afternoon • Zones 2, 4, 6, 8 – morning

15. Kindergarten Calendar • October 31 – 3 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – 3 hours • June 8 – snow day

16. RC Days for Early College and Middle College • December 21 • January 13 • May 24

17. Participation Expectations for Teachers • All teachers are expected to participate in professional development on these RC days • Annual leave requests will not be considered

18. Elementary School

19. Professional Development Model – for Elementary Core Subjects • Train the trainer model • Each teacher will attend professional development and return to provide training to colleagues who attended other sessions • Schools will be assigned content area allocations for each grade level and subject area

20. Sample Allocation of Seats • 6 Kindergarten sections • 1 Reading • 2 Mathematics • 2 Science • 1 Social Studies

21. Professional Development for Core Areas • Each teacher-trainer will receive 18 contact hours of professional development in ONE of the core areas • October 31 – 6 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – will be used in case of snow • June 8 – will be used in case of snow

22. Return to School…Offer Training • Each school level teacher-trainer will deliver training in the core subject area he/she attended on the RC days using 10 modules developed by Instructional Services • The training modules are expected to take between 6 and 10 hours to deliver

23. Timeframe to Complete the CCES Professional Development • Start – November 1, 2011 • Completed – December 20, 2012 • Schools complete modules 1 – 5 by June 14, 2012 • Schools complete modules 6 – 10 by December 20, 2012

24. Sample Hours of ContactTeacher-Trainer for Social Studies

25. Support • Program managers will develop 10 one-hour modules for the teacher-trainers to include: • PowerPoint • Lesson plan • Activities

26. CEUs for Core Elementary Teachers • Core elementary teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

27. School Professional Development Plans • Each school will determine how the teacher-trainers will provide the 5 contact hours of training for each core subject

28. Possibilities for CCES School-based Training • Some PLC/LTM time (not to exceed 50%) • Some grade-level planning time • After school sessions • Faculty meetings • Evening work sessions • Saturday work sessions • RS days at the end of the school year • Half-day planning sessions with subs to cover classes • March 30 and June 8 if not used as RC days NOTE: Training time after the normal 7.5 hour day may be “swapped” for hours on reserved school days.

29. Recommendation • Dedicate March 30 and June 8 to CCES for a total of 12 hours of professional development • Use 8 PLCs/LTMs to complete remaining 8 hours of professional development

30. Professional Development for Elementary Encore Teachers • Each elementary encore teacher will receive 18 contact hours of professional development provided by the central office • Art • Music • World Language • Healthful Living

31. CEUs for Elementary Elective Teachers • Elementary art, music, PE and world language teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

32. Professional Development for AG Teachers • Dedicated AG teachers who teach reading and mathematics for all of your grade levels • Attend ONE of the 18 contact hour sessions in reading and mathematics offered by the central office • Assist colleagues with conducting the school-based 10 hour sessions by December 20, 2012 for other teachers • Attend reading and mathematics sessions for other grade levels offered at the school

33. Sample Hours of ContactAG Teacher

34. Professional Development for AG Teachers • AG teachers who are core teachers that teach reading, mathematics, science, and social studies have been treated as elementary core teachers for this project • They should attend an 18 contact hour train-the-trainer session and the three other content sessions for their grade level offered at the school

35. CEUs for AG Teachers • Elementary AG teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

36. Professional Development for PRTs • PRTs will attend the school-based CCES 10 contact hour sessions led by their colleagues • Principals will determine which session is most appropriate for a PRT to attend

37. CEUs for PRTs PRTs will need to complete 0.5 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

38. Secondary

39. Professional Development for Secondary Teachers • Each teacher (core and encore) will receive 18 contact hours of professional development on Common Core and Essential Standards • October 31 – 6 hours • January 23 – 6 hours • February 20 – 6 hours • March 30 – will be used in case of snow • June 8 – will be used in case of snow

40. CEUs for Core and Elective Secondary Teachers • Secondary teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

41. Exceptional Children

42. Professional Development for Elementary EC Teachers • Elementary EC Readiness, Resource, Core I, and Core II teachers who teach reading and mathematics for multiple grade levels • Attend ONE of the 18 contact hour sessions in reading and mathematics offered by the central office • Assist colleague with conducting the school-based 10 hour sessions by December 20, 2012 for other teachers • Attend reading and mathematics sessions for other grade levels offered at the school

43. Sample Hours of ContactElementary EC Readiness, Resource, Core I, and Core II Teacher

44. CEUs for Elementary EC Readiness Resource, Core I, and Core II Teachers • Elementary EC Readiness, Resource, Core I, and Core II teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

45. Professional Development for Secondary EC Teachers • Each secondary EC Resource teacher will receive 18 contact hours of professional development provided by the central office

46. CEUs for Secondary EC Teachers • Secondary EC teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

47. Professional Development for EC Teachers – Occupational Course of Study • EC teachers who teach the Occupational Course of Study will attend one 18 contact hour session with their regular education colleagues in a content area

48. CEUs for Occupational Course of Study EC Teachers • Occupational Course of Study EC teachers must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core and Essential Standards by August 2012

49. Professional Development for EC Teachers –Common Core Extensions • EC teachers who teach the Common Core Extensions in reading and mathematics will attend one 18 contact hour session conducted by the EC leadership team • Involves the special schools • Special Children’s School • Children’s Center • Carter High School • Lowrance • Special Class at Petree • Regional centers for low functioning AU and trainable ID Mod – Core 3 and Core 4 • Cash • Sedge Garden • Konnoak • Jefferson • Walkertown

50. CEUs for Common Core Extensions EC Teachers • EC teachers who teach the Common Core Extensions in reading and mathematics must complete 1.8 CEUs in the Common Core Extensions by August 2012