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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

New State Standards• Prepare students to be

College and Career Ready (CCR)Standards in reading, writing, speaking, listening, language and mathematics

• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)Authors worked backwards from the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards

Challenging & deep

Relevant to the real world

Reflect the knowledge & skills needed for success in college & careers

Example:

Reading Standards

for College & Career Readinesshttp://www.corestandards.org/

http://commoncore-espanol.com/sites/default/files/CA_ELA_SBS_Grade5_june18.pdf

• CCR (pp 9-10)

• http://commoncore-espanol.com/sites/default/files/CA_ELA_SBS_Grade4_June18.pdf

• http://commoncore-espanol.com/sites/default/files/CA_ELA_SBS_Grade5_june18.pdf

Page Topic

9 CCR and how CCSS work backwards from what is expected at end of HS

10 reading standards

11-12 reading literature

13-14 reading informational text

15-16 foundational skills

17-21 writing

22-24 speaking & listening

25 -31 language

32 standard 10 – text complexity

Parent – Teacher Conference

What to expect: Assessment results

– Current MAP (report to include past scores)

– Current Aimsweb

– Current DRA

– ISAT from previous school year

Promotion StandardsRegular Ed

4th 5th Max 15 days of absence35% MAP Reading35%MAP Math90% accuracy Level 34 DRASatisfactory Report Card

Max 15 days of absence35% MAP Reading35%MAP Math90% accuracy Level 40 DRASatisfactory Report Card

Bilingual: Full-time4th 5thMax 15 days of absence25% MAP Math90% accuracy Level 34 EDLSatisfactory Report Card

Max 15 days of absence25% MAP Math90% accuracy Level 40 EDLSatisfactory Report Card

Bilingual: Part-time4th 5thMax 15 days of absence25% MAP Reading30% MAP MathSatisfactory Report Card

Max 15 days of absence25% MAP Reading30% MAP MathSatisfactory Report Card

MAP

• 3 times a year

•Reading3 areas: literature, informational text, foundations & vocabulary

•Math5 areas: algebraic thinking, number & operations, fractions,

Measurement & data, geometry

• Untimed• Taken on the computer

Aimsweb

• Used to determine need for RtI as well as for progress monitoring (monitor the progress of RtI interventions & plan)

•Reading & Math

• Some teachers give to entire class• Required for students who score 15% or below on MAP• Progress monitoring component given once or twice a month

DRA

Reading Assessment

Oral – read aloud teacher notes rate, fluency, accuracy

Comprehensionstudent reads book silently

student answers comprehension & vocabulary questions

ISAT

•Reading, Math, Science

• March 2013– New cut scores– The bar has been raised

• Pamphlet with information for parents

Response to Intervention (RtI)

• Reasons: academic or behavior

• RtI Team and the teacher will make a plan to help the student work through weakness and have success (intervention = support above & beyond regular instruction)

Parents invited to the meeting

• Progress MonitoringOnce or twice a month

• Continue to meet to discuss progress & the need for any new interventions

How you can help

What Research Says:

• Regardless of the economic, ethnic, or cultural background, family/parent involvement in a child’s education is a major factor in determining the child’s success in school.

Source: PTA Policy Issue Reference Cards, Revised February 2009

• —Family involvement contributes to other positive outcomes, such as better school attendance, improved homework completion rates, decreased violence and substance abuse, and higher graduation rates.

Source: PTA Policy Issue Reference Cards, Revised February 2009

• —Parents are crucial in guiding their children through a college preparatory curriculum, and middle school students generally cite their parents as their top resource for academic planning and support.

Source: From Aspirations to Action, A Report by Institute for Higher Education Policy, December 2007

This week in the Tribune

Not every parent can help with the calculus homework – or even algebra. But every parent can turn off the television, secure the XBox, and ask a child what happened in school today or what is due for school tomorrow. Every parent can make sure a child finishes his or her homework, gets enough sleep, and arrives at school on time.

Those small acts of daily rigor send a message to children: School counts, Self-discipline counts, and Reliability counts.

Source: From the Chicago Tribune, September 4, 2013

PTA • Wonderful information for parents

www.pta.org

Parents’ Guide to Student Successhttp://pta.org/files/2012_NPTA_PG-4thGrade.pdf

http://pta.org/files/2012_NPTA_PG-5thGrade.pdf

U.S. Department of Education

• Helping your child serieshttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html

Help your child become a readerhttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/brochure.html

Help with Homeworkhttp://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/brochure.html

U.S. Department of Education

PARENT POWER:Build the Bridge to Success English

•http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/parentpower/booklet.pdf

U.S. Department of Education

Involve yourself with your child – English/Spanish

http://www2.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/involve/2006toolkit/success-es.html

Help with readinghttp://www2.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/involve/2006toolkit/read-es.html

Information for families on Reading and how to help their children

http://www.colorincolorado.org/families/

Power School

Use the District website to log in to Power School and see your child’s grades

http://www.district130.org/

Click on “Parents” tab

Thank You Parents

•You are your child’s first teacher and now our partners.

•Our combined efforts will help your child have a successful year.