Statewide Standards Review Initiative:

Summary and Update

October 2008

Kathleen Clarity

Supervisor of Educational Programs

Standards Review Initiative

Office of Curriculum

and Instructional Support,

NYSED

Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s (LIASCD) Fall Conference - October 2008

New Standards,New Hope

Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s (LIASCD)

Fall Conference

Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support (OCIS)

Howard J. GoldsmithExecutive Coordinator

Adult Education

andWorkforce

Development

Tom Orsini

Planning & Professional Development

Alysan Slighter

Career and Technical

Education

Eric Suhr

Curriculum, Instruction

andInstructional Technology

Anne Schiano

Summer Institutes

Mary Daley

www.emsc.nysed.gov/cis/

Standards Review

Initiative

Kathleen Clarity

Learning Standards Review Key Points:

• P-16 initiative• Article VII• Perpetual system of review• Order of review, ELA first• Multifaceted process, not just review• Connections with higher education, business and

teacher preparation programs• Engage experts at all levels of review• Must develop new and aligned assessments

Learning Standards Review Mandates

• P-16 initiative

• Article VII

• Perpetual system of review

• Order of review, ELA first

Organizational Components

• Regents Steering Committee

• Research Team

• Content Panels

• Partner with the New York Comprehensive Center (NYCC)

• SED office oversees process

Standards Review Initiative Time Table

Activity/ Academic Year 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17

Review of Standards ELA/ ESL

CDOS SS HPEF MST MST

LOTE

Arts ELA/ESL

Public Information, Roll-Out, and Curriculum Guidance

ELA/ ESL

ELA/

ESL

CDOS

CDOS

SS

SS

HPEF

HPEF

MST

MST

LOTE

MST

LOTE

Arts

Arts

ELA/ESL

ELA/ ESL

Professional development ELA/ ESL

ELA/ ESL

CDOS

SS

ELA/ ESL

CDOS

CDOS

SS

HPEF

SS

HPEF

HPEF

MST

LOTE

MST

LOTE

Arts

MST

ELA/ESL

LOTE

Arts

Arts

ELA/ESL

Implementation in Schools ELA/ ESL

CDOS SS HPEF MST

LOTE

Arts

ELA/ ESL

Test Development ELA/ ESL

ELA/ ESL

SS

ELA/ ESL

SS SS LOTE

MST

LOTE

MST

ELA

LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

ELA/ESL

First New operational Test ELA/ ESL

SS LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

Analysis,

Intervention/Technical Assistance and Feedback Loop.*

ELA/ ESL

ELA/ ESL

CDOS

SS

CDOS

SS

HPEF

HPEF MST

LOTE

MST

ELA/ESL

LOTE

Arts

•This activity also includes: analysis for future modification, alignment with teacher preparation, regulatory adjustments, etc.

Standards Area Key

Arts = Arts (visual, music, dance, theatre) LOTE = Languages Other than English

CDOS = Career Development and Occupational Studies (seven technical disciplines) MST = Math, Science, Technology

ELA/ESL = English Language Arts/ English as a Second Language SS = Social Studies

HPEF = Health, Physical Education and Family and Consumer Sciences

Components Continued

• Various levels of review – 3 levels

• Public input and comment throughout

• Need to review across content areas

• Benchmark processes of other states and nations

Components Continued

• Multifaceted process, not just review

• Connections with higher education, business and teacher preparation programs

• Engage experts at all levels of review

• Will include a long term comprehensive plan with timeline

• Must develop new and aligned assessments

English Language Arts/English Language

Learners ELA/ESL Review, Revision, Next Steps

• Review Report by Co-Chairs of ELA/ESL Panel – • July 2008• Review Report Presented to Board of Regents –

September 2008• Groundwork on Revision of ELA/ESL – Conducted in Fall 2008• Beginning Plans for Career and Technical Education

Standards (formerly called Career Development and Occupational Studies Standards)

The Standards Review Initiative-Moving from “Review to the Revision”

- Structures and organization of work- Working Principles

1. Include three levels of standards• Student learning standards• Teacher knowledge standards• System infrastructure standards

2. Develop a single set of standards for each content area3. Infuse basic and academic literacy throughout all the content areas4. Infuse cultural aspects of literacy throughout all the content areas as appropriate5. Infuse real life application skills throughout all the content areas6. Develop measurable standards7. Review PreK-12 standards within the context of a seamless P-16 continuum8. Integrate technology throughout all the content areas

Recommendations from the ELA/ELL Panel

• One set of standards• Replace the items currently designated as “standards”• Use the “Core Performance Indicators” and “Qualities”

from the State assessment rubrics to develop revised performance indicators

• Embed literacy into all of the content areas• Consider whether the study of literature and language

should be emphasized and elevated as an endeavor separate from literacy

• Add Viewing and (Re)Presenting as new areas• Format revision is essential

Recommendations from the ELA/ELL Panel Continued

• P-16 Connections• Support for English language learners, special

populations, and students at different developmental levels

• Teacher knowledge/professional development will be critical

• More specificity needed at the 9-12 level in terms of performance indicators for literacy

• Assessments must be aligned• Conventions and grammar should be considered• Technology must be considered

Recommendations from the ELA/ELL Panel Continued

• Reading-writing process will be linked• Early Childhood Standards must be linked to K-12 Standards• Text based strategies will be important• Terminology must be established• Motivation, engagement, and volition must be

considered• Ethics of communication/literacy must be

considered• Understanding authorship and audience will be

important

Role and Input of our Stakeholders

This is a unique opportunity to shape and determine what students need to know and be able to do in the years ahead.

This initiative will impact all aspects of education in New York State including:

curriculum, instruction, assessment, teacher preparation and professional development, and student readiness for higher education and a dynamic global economy.

Please send your comments/input to:

Kathleen Clarity

Supervisor of Education Programs

Standards Review Initiative

Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support

E-mail kclarity@mail.nysed.gov

Telephone (518)474-8892

Fax (518)474-0319

Website: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/standardsreview/