Common+Core+State+Standards

There are no more MLR's, now there are Common Core Standards to inform instruction and assessment: Common Core Standards

 **Common Core Standards FAQ:** On June 2, 2010, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released the finalized Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (including literacy standards for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects) and Mathematics. To date, 37 states have adopted the CCSS into law and Maine is currently in the adoption process. These standards will ultimately replace the NECAP and MLR standards for English language arts and mathematics. 1) Where is Maine with the Common Core State Standards in ELA and Math?   The CCSS will be provisionally adopted in the very near future. Education Rule 131 has been revised replacing the current Reading and mathematics standards with the standards of the “common core” of ELA including literacy in science, history and technology education and mathematics. Chapter 131 will go before the legislature in this coming session (probably in the first month) and are expected to be fully adopted. The standards will become the “official” standards in 2012-13. The Department suggests that educators become familiar with the CCSS ELA and math documents and their respective expectations during the current school year (‘10-’11), incorporate initial CCSS classroom implementation activities during the 2011-2012 school year, increase CCSS implementation (to include all CCSS expectations) into classroom instruction in 2012-2013 and expect state assessment programs to begin measuring the CCSS exclusively in 2014-15. 2) What type of support is the Department offering at this time?    ·  The history of the development of the CCSS and all nationally-designed support materials can be found at: http://www.corestandards. org/ .     ·  MDOE content specialists in English language arts and mathematics will continue to develop and post materials to support Maine classroom teachers on transitioning to the CCSS on the respective content pages of the DOE webpage below.     ·  Regional presentations have been scheduled by the content specialists to gain in-person feedback and suggestions for additional support materials.     ·  For more information, contact Patsy Dunton (ELA) at patsy.dunton@maine.gov or Michele Mailhot (Math) at michele.mailhot@maine.gov  and visit the Maine content CCSS websites at:    English - http://www.state.me.us/ education/lres/ela/elem.html Math - http://www.state.me.us/ education/lres/math/standards. html 3) When will the assessment of the Common Core State Standards be put in place?   Maine is a member of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) in ELA and Math. SBAC is scheduled to provide a computer-delivered, adaptive summative assessment for the 2014-15 school year. The SBAC summative assessment score will most likely also incorporate the results of a performance task(s). At this time, the expectation is that the last tests to measure NECAP standards will be the October 2013 NECAP test and the May 2014 SAT. The new SBAC assessment will begin in 2014-15 and will measure the CCSS.    4) Any idea how long between when the assessments are taken and when the results and the AYP determinations will be available? Due to the somewhat speculative nature of the implementation of the CCSS, the Department does not yet have firm timelines for 2014-15.