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Counselors: Cure for the Common Core

Tools for Success: Common Core, College and Career Conference, March 13, 2014Slide2

MATHEMATICS

Focus, coherence and clarity:

emphasis on key topics at each grade level and coherent progression across gradesBalance between procedural fluency and understanding of concepts and skillsPromote rigor through mathematical proficiencies that foster reasoning and understanding across discipline

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACYBalance of literature and informational texts (non fiction); focus on text complexityEmphasis on argument, informative/ explanatory writing, and researchLiteracy standards for history, science and technical subjects

ANCHORED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

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Key Advances of Common CoreSlide3

Common Core State Standards Design

Focused, coherent, rigorousInternationally benchmarkedEvidence and research based

Linked to College and Career readiness *

* Ready for first-year, credit bearing, postsecondary courseworkSlide4

Common Core State Standards Challenge

How do we get from here...

...to here?

All studentsleave high school college and career ready Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness...and what can Counselors do to help?Slide5

Common Core Standards : Backward Design Model

Started with the End GoalDriving force: Low US college-going rates

Economic pressure

Race to the Top pushed states to make the choiceSlide6

Common Core Standards Require Counselors to

Think across grade levelsDevelop comprehensive programs

Provide academic supports to students

Create standards-based college and career focused lessonsSlide7

Local Control Budget Overlaps CC

SB 1458 passed in 2012 -Senator SteinbergTest results will constitute no more than 60% of the value of a secondary school

Measures graduation rates and college-going rates

From API – EQI – Equity Quality IndexSlide8

Counselors as Experts for the Cure

CurriculumAssessmentCollege and Career ReadinessData-Driven PracticeSlide9

Counselors and Common Core Curriculum

Focus on academic preparation without remediationQuality and level of high school coursework is a key level of curricular reformCounselors experts in transcript evaluation – most important factor in college admission processSlide10

Counselors as Assessment Experts

Formative Assessments allow for Interventions and regular check-upsChecks on student progress and design and provide intervention programsIdentify classes/courses/teachers where students are not successfulSlide11

Counselors in College and Career Readiness

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Prepare students for college and career

Identify interests linked to major selectionSchedule college prep courseworkAspiration building, especially for first-generation studentsSlide12

Counselors in College and Career Readiness

Provide financial aid informationPromote Career Technical Education

Assist students through complex application process

Facilitate access to collegeSlide13

Counselors Demonstrate Data-Driven Practices

Analyze and Gather Data on:UC/CSU A-G Completion

PSAT, SAT, AP, IB

ACT ExamsSlide14

Counselors Demonstrate Data-Driven Practices

Analyze Data regarding:Students not on track for college prep MathStudents repeating Math courses

Review School Policy regarding course selection, offerings, and sequencingSlide15

Counselors are Collaboration Experts

Work with administrators to ensure equity of school-wide policiesSchedule and Placement in rigorous classesRemedial Support &Tutoring

Identify performance barriersSlide16

Key Shift – from High School Completion to College Graduation Slide17

To College and Career Ready!

“Closing the gap between high school completion requirements and college entrance expectations is arguably the single most important thing to fix, if we are to address our college completion problem.I feel strongly that higher education must step forward and exercise leadership at this moment in time.

A lot is at stake for our nation and well-being of future generations.”

-Mike Kirst, President, California State Board of EducationSlide18

Common Core and Higher Education

Create a seamless transition between sectorsFocus on skills students need to enter collegeMajor issue: Disconnect between K-12 and Higher Ed.

AP Program provides curricular coherence Slide19

Counselors as Leaders and Managers

Solution-focused, data drivenCounselor a champion and architect of the college-going cultureCommunicate expectations and requirements

Provide strategies for working with students and their familiesSlide20

Our Membership has a Role to Play

Joint efforts = Strength

Identify common issues

Increased communication and cross-pollinationFocus on Data analysis and trainingSlide21

Counselor Accountability Tool Model

Results/Outcome Statement

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Baseline Data:Goal Statement:Impact of Levels of Interventions and School Counselor’s Role

Individual LevelGroup LevelClassroom Level

Grade Level

School-wide Level

Family Level

Community Level

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Year-end Data/PPT

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Adapted from The College Board’s National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (2010)Slide22

Identify a Critical Data Point

Number of Latino students

enrolled in Algebra 1Baseline Data:1Adapted from The College Board’s National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (2010)Slide23

Goal Statement Components

GOAL COMPONENTS

Increase/decrease

Group that is targetedTarget category (e.g. time/class)Degree of change (# or %)End date (month/year)Increase enrollment in the Latino students in Algebra I by 50% at the end of registration/beginning next fall.Goal Statement: (5 parts):

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Intervention Targets

What is in Place? What Could Be?IndividualGroupClassroomGrade LevelSchool-WideFamilyCommunityProvide Interventions to Ensure ImpactSlide25

Analyze Intervention Results

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Results/Outcome Statement

:Adapted from The College Board’s National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (2010)Collected data indicates the goal of 50% was not met.However, several levels of intervention indicate movement toward 50%.Institutionalization of the successful levels will begin to foster systemic policies/practices. Revisiting the non-movement levels will occur within 30 days.Slide26

Sharing Outcomes is Key

Year-end Strategic Tool Sharing

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Adapted from The College Board’s National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (2010)Slide27

Identify Effectiveness and Impact

Highlight what’s useful (and what’s not)Slide28

Develop an Action Plan for Change

Troubling Data/Baseline data/Special Issue

Link with

Common Core and Local Accountability Plan– Principal’s Goals Form a Team Action steps – with a timeline Results Next steps Result Shared with and Lessons LearnedSlide29

First Steps in Developing the Plan

Involve Administration

Develop Collaborative Teams

- Inside- OutsideDeal with Resistance- Anticipate- Who would benefitSlide30

Assemble Your Team

Practitioners

Leaders

FacultyCommunity membersParentsSchool Board membersSlide31

Maintain Your Momentum: Strategies

Developing Strategies

- Team meetings

- Shared responsibilities- Goal settingEvaluating Progress- Use the data- Consider short and long-term approachesCelebrating and Sustaining- PresentationsSlide32

Sustainability: Essential Questions

- How can we collaborate with colleagues?

- Do we have the Will to Change?

- Who sets the Priorities?- Who Keeps us on Track?- When do we “check in”?- How do we communicate our success?Slide33

Be Bold in Sharing Your Work

Faculty MeetingsAdministrator MeetingsSchool Board MeetingsPTSA Meetings

District HeadquartersSlide34

Presentation Outline

Demographics background

Data overview

Troubling dataAlign troubling data with Common Core and Local Accountability PlanIntervention summaryPost-intervention resultsPre-Post comparisonLessons learned and Next Steps Slide35

Keep in Mind for your Common Core Plan

Every school has existing resources

Build partnerships!

You are not alone!Intentionally link to Common Core and LCFFThink BIG, but remember the details.