The Plane Being Built in the Air We cant wait We have to just jump into the deep end NYS Chancellor Merryl Tisch Its time to rip the BandAid off and we have a responsibility to rip that BandAid off ID: 220780
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NY Flight 2014 Common Core:
The Plane Being Built in the Air Slide2
“We can’t
wait.
We
have to just jump
into the
deep end.” -NYS Chancellor Merryl Tisch
“It’s time to
rip the Band-Aid off, and we have a responsibility to rip that Band-Aid off.” - NYC former Chancellor Dennis WalcottSlide3Slide4
NYS Testing Minutes in Grades 3-8 (Math and ELA
Yes…that’s 9 hours of testing!Slide5
Student group
Percentage of students scoring 1
(below basic) on 7
th
grade math 2012
Percentage of students scoring 1
(below basic) on 7th
grade math 2013Black students16.5%
60%
Latino
students
13.3%
53%
White students
4.6%
26%
Students
with disabilities
31.8%
78%
ELL students
30%78%
Achievement gaps widened & students scoring “1” ballooned7th Grade Math Scores 2012 Vs. 2013 Slide6Slide7
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."
- Commissioner
John King