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Back to School Message for Educators
September 2, 2011 | 2 Comments
New York State Education Commissioner John B. King has posted a Back to School message for educators, with a transcript included.
The message for educators is that all adults in schools should constantly be asking, “Who is proficient? How do I know and how do I increase those levels of proficiency?”
From the district superintendent, to the superintendent, to the principal, to the teacher, to the office staff, everyone has to be continuously asking, “Where are we? Where are we in terms of our goals and where are we in terms of our students’ college and career readiness and how do we get there?”
Tagged with common core state standards, data driven instruction, network teams, principal evaluation, teacher evaluation
When are the 2011 NYS 3-8 Tests being posted on http://www.nysedregents.org? Do teachers realize that this year’s tests are based on the 2005 New York State standards, and NOT the Common Core standards? I think that with all the discussion about Common Core some very important information is being kept from teachers, namely, that the tests this year aren’t aligned to the Common Core.
Thank you for your question. During school year 2011-12, all Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics tests will be based on the 2005 ELA Core Curriculum and 2005 Mathematics Core Curriculum. Please see the following implementation timeline for additional information (see SY 11-12 section):
http://engageny.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ccsstimeline.pdf
In regards to the release of the 2011 Grades 3-8 Tests, the Department will not be releasing copies of administered 3-8 tests for test security reasons. Please see the second paragraph in the memo at the following link for more information: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/fieldtest/38-memo-11.pdf