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This calculator estimates the number of days and associated network bandwidth required to administer English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments given the number of students, number of computers, and number of hours per day computers are available for testing at a specific school.
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Information on the Web-based tool used by districts to report each school's current information technology as it relates to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium assessments.
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Supplemental Instructional Materials Review (SIMR) for English Language Development (ELD).
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This handout includes information about transitioning to the CCSS for parents and guardians.
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Resources to support the teaching of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) with the California English Language Development Standards (CA ELD Standards).
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Questions and answers regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 484, which establishes California's new statewide student assessment system. AB 484 was signed into law on October 2, 2013.
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Supplemental Instructional Materials Review (SIMR) for CCSS-aligned mathematics materials.
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A report by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson's Task Force on Educator Excellence, published September 2012.
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This resource, designed to support local CCSS implementation, provides suggestions and resources organized by the seven guiding strategies of the CCSS Systems Implementation Plan for California.
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Flyer with information about CCSS for higher mathematics.
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Supplemental Instructional Materials Review (SIMR) for CCSS-aligned English Language Arts materials.
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Adopted by the State Board of Education on January 16, 2013. This document establishes criteria for evaluating instructional materials for the eight-year adoption cycle beginning with the primary adoption in 2013-14. These criteria serve as evaluation guidelines for the statewide adoption of mathematics instructional materials for kindergarten through grade eight.
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Programs adopted by State Board of Education on January 15, 2014. Information is organized by the three program types: Basic Grade-Level, Algebra 1, and Mathematics 1.
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In a letter to the State Board of Education (SBE), leaders of the University of California system, the California State University system, the California Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities outlined their endorsement of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and support for the continuing collaboration between K–12 and higher education.
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Four local educational agencies discuss their implementation work during the July 2014 State Board of Education meeting.
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Timeline and significant events in the development and adoption of the California CCSS
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Information and action agenda items addressed by the State Board of Education (SBE) regarding the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
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This handout includes information about transitioning to the CCSS for business and community leaders.
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This handout includes information about transitioning to the CCSS for local school boards.
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Past Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Resources Listserv updates.
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A Look at Grades Seven and Eight in California Public Schools: Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics is an online publication that contains grade-level chapters with short descriptive narratives and the content standards for the CCSS in English language arts and mathematics.
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Join the Common Core State Standards Resources listserv to receive information and updates regarding the implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
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This handout includes information about transitioning to the CCSS for parents and guardians.
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Information about the process and timeline for the revision of the Mathematics Framework to align with the CCSS.
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Information about the update, revision, and alignment of the state's current English language development (ELD) standards to the CCSS for ELA.
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A Look at Kindergarten Through Grade Six in California Public Schools: Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics is a publication that contains grade-level chapters with short descriptive narratives and the content standards for the CCSS in English language arts and mathematics.
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Addresses the Smarter Balanced Comprehensive Plan and the collaborative role of teachers to facilitate the changes being implemented to improve teaching and learning.
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Addresses common questions that are asked about the Smarter Balanced Assessments.
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English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework Professional Learning Launch Events information.
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Preliminary test blueprints, accessibility and accommodation information, Common Core State Standards, presentations, frequently asked questions, and fact sheets.
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Local educational agencies (LEAs) have been invited to participate in a voluntary, ongoing survey of local implementation activities. Each LEA has been provided with a unique Web address linked to its own survey and is free to update its responses at any time.
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Information and resources for parents and guardians that explain mathematics instruction used today and provide suggestions for supporting their child's academic success.
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This is a feature of the CDE CCSS Update Listserv to highlight and share Web sites, curriculum, lessons, units, communications, and other online resources developed by California schools, districts, and county offices of education to support the use of the CCSS.
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This six-minute video provides a general introduction to the Digital Library with endorsements from California educators who are using formative assessment resources from the Digital Library.
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The CAASPP Communications Toolkit is a link to Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment resources, including communications and key informational documents to inform schools, families, and community representatives about online summative testing.
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Adopted by the State Board of Education January 2015.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) Tom Torlakson announced in a news release the availability of Standards for Career Ready Practice (PDF), twelve broad standards—drawn in part from California’s Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards—that describe in general terms what students need to succeed beyond academic skills in transitioning to postsecondary education, career training, or the workforce.
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This video provides an overview of the English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Framework for California Public Schools, which provides guidance to teachers, administrators, and other educators for implementing the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and the CA ELD Standards.
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This video provides an overview of the Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, which provides guidance to teachers, administrators, and other educators for implementing the CA CCSS for Mathematics.
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Parent and Guardian Practice Test Notification Template: Spanish Translation
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Current update and archived updates sent to the CDE Smarter Balanced e-mail list. To receive bimonthly updates on Smarter Balanced activities, join the California Department of Education's Smarter Balanced e-mail list by sending a blank e-mail to subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov.
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Information about and links to the Career Technical Education (CTE) Model Curriculum Standards, adopted by the State Board of Education January 16, 2013.
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Resources and guidelines on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for the Special Education Community.
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This site allows users to post and find in-person and online statewide professional learning opportunities sponsored by the CDE, county offices of education, local educational agencies, institutes of higher education, and State Board of Education-approved providers, as well as other not-for-profit agencies. Select the “Common Core Standards” topic on the search form to find current CCSS professional learning opportunities.
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Parent and Guardian Practice Test Notification Template: Available Translations
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Recording of a live webinar presented by the California Department of Education, Sacramento County Office of Education, and San Juan Unified on December 9, 2013. Presentation provides information for schools and districts to prepare their current information technology as it relates to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium assessments.
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Paper highlighting selected key concepts and guidelines from the ELA/ELD Framework regarding the foundational skills of reading with a focus on the skills as they relate to literacy development in English.
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Designed to improve and promote teaching and learning by providing information that can be used to monitor student progress toward mastery of the Common Core State Standards. These optional resources are available to all K–12 teachers in ELA and mathematics.
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In grades 3 through 8 and 11 for ELA and mathematics. The summative assessments are administered as part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.
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Information about the Smarter Balanced Digital Library, set to launch in 2014.
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