Should We Become aCommon Core

Standards Based District?

Created by :ISBE/SSoS

CAS Data and Assessment

Do you want…

A greater focus on learning standards?Better communication with students and

families on academic performance?Increased student engagement in learning?

If you do…

You are a perfect candidate to become a Standards-Based Reporting District!

How do we begin?

Shift to a Standards Based Report CardEstablish a Standards Based Reporting Committee consisting of a cadre of teachers and administrators

How do we begin?

Do your researchRead about the differences with SBR

Hold discussions with other districts who have made the transition

Be brave and jump inIt won’t be perfect, nothing is

Where do we begin?

Let’s take a quick look at some of the steps suggested by Thomas Guskey and Jane Bailey in

their book:Developing Standards-Based Report Cards

Define the Purpose for your Report Card

Is it to inform student achievement to parents and others?

Is it to for student self evaluation?

Is it to select students for certain educational paths?

PRINT THIS ON YOUR REPORT CARD

Define the Purpose for your Report Card

Key Question: Who is your primary audience?Make certain the information on the card is appropriately worded for your audience and reflects its purpose

Develop the Reporting Standards

Consider separating the 3 Types of Learning Goals:

1. Product2. Process3. Progress

Here is a possible example of a High School report card that reports Learning Goals separately.

Address Some Essential Steps in SBR Development

1. What is the purpose of the report card?2. How often will report cards be sent home?

3. Will a specific report card be developed for each grade level, or will a more general report card be used across

several grade levels?4. What product, process, and progress standards should

be reported?

Establish Performance IndicatorsDevelop the Reporting Form

Pilot and Revise

Moving Forward

Considerations Costs

Initial and ongoing training of staffCreation of formsEducating the community on the transitionStructural and organizational changes

Considerations How will you educate your staff on the standards based philosophy?Is your district educated on the CCSS?How will you respond to opposition? Where will you begin, report card, common assessments, or professional development?

Summing UpBecome educated on SBRSet a timeline and stick to itProvide ongoing support and educationBe flexibleKeep the your purpose in mind

ReferencesGreat Lakes West Comprehensive Center. (2011). Summary of survey findings on standards-based assessment and grading. Unpublished raw data, . Guskey, T. R. (2013). Essential questions about standards, assessments, grading and reporting. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, A Sage Company. O’Connor, K. (2002). How to grade for learning. (3rd ed.). United States: Corwin, A Sage Company.O'Shea, M. (2005). From standards to success. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Reeves, D. (2004). Making standards work. (3rd ed.). Englewood, CO: Advanced Learning Press. Guskey, T. (2009). Practical solutions for serious problems in standards-based grading. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, A Sage Company.

Standards Based Grading Committee

Contact information can be found on the Illinois Standards-Based Website

Contact InformationFor further information regarding this presentation

contact:Sue Mainville

Data and Assessment SpecialistISBE/Illinois Center for School Improvement

smainville@illinoiscsi.org