MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Welcome! 6:30 – 9:05 Ask Questions at Information.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland

PARCC NIGHTGAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Welcome!

6:30 – 9:05 Ask Questions at Information Tables7:00 – 7:20 Opening Remarks7:25 – 7:55 Rotation 1 – Choose a Breakout Session8:00 – 8:30 Rotation 2 – Choose a Breakout Session8:35 – 9:05 Rotation 3 – Choose a Breakout Session



Mrs. Frances Frost, presidentMontgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations



Mr. Byron Johns, chairmanMontgomery County NAACP Parents’ Council



Mr. Phil Kauffman, presidentMontgomery County Board of Education



Dr. Joshua P. Starr, superintendentMontgomery County Public Schools


WHY PARCC? WHY NOW?

Industrial Model of Education

Twenty-first Century Schools

• U.S.-dominated Economy

• Sort Students for Jobs• Skills Focus for Most;

Thinking for Few

• Global Economic Competition

• Prepare Students for Change

• Skills and Thinking Needed for All

Assessments That Efficiently Sort Students

Assessments That Show Students Where They Are on

the Way to College and Career Readiness


PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

National/State Level MCPS

2008-

2010

• Consortium of states develop Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• MCPS begins developing next generation of curriculum

• Board of Education adopts CCSS

2011-2012

• PARCC consortium of states formed to developed next generation of assessments aligned to CCSS

• Begin rollout of Curriculum 2.0• Complete secondary English

rollout• Secondary mathematics design

phase

2013-2014

• Field test PARCC• Last year of Md. School

Assessment

• Complete K-5 Curriculum 2.0 rollout

• Secondary mathematics rollout

2014- 2015

• Transition to PARCC Assessments in 3-8, Algebra 1, English 10, Algebra 2

• Continue secondary mathematics rollout


GREENLEAF’SCOMMON SCHOOL

ARITHMETIC (1861)


COMPARE MSA TO PARCC QUESTIONS

Grade 5 MSA Question


COMPARE MSA TO PARCC QUESTIONS

This PARCC item measures understanding of the same concept a grade earlier (Grade 4) and with greater depth


HOW IS PARCC DIFFERENT?

Computer-based assessments The tests will be given at two different times

during the yearPerformance-based assessment: March 2-

27End-of-year assessment: April 20-May 15

ScoringStudent outcomes



Dr. Joshua P. Starr, superintendentMontgomery County Public Schools



6:30 – 9:05 Ask Questions at Information Tables7:25 – 7:55 Rotation 1 – Choose a Breakout Session8:00 – 8:30 Rotation 2 – Choose a Breakout Session8:35 – 9:05 Rotation 3 – Choose a Breakout Session

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland PARCC NIGHT GAITHERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Welcome! 6:30 – 9:05 Ask Questions at Information.

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