October 2013 Memorandum EXE Item 02 - Information ...



|California Department of Education |memo-exe-oct13item02 |

|Executive Office | |

|SBE-002 (REV. 01/2011) | |

|memorandum |

|Date: |September 19, 2013 |

|TO: |MEMBERS, State Board of Education |

|FROM: |TOM TORLAKSON, State Superintendent of Public Instruction |

|SUBJECT: |Superintendent’s Common Core Systems Implementation Survey Report: Summary Report for Spring 2013 Administration and |

| |Comparison of Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Administrations |

Summary of Key Issues

In May 2013, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) Tom Torlakson invited each of California’s local educational agencies (LEAs) to participate in a survey designed to gather information regarding the progress of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) systems implementation across the state. The SSPI intends to invite LEAs to participate in this survey twice each year to inform statewide implementation efforts. The survey was first administered in fall 2012. A copy of the survey questions is available for review on the CDE CCSS Implementation Survey Web page at .

The CDE has collated survey responses and used aggregate data to develop a brief summary of the status of implementation among respondents. This summary report is provided in Attachment 1.

This is not a scientific survey. Although every LEA in California was invited to participate, respondents self-selected and therefore do not necessarily represent the demographics of the state. Further, much of the information provided by respondents is subjective. As such, the survey results do not provide us with definitive information. However, the survey results do give us some information about how the LEAs that chose to respond are progressing with CCSS implementation.

Three hundred eighty-nine LEAs responded to the survey, reflecting a response rate of approximately 20 percent. LEAs responding serve a total of 2,678,924 students out of a total state enrollment of 6,226,989 or 43 percent of the statewide student population.

One hundred thirty of the 389 LEAs who participated in the spring 2013 administration also participated last fall. These 130 LEAs serve 1,043,834 students, or 17 percent of the statewide student population.

Part I of the report provides a summary of the spring administration of the survey. Part II provides a comparison of responses of the 130 LEAs that participated in both the fall 2012 and spring 2013 survey administrations.

Attachment(s)

Attachment 1: Superintendent’s Common Core State Standards Systems Implementation Survey: Spring 2013 (28 Pages)

SUPERINTENDENT’S COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION SURVEY: SPRING 2013

In May 2013, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) Tom Torlakson invited each of California’s local educational agencies (LEAs) to participate in a survey designed to gather information regarding the progress of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) systems implementation across the state.

It is important to bear in mind that this is not a scientific survey. Although every LEA in California was invited to participate, respondents self-selected and therefore do not necessarily represent the demographics of the state. Further, much of the information provided by respondents is subjective. As such, the survey results do not provide us with definitive information. However, the survey results do give us some information about how the LEAs that chose to respond are progressing with CCSS implementation.

The survey window opened May 6, 2013, with an e-mail message from the SSPI to 1,824 district superintendents and independent charter school administrators. The survey closed May 23, 2013, with a total of 389 responses. This reflects a response rate of approximately 20 percent. LEAs responding represent a total of 2,678,924 students out of a total state enrollment of 6,226,989 or 43 percent of the statewide student population.

Survey questions were aligned to the seven guiding strategies outlined in the Common Core State Standards Systems Implementation Plan for California:

1. Facilitate high quality professional learning opportunities for educators to ensure that every student has access to teachers who are prepared to teach to the levels of rigor and depth required by the CCSS.

2. Provide CCSS-aligned instructional resources designed to meet the diverse needs of all students.

3. Develop and transition to CCSS-aligned assessment systems to inform instruction, establish priorities for professional learning, and provide tools for accountability.

4. Collaborate with parents, guardians, and the early childhood and expanded learning communities to integrate the CCSS into programs and activities beyond the K–12 school setting.

5. Collaborate with the postsecondary and business communities and additional stakeholders to ensure that all students are prepared for success in career and college.

6. Seek, create, and disseminate resources to support stakeholders as CCSS systems implementation moves forward.

7. Design and establish systems of effective communication among stakeholders to continuously identify areas of need and disseminate information.

Results were disaggregated by the following LEA characteristics:

• District type: elementary, high, unified

• Size: small (10,000)

• District vs. Charter

• Title I funded: yes, no

• Significant (25 percent or more) English learner population: yes, no

In general, responses were relatively consistent across these disaggregated groups, with most differences noted among districts of different sizes.

The SSPI intends to invite LEAs to participate in this survey twice each year to track statewide CCSS systems implementation progress and inform the implementation efforts of the California Department of Education (CDE). The survey was first administered in fall 2012. One hundred thirty of the 389 LEAs who participated in the spring 2013 administration also participated last fall. These 130 LEAs serve 1,043,834 students, or 17 percent of the statewide student population.

Part I of this report provides a summary of the spring administration of the survey. Part II provides a comparison of responses of the 130 LEAs that participated in both the fall 2012 and spring 2013 survey administrations.

Part I: Summary Report for Spring 2013 Administration

General Implementation Questions

Full implementation of CCSS systems will occur over several years and in the context of a continuous learning process.

• The Awareness Phase represents an introduction to the CCSS, the initial planning of systems implementation, and establishment of collaborations.

• The Transition Phase is the concentration on building foundational resources, implementing needs assessments, establishing new professional learning opportunities, and expanding collaborations between all stakeholders.

• The Implementation Phase expands the new professional learning support, fully aligns curriculum, instruction, and assessments, and effectively integrates these elements across the field.

G-1 Based on these descriptions, which phase best describes your district’s current level of CCSS implementation?

| | |District Size |

|Response |Overall |Small |

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