Implementation Tools

• Guidance for District CCSS Implementation   07/24/2013 (181.73 KB)
  This rubric is designed to help districts determine where they are on the implementation continuum for Common Core State Standards.
• Integrating Educator Effectiveness, School Improvement and the Common Core State Standards    08/28/2013 (412.31 KB)
  This graphic organizer is designed to illustrate key connections between three key initiatives currently underway in Oregon districts: Educator Effectiveness, School Improvement, and the CCSS.
• CCSS Report Card Template    09/10/2013 (227 KB)
  This Excel spreadsheet from the David Douglas School District can be used to create report cards for grades K-5 aligned to the Common Core State Standards for both ELA and Math.
• Commonalities Among the Practices in Science, Mathematics and English Language Arts    
  

Parent Workshop Materials

• Event Checklist   08/28/2013 (220.43 KB)
• Agenda/Facilitator Guide   08/28/2013 (66.66 KB)
• PowerPoint   08/28/2013 (1.81 MB)
  Spanish language version
• Backpack Guide (K-5 handout)   08/28/2013 (448.74 KB)
  Spanish language version
• Resources for Parents (handout)   08/28/2013 (303.29 KB)
  Spanish language version
• FAQ for Parents (handout)   08/28/2013 (322.74 KB)
  Spanish language version
• What Parents Can Do (handout)   08/28/2013 (500.23 KB)
  Spanish language version

Additional Parent Materials

• Why the Common Core? (Parents)   08/28/2013 (290.25 KB)
• Data and the Common Core   08/28/2013 (232.71 KB)
• CCSS Sample Parent Letter    08/28/2013 (15.54 KB)
  Spanish language version
• CCSS Parent Guides by Grade    
  

Guidance

• Webinars    
  Archived information from the last two years of CCSS focused webinars at both the national and state level
• Presentations    
  This page contains links to Common Core presentations given around the state.
• CCSS Transition Implementation Plan   05/11/2011 (370.30 KB)
  This document represents a first look at efforts underway to plan for implementation. The plan details the structure for a Steering Committee, a statewide Stewardship Team, and some of the actions that will be necessary to ensure an effective implementation.
• DRAFT Transition Plan of the Common Core State Standards   11/08/2010 (94 KB)
  This draft timeline was presented to the State Board of Education prior to their adoption of the Common Core State Standards. There is much work still to be done, but this document represents a first look at efforts underway to plan for implementation. The plan includes potential timeframes for transitioning to the new standards and some of the actions that will be necessary to ensure an effective implementation.
• Getting Ready for National Standards (Doug Reeves)    
  In this ASCD article, Dr. Doug Reeves of the Leaderhsip and Learning Center offers suggestions for teachers as they prepare to transistion to the Common Core.
• A District's Approach to Implementing the CCSS   02/07/2011 (134.64 KB)
  Albuquerque Public Schools received funding from the Gates Foundation to develop strategies and tools to support the effective mplementation of the CCSS. This PowerPoint highlights the district’s plans, actions to date, and ideas others can use in planning for CCSS implementation. 
• CCSS: Planning for Effective Implementation Symposium    
  On February 8-9, 2011 educators from Oregon and around the Northwest met in Portland for a two day symposium presented by Education Northwest and the Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center to engage in a needed discussion around transition to and implementation of the Common Core.

Timelines

• State-level Implementation Timeline   06/21/2011 (250.88 KB)
  This State-level CCSS Implementation Timeline was developed based on the draft timeline presented to the State Board of Education in October 2010 and incorporates feedback from the Steering Committee, the Stewardship Team, and ODE staff. This timeline will provide guidance for ODE work and allow districts to understand what support and resources will be provided. Details included will be re-evaluated and refined based upon on-going input from the field and other developments.
• Oregon Education Initiatives & Transition Timeline   10/12/2011 (160.07 KB)
  This document displays the timeline of four Oregon Education Initiatives and their relationship to each other: the Oregon Diploma, the Essential Skills, content standards, and statewide assessment.
• CCSS District Implementation Timeline Template   07/18/2011 (115 KB)
  This document is a tool for districts as they plan for implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The template includes suggestions for actions districts may want to include in their implementation planning.
• CCSS District Implementation Timeline Blank Template   07/18/2011 (115.50 KB)
  This document is a tool for districts as they plan for implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The template is blank to allow for districts to create their own actions and steps to include in their implementation planning.

• Sample District/ESD Timelines
• Bethel SD   01/17/2012 (137.50 KB)
• Centennial SD   01/18/2012 (81.50 KB)
• Corvallis SD   04/12/2012 (1.49 MB)
• David Douglas SD   04/12/2012 (144.50 KB)
• InterMountain ESD   01/17/2012 (88.50 KB)
• Medford SD   01/17/2012 (59.50 KB)
• Parkrose SD (Mathematics)   01/17/2012 (19.88 KB)

Crosswalk Documents

• English Language Arts Crosswalk
  The Crosswalk between the ELA Common Core State Standards and Oregon’s standards (2003) provides a comparison, indicates gaps, lists possible implications for implementation (to be completed during site-specific planning), and notes differences in organization.
• Mathematics Crosswalk
  This crosswalk document identifies matches between individual Common Core standards with Oregon standards in mathematics and includes rater comments that highlight the similarities and differences between the standards. This information is indexed by Oregon and by Common Core standards so that teachers and administrators can begin cross-referencing materials and activities to the CCSSM.

• Kim Patterson     (503) 947-5713
  EII - Director