Resource Documents

• Spotlight on the Common Core State Standards - What do Administrators Need to Know?    
  "Spotlight on the Common Core State Standards" is a series published by Education Northwest to keep regional stakeholders informed about this important initiative.
• Meet the Promise of Content Standards: The Principal   05/06/2013 (1.07 MB)
  This brief, drawn from research and first-hand experiences of principals in schools across the country, examines specific practices in each of five categories that are likely to support implementation of Common Core standards and parallel, necessary changes.
• Implementing the CCSS: The Role of Elementary Leaders   05/06/2013 (851.21 KB)
• Implementing the CCSS: The Role of Secondary Leaders   05/06/2013 (1014.79 KB)
• CCSS: Essential Information for School Counselors    
  The American Counseling Association created a document with the top ten things a school counselor should consider if their state is following the Common Core Standards.

Tools

• Achieve the Core: Leadership Tools    
  Leading the work of Common Core State Standards implementation at the school or district level requires a focus on a few, high impact actions that will support teachers in the daily work of preparing all students for college and careers.
• CCSS Evidence Guides: Aligned Practice Made Clear    
  These tools provide specific guidance for what the CCSS for ELA / literacy and math looks like in planning and practice. They are designed as developmental tools for teachers and those who support teachers.
• Professional Development Needs Assessments    
  Use these grade level surveys to allow teachers to rate their need for training for each CCSS standard.
• Scope and Sequence Documents    
  Teachers across Louisiana have collaborated to create year-long scope and sequences for ELA and math. These tools should be adapted to meet the needs of teachers and the specific students they teach. NOTE: When the login/password prompt comes up, click CANCEL and the document you selected will open.

• Parent Workshop Materials
  To assist schools and districts in communicating with parents about the Common Core, Parent Workshop materials have been designed to help facilitate a parent/community meeting. These materials, adapted from the New York Department of Education, provide some common, consistent language to help address parent and community questions or concerns about the changes currently underway in Oregon schools.
• 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)
• FAQ for Parents (handout)   08/28/2013 (322.74 KB)
• 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 Parent Guides by Grade    
  The Parents’ Guide to Student Success for grades K-8 and grades 9-12 (availalble in English and Spanish) was developed by the National PTA.
• CCSS Sample Parent Letter    08/28/2013 (15.54 KB)
  Spanish language version

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