Louisiana's Implementation of Common Core State Standards

Louisiana’s Implementation of 

Common Core State Standards 

Implementation Update 

and 

Content Comparison Documents 

Presented by: 

Caddo Parish Public Schools 

2011-2012

Caddo Parish Public Schools adapted from Louisiana Department of Education 

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Louisiana’s CCSS Implementation Plan 

Implementation Timeline 

with Updates 


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Implementation Overview 

New assessments and new LCC for ELA and mathematics will 

be phased in over several years 

No changes - current 

curriculum, current 

assessments 

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 

PreK Current Current New New 

K Current New New New 

Curriculum - some 

GLEs deleted, some 

GLEs remain, some 

CCSS added 

Assessments – 

based on GLEs that 

remain in curriculum 

Grade 1 Current New New New 

Grade 2 Current Transitional New New 

Grades 3-8 Current Transitional Transitional New 

Curriculum and 

assessments based 

on CCSS only 

High 

School 

Current Transitional Transitional New 

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Curriculum Implementation Plan 

2011 Events 

• Created crosswalk documents between CCSS and current 

Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) in ELA and math 

• Developed grade-level content comparison reports 

– Identify what content will remain the same, be added, or be deleted 

– Indicate which CCSS will be phased in prior to full implementation 


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2011-12: Current Year 

ELA and Math 

‣ Create 

• new Louisiana 

Comprehensive Curriculum 

(LCC) to align with CCSS for 

grades K-1 

• transitional LCC for grades 

2 and higher 

– Delete activities based on 

GLEs that have no match 

with CCSS 

– Add activities to address 

new content required by 

CCSS 

Social Studies and Science 

‣ Create 

• new Louisiana 

Comprehensive Curriculum 

(LCC) to align new social 

studies standards 

‣ Review 

• Next Generation Science 

Standards (Spring 2012) to 

determine their 

appropriateness to replace 

current Louisiana science 

standards 


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2012-13: Transition Year #1 

‣ Implement 

ELA and Math 

• new LCC in grades K -1 

aligned to ELA and math 

CCSS 

• transitional LCC in grades 2 

and higher in ELA and math 

‣ Create 

• new LCC for grades 2 and 

higher aligned to ELA and 

math CCSS 


‣ Implement 

• new LCC* in Civics and US 

History courses (required) 

• new LCC* in World 

Geography and World 

History (recommended) 

‣ Create 

• new LCC in grades K-12 

science 

*or locally-developed curriculum 

‣ Create new PreK integrated curriculum based on CCSS and new 

social studies and science standards 


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2013-14: Transition Year #2 

‣ Implement 

ELA and Math 

• new LCC in grade 2 in ELA 

and math 

‣ Continue to use 

• transitional LCC in grades 3 

and higher 


‣ Continue to use 

• new LCC in Civics and US 

History courses (required) 

• new LCC in World 

Geography and World 

History (recommended) 

‣ Implement new PreK integrated curriculum based on CCSS and 

new social studies and science standards 


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2014-15: Full CCSS Implementation 

• Full Implementation at all grades and core content areas 

– Common Core State Standards in ELA and math 

– State-revised standards for social studies and science 

– New LCC for all grades and subjects 


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Assessment Transition Plan 

ELA and Math 

‣ 2011-12: No change to current 

assessments 

‣ 2012-13 and 2013-14: Transitional 

assessments for grades 3-8 and high 

school 

• Aligned with transitional LCC 

• Adjust by using existing items that best 

align with CCSS that match GLE 

– Content focus may change 

– “Cut scores” and level of difficulty will 

remain the same 

– Omit content that will be discontinued, 

emphasize existing content that aligns 

with CCSS 

– New CCSS content will not be added 

until 2014-15 

Science and Social Studies 

‣ 2011-12: No change to current 

assessments 

‣ 2012-13 and 2013-14: 

• New US History EOC 

• No change in other social 

studies and science 

assessments (still under 

consideration) 


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2014-15 PARCC Assessment Plan 

• PARCC will develop an assessment system composed of 

four components. Each component will be computerdelivered 

and will leverage technology to incorporate 

innovations. 

– Two summative assessment components designed to 

• Make “college- and career-readiness” and “on-track” determinations 

• Measure the full range of standards and full performance continuum 

• Provide data for accountability uses, including measures of growth 

– Two formative assessment components designed to 

• Generate timely information for informing instruction, interventions, and 

professional development during the school year 

• In ELA/literacy, an additional third formative component will assess 

students’ speaking and listening skills 


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• Summative Assessment Components: 

– Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) 

administered as close to the end of the school year as 

possible. 

• ELA/literacy PBA focus - writing effectively when analyzing text 

• Mathematics PBA focus - applying skills, concepts, and 

understandings to solve multi-step problems requiring abstract 

reasoning, precision, perseverance, and strategic use of tools 

– End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) administered after 

approx. 90% of the school year. 

• ELA/literacy EOY focus - reading comprehension 

• Math EOY - composed of innovative, machine-scorable items 


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• Formative Assessment Components: 

– Early Assessment 

• indicator of student knowledge and skills 

• allows instruction, supports, and professional development to be 

tailored to meet student needs 

– Mid-Year Assessment 

• performance-based items and tasks 

• emphasis on hard-to-measure standards 


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Terminology of the CCSS 


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ELA CCSS Terminology 

Sample ELA Standards 

RL.K.3 

Focus Topics from College and 

Career Readiness Anchor Standards 


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ELA CCSS ID Numbers 

RI . 7 . 2 

Strand 

Grade 

Standard Number 

The ELA Common Core State Standards document 

provides each strand name and its abbreviation. The 

strand in this example is Reading for Informational Text. 


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CCSS Mathematics Terminology 


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Math CCSS ID Numbers 

7.NS.2 

Grade Domain Standard 

Number 

The math Common Core State Standards document 

provides each domain name and its abbreviation. 

The domain in this example is The Number System. 


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Two Sections 

Mathematical 

Content 

Student 

Mastery 

Mathematical 

Practices 


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Mathematical Practices 

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning 

of others. 

4. Model with mathematics. 

5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 

6. Attend to precision. 

7. Look for and make use of structure. 

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. 

Caddo Parish Public Schools adapted from Louisiana Department of Education

Common Core State Standards Activity 

CCSS Terminology Activity 


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Grade-Level Content 

Comparison Reports 


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Grade-Level Content Comparison Reports 

• Locate the following document 

– How to Read ELA Grade-Level Content Comparison Report 

• Purpose 

– to illustrate how the CCSS and Louisiana’s GLEs align by grade 

– to provide teachers a “road map” of how to implement the CCSS 

over time 

• One report per grade level per content area 

– Example: There is a grade specific report for math and a separate 

grade specific report for ELA. 


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• Developed from Crosswalk Documents 

– Chart 1: Content to be Added to Grade or Course: CCSS in 

stated grade did not match a GLE in stated grade 

• Designates year in which new CCSS is to be implemented in 

transitional curriculum 

– Chart 2: Content to be Deleted from a Grade or Course: GLE 

in stated grade did not match a CCSS in stated grade 

– Chart 3: Content Remains the Same in a Grade or Course: a 

match (as defined earlier) existed between a CCSS and a GLE 

in the same grade 


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Page 1: How to Read ELA Content Comparison 


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• Locate the How to Read Math Grade-Level Content 

Comparison Report document 

• Purpose of Reports 

– to illustrate how the CCSS and Louisiana’s GLEs align by grade 

– to provide teachers a “road map” of how to implement the CCSS 

over time 

• One report per grade level 

– Example: There is a Grade 4 report for math and a separate 

report for Grade 8. 

• All grade-level reports are in one PDF file on the LDOE 

website. 


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• Developed from Crosswalk Documents 

– Chart 1: Content to be Added to Grade or Course: CCSS in 

stated grade did not match a GLE in stated grade 

• Designates year in which new CCSS is to be implemented in 

transitional curriculum 

– Chart 2: Content to be Deleted from a Grade or Course: GLE 

in stated grade did not match a CCSS in stated grade 

– Chart 3: Content Remains the Same in a Grade or Course: a 

match (as defined earlier) existed between a CCSS and a GLE 

in the same grade 

• In high school math, Louisiana course standards were 

matched with Achieve Traditional Pathway Courses 

(CCSS Math Appendix CCSS). 

– Plus (+) standard are NOT included in the crosswalks. 


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Page 1: How to Read Math Content Comparison 


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Uses for 

Grade-Level Content 

Comparison Documents 


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Uses of Content Comparison Documents 

• Grade-Level Content Comparisons 

– Used by state to 

• Determine GLEs that should be retained in a grade during the 

transitional years to prevent potential curricular gaps 

• Determine assessable GLEs and create blueprints for transitional 

assessments 

• Create transitional curriculum 

– Identify activities modified/added to address a CCSS 

– Identify activities that will be implemented in 2013-14 

– Possible uses by districts 

• Make teachers aware of content changes beginning in 2012-13 

• Revise locally-developed curriculum for the transitional years 

• Determine content in which students may have difficulty during 

transition; consider ways to introduce some new CCSS in current 

school year 

• Determine instructional materials needed to successfully implement 

new content during transitional years 


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Common Core State Standards Activity 

Content Comparison Scenarios 


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For more information: 


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Math CCSS Main Page 


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Common Core State Standards Page 

http://www.louisianaschools.net/topics/ccss_math.html 


Questions and Answers 


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notes on the “Parking Lot” as you leave. Questions will be 

answered and posted on the Caddo Parish website. 

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Caddo Parish Public Schools adapted from Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana's Implementation of Common Core State Standards

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