CCSS IMPLEMENTATION REFLECTION QUESTIONS

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 1: COMMUNICATION

  1. Have you shared your vision of CCSS implementation with all teachers?
  2. Have you identified an ELA and Math lead to receive CCSS information?
  3. What process have you implemented to relay information to all teachers?
  4. What efforts have been made to engage the community in awareness of CCSS?

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 2: CURRICULUM

  1. Does every teacher have a copy or access to the CCSS ELA and Math documents?
  2. Do all teachers have access to
  3. How much time have all teachers been allocated to work in PLCs to focus on student learning and implementation of CCSS?
  4. How are PLCs reporting implementation to school leadership?
  5. What evidence do you see that technology is being utilized as a tool for teaching and for learning?
  6. What efforts are being made to involve SPED, ALE, ELL, and other content areas into conversation about CORE instruction in ELA and Math?
  7. Have teachers utilized the “Checklists of Criteria for Selecting Resources Specific to ELA and Math”?

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 3: ASSESSMENT

  1. Does every teacher know and understand the role of assessments as noted in the district assessment plan?
  2. Do all teachers utilize formative assessment to guide daily instruction?

CCSS IMPLEMENTATION REFLECTION QUESTIONS

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 4: INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

  1. Through PLC reports and classroom observations, are evidence of research-based instructional practices increasing over time, such as higher-level questioning, more rigorous student-centered learning opportunities?
  2. Have teachers been given the opportunity to take leadership roles in supporting colleagues with regard to CCSS implementation?
  3. Does leadership have a common vision of what sustained change in teaching and student learning should look like when CCSS is fully implemented?
  4. Is there a school and/or district plan for the implementation of CCSS?

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 5: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  1. Have teachers developed professional growth plans that target specific areas for professional growth aligned with CCSS?
  2. Is the school utilizing its internal capacity of staff to support colleagues?

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 6: POLICY

  1. How are teachers in PLCs integral to identifying policies that present barriers to the implementation of CCSS?
  2. Do policies reflect how all staff feels that our school should conduct business?

STRATEGIC ACTION AREA 7: ALIGNED SYSTEM

  1. How are data being utilized to make decisions regarding the implementation of CCSS?
  2. How are educator voices being heard within the building, district, and state?