Who developed the Common Core State Standards(CCSS)?

• National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
• Contributors to the project: various teachers, parents, education experts, administrators, college faculty, education organizations like College Board, ACT, NEA, NCTM, and NCTE.

When were the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) released?

June 2010

How will the test be delivered?

The responsibility for creating assessments is left up to the individual states. According to the Common Core State Standards Initiative, some states will work together to create common assessments. Assessments will be delivered as early as 2014. Most states will begin with paper exams but will explore the possibility of delivering computerized tests. Individual states will most likely develop a strategic roll-out for administering the Common Core assessments.

Who has adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)?

All but five states in the U.S.

Why are we moving to new standards?

• Aligned to college and career skills and expectations
• Strong focus on critical and analytical thinking
• Heavy emphasis on literacy skills and academic competencies
• Provides common expectations for all students, regardless of who they are or where they come from
• Identify learning objectives (or standards) for each grade level standards are vertically aligned
• Modeled after learning outcomes that are used in highly successful education programs in the country and around the world

When will the content standards be ready?

Math: complete and ready for review
Science: projected 2012
English: complete and ready for review
History: projected 2012

What is the Common Core doing with mathematics and their content standards?

Math will have a set of content standards for the different levels, but most notably is there methods for common practice.