WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education

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Careers. At CCSSO, we work to build, support, and retain an excellent staff that recognizes leadership at all levels, enables cross-collaboration, and applies talent to ensure goals and strategies are met. Our Human Resources team is fully committed to meeting our employees needs by providing the highest level of service possible. 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. ENGLISH LEARNERS (EL) COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EL collaborative please see the documents below: English Learner (EL) Collaborative 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. To join a collaborative please click the button below EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide nonprofit organization of public WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education

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Careers. At CCSSO, we work to build, support, and retain an excellent staff that recognizes leadership at all levels, enables cross-collaboration, and applies talent to ensure goals and strategies are met. Our Human Resources team is fully committed to meeting our employees needs by providing the highest level of service possible. 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. ENGLISH LEARNERS (EL) COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EL collaborative please see the documents below: English Learner (EL) Collaborative 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. To join a collaborative please click the button below EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide nonprofit organization of public EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information RESTART & RECOVERY: SUPPORTING ENGLISH LEARNERS WITH This report offers recommendations for creating and expanding policy guidance specifically addressing the needs of English learners with disabilities during remote learning and school reopening. STATE SYSTEMS OF IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT UNDER ESSA: A This is the first paper in a series of two discussing systems of school identification and support under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The purpose of this paper is to provide a fairly comprehensive overview of the federal law and key design considerations for states as they develop and revise their systems of school identification

under ESSA.

ADDRESSING DISRUPTED INSTRUCTION IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES Addressing Disrupted Instruction in the Social Studies: Recommendations on a Matter of Equity and National Importance offers a rationale and recommendations for addressing disrupted instruction and learning loss in social studies.

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High-quality early education programs can improve outcomes, narrow achievement gaps, and convey long-term benefits for children in school and life. This is especially the case for children from low-income families (Minervino, 2014). However, just over one third of three- and four-year-olds from low-income families were enrolled in preschool in 2013 (Kids Count, 2015), and even fewer children MODEL PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS The eight 2015 Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards are the first-ever standards developed for supervisors of school principals and are voluntary. They are designed for state education agencies and local school districts to help recruit, select, support and evaluate supervisors of principals. States and districts likely will adapt them to local needs. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (ELP) STANDARDS English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards with Correspondences to K–12 Practices and Common Core State Standards The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of

Education.

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS 4 Measuring What Matters: Recommendations from NTEP States BAckGRoUNd Since 2013, CCSSO’s NTEP has provided states with structured opportunities to share challenges and learn from each other, as well as experts in the field, to enhance their systems for EPP review FRAMEWORK - LEARNING.CCSSO.ORG The challenges of the last year laid bare the need for fundamental changes in K-12 education. The unprecedented injection of federal emergency relief funds presents an opportunity to transform the WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. ENGLISH LEARNERS (EL) COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EL collaborative please see the documents below: English Learner (EL) Collaborative 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. To join a collaborative please click the button below EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org.

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Learn More about this year’s theme and program: Re-Imagining Assessment. VIEW 2021 PROGRAM NOW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable A NATION OF READERS REPORT American students’ reading scores on national tests have remained mostly stagnant for two decades. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has committed to working with states to change this trajectory and ensure every child has the support they need to read

successfully.

DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide nonprofit organization of public WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. ENGLISH LEARNERS (EL) COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EL collaborative please see the documents below: English Learner (EL) Collaborative 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. To join a collaborative please click the button below EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org.

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Learn More about this year’s theme and program: Re-Imagining Assessment. VIEW 2021 PROGRAM NOW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable A NATION OF READERS REPORT American students’ reading scores on national tests have remained mostly stagnant for two decades. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has committed to working with states to change this trajectory and ensure every child has the support they need to read

successfully.

DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide nonprofit organization of public

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On April 1, 2017, The Nonprofit Times named the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For in

2017.

BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS COLLABORATIVE The Balanced Assessment Systems Collaborative is a new offering from CCSSO for the 2020-21 program year. This Collaborative is designed to support states that are interested in improving their assessment systems by creating a better balance across assessment components so that assessments and assessment practices can be used to more directly support student learning. ADDRESSING DISRUPTED INSTRUCTION IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES Addressing Disrupted Instruction in the Social Studies: Recommendations on a Matter of Equity and National Importance offers a rationale and recommendations for addressing disrupted instruction and learning loss in social studies. A NATION OF READERS REPORT American students’ reading scores on national tests have remained mostly stagnant for two decades. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has committed to working with states to change this trajectory and ensure every child has the support they need to read

successfully.

2021 PROGRAM OVERVIEW NCSA will take place virtually on Monday, June 21 – June 23, 2021. This year’s schedule is broken up into six tracks covering all of the latest topics and happenings within the assessment industry.

EQUITY STARTS EARLY

High-quality early education programs can improve outcomes, narrow achievement gaps, and convey long-term benefits for children in school and life. This is especially the case for children from low-income families (Minervino, 2014). However, just over one third of three- and four-year-olds from low-income families were enrolled in preschool in 2013 (Kids Count, 2015), and even fewer children MODEL PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS The eight 2015 Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards are the first-ever standards developed for supervisors of school principals and are voluntary. They are designed for state education agencies and local school districts to help recruit, select, support and evaluate supervisors of principals. States and districts likely will adapt them to local needs. MEASURING WHAT MATTERS 4 Measuring What Matters: Recommendations from NTEP States BAckGRoUNd Since 2013, CCSSO’s NTEP has provided states with structured opportunities to share challenges and learn from each other, as well as experts in the field, to enhance their systems for EPP review FRAMEWORK - LEARNING.CCSSO.ORG The challenges of the last year laid bare the need for fundamental changes in K-12 education. The unprecedented injection of federal emergency relief funds presents an opportunity to transform the 2021 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2021 NTOY Application Page 2 of 9 Alejandro Diasgranados is a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Aiton Elementary School, located in Ward 7 of the District of Columbia. WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education CCSSO COVID-19 RELIEF FACT SHEET CCSSO’s COVID-19 Relief Funding Fact Sheet was developed to help state education leaders and stakeholders better understand the availability of ESSER and GEER funding provided in the three separate COVID-19 relief laws (CARES, CRRSA, and ARPA). The document provides a high-level summary of the primary K-12 funding streams and

implementation

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A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. MEET THE 2021 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS Juliana Urtubey, the 2021 Nevada Teacher of the Year, is a National Board Certified elementary special education teacher known as “Ms. Earth” for her service and leadership in addressing critical issues of educational equity by unifying the school community through gardens

and murals.

THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (ELP) STANDARDS English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards with Correspondences to K–12 Practices and Common Core State Standards The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of

Education.

USING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT An NA is a systemic process that is used to: - Determine strengths and weaknesses of a school and/or LEA, - Understand the context and constraints of the school and/or LEA, - Perform a root-cause analysis, and - Develop an improvement plan WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education CCSSO COVID-19 RELIEF FACT SHEET CCSSO’s COVID-19 Relief Funding Fact Sheet was developed to help state education leaders and stakeholders better understand the availability of ESSER and GEER funding provided in the three separate COVID-19 relief laws (CARES, CRRSA, and ARPA). The document provides a high-level summary of the primary K-12 funding streams and

implementation

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2021 National Conference on Student Assessment is now virtual! K-12 EDUCATION AGENCY. $ 495. Per Person. Access to 50+ Sessions. Connect

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A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. MEET THE 2021 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS Juliana Urtubey, the 2021 Nevada Teacher of the Year, is a National Board Certified elementary special education teacher known as “Ms. Earth” for her service and leadership in addressing critical issues of educational equity by unifying the school community through gardens

and murals.

THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (ELP) STANDARDS English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards with Correspondences to K–12 Practices and Common Core State Standards The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of

Education.

USING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT An NA is a systemic process that is used to: - Determine strengths and weaknesses of a school and/or LEA, - Understand the context and constraints of the school and/or LEA, - Perform a root-cause analysis, and - Develop an improvement plan CCSSO SUPPORTING STATES AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK In this critical time, state education leaders are working to support schools and districts in their response to, and preparation for, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is closely monitoring developments and supporting states in their preparedness and response

efforts.

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Events. The Council holds approximately 65-85 conferences, workshops, and seminars annually to provide research, data, and technical assistance to education professionals. Our meetings are closed to the public, and attendance is by invitation only unless otherwise noted. For media inquiries, please Olympia Meola at Olympia.Meola @ccsso.org.

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Careers. At CCSSO, we work to build, support, and retain an excellent staff that recognizes leadership at all levels, enables cross-collaboration, and applies talent to ensure goals and strategies are met. Our Human Resources team is fully committed to meeting our employees needs by providing the highest level of service possible. EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF The foreign-born population in the United States is larger than it has ever been with over 40 million immigrants living in the country. U.S. classrooms are increasingly diverse, with well over two million foreign-born children ages 5 through 17 enrolled in school, roughly 4.1 percent of the total student population. Not only are there a record number of immigrant youth, but changing migration INTASC MODEL CORE TEACHING STANDARDS These new model core teaching standards outline what all teachers across all content and grade levels should know and be able to do to be effective in today's learning contexts. They are a revision of the 1992 model standards, in response to the need for a new vision of teaching to meet the needs of next generation learners. This document incorporates changes from a public feedback period THE COALITION TO ADVANCE FUTURE STUDENT SUCCESS The Coalition to Advance Future Student Success. The promise of America starts in our public schools, which educate and nourish our youth while also serving as THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (ELP) STANDARDS English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards with Correspondences to K–12 Practices and Common Core State Standards The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of

Education.

USING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT An NA is a systemic process that is used to: - Determine strengths and weaknesses of a school and/or LEA, - Understand the context and constraints of the school and/or LEA, - Perform a root-cause analysis, and - Develop an improvement plan WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information ENGLISH LEARNERS (EL) COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EL collaborative please see the documents below: English Learner (EL) Collaborative 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. To join a collaborative please click the button below 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

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THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. MEASURING WHAT MATTERS 4 Measuring What Matters: Recommendations from NTEP States BAckGRoUNd Since 2013, CCSSO’s NTEP has provided states with structured opportunities to share challenges and learn from each other, as well as experts in the field, to enhance their systems for EPP review WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information ENGLISH LEARNERS (EL) COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EL collaborative please see the documents below: English Learner (EL) Collaborative 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. To join a collaborative please click the button below 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. EDUCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE For more information on the EIMAC collaborative please see the document below: Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) 2020-2021 Membership Information For general inquiries related to membership in a collaborative please email Adam Petermann, adam.petermann@ccsso.org. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

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THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FOR o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. MEASURING WHAT MATTERS 4 Measuring What Matters: Recommendations from NTEP States BAckGRoUNd Since 2013, CCSSO’s NTEP has provided states with structured opportunities to share challenges and learn from each other, as well as experts in the field, to enhance their systems for EPP review WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education CAREERS | CCSSOCCSSO ORGCCSSO CONFERENCE 2020CCSSO MEMBER HUBCCSSO CONFERENCE 2019CCSSO INTASC STANDARDSCCSSO MEETINGS Careers. At CCSSO, we work to build, support, and retain an excellent staff that recognizes leadership at all levels, enables cross-collaboration, and applies talent to ensure goals and strategies are met. Our Human Resources team is fully committed to meeting our employees needs by providing the highest level of service possible. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

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A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FORA AND D ASSESSMENT TEMPLATEBEAUTIFUL ASSESSMENT DESIGNHUMAN DESIGN ASSESSMENTNETWORK DESIGN ASSESSMENTCOOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES IN PRAGMATICSCOOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES PDF o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable

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Erin McCarthy has a passion for helping every individual feel like an integral part of America’s history. McCarthy teaches 8th grade social studies at Greendale Middle School in Greendale, Wisconsin. 2019 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST www.ccsso.org Kelly Harper is a 3rd grade educator who believes that education is a powerful tool for dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline and a transformative tool for combating injustice. Her students engage in culturally relevant lessons, and she embeds social-emotional learning WELCOME | CCSSOSTATES LEADINGFOR OUR MEMBERSFOCUS TOPICSNATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEARFIND RESOURCES Meet the Chiefs. Our membership is comprised of chief state school officers in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. Select State or Territory Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education CAREERS | CCSSOCCSSO ORGCCSSO CONFERENCE 2020CCSSO MEMBER HUBCCSSO CONFERENCE 2019CCSSO INTASC STANDARDSCCSSO MEETINGS Careers. At CCSSO, we work to build, support, and retain an excellent staff that recognizes leadership at all levels, enables cross-collaboration, and applies talent to ensure goals and strategies are met. Our Human Resources team is fully committed to meeting our employees needs by providing the highest level of service possible. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES 1-10 QUESTIONS TO ASK This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning

processes.

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2021 National Conference on Student Assessment is now virtual! K-12 EDUCATION AGENCY. $ 495. Per Person. Access to 50+ Sessions. Connect

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A NATION OF READERS REPORT Following that event, in February 2021, CCSSO released A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read, a report focused on actions state leaders can take to improve reading skills for students. The report was released during a virtual event exploring how to help states make the actions a reality. For more information 2021 SUMMER LEARNING & ENRICHMENT: STATE GUIDANCE FOR The 2021 Summer Learning & Enrichment: State Guidance for District and School Leaders offers state education agencies (SEA) practical guidance, which they can adapt and share with their local education agencies (LEA) as they plan for summer 2021 learning opportunities to meet the most pressing needs of students and teachers in this uniquely challenging school year. DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES FORA AND D ASSESSMENT TEMPLATEBEAUTIFUL ASSESSMENT DESIGNHUMAN DESIGN ASSESSMENTNETWORK DESIGN ASSESSMENTCOOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES IN PRAGMATICSCOOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES PDF o-credentials 3 D. Right-sized and -labeled: Micro-credentials should cover a substantive yet discrete set of skills that correspond with the demonstrated competency and should be labeled in a way that accurately describes the competency. THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable

ERIN MCCARTHY

Erin McCarthy has a passion for helping every individual feel like an integral part of America’s history. McCarthy teaches 8th grade social studies at Greendale Middle School in Greendale, Wisconsin. 2019 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST www.ccsso.org Kelly Harper is a 3rd grade educator who believes that education is a powerful tool for dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline and a transformative tool for combating injustice. Her students engage in culturally relevant lessons, and she embeds social-emotional learning

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The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education and the five U.S. extra-state

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TEACHERS AND LEADERS Teachers and Leaders. Effective teachers and leaders are the most important school-related factors in student achievement. CCSSO supports states in encouraging innovation, learning from other sectors, and applying new principles to transform the educational landscape. Our goal is to create systems that provide high-quality

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EDUCATOR COMPETENCIES FOR PERSONALIZED, LEARNER-CENTERED The development of Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching ("the Competencies") serves as a first step in identifying the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that educators need in order to create and thrive in effective personalized, learner-centered environments. The Competencies are organized into

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The promise of America starts in our public schools, which educate and nourish our youth while also serving as important gathering places in communities small and large. STATE SYSTEMS OF IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT UNDER ESSA: A This is the first paper in a series of two discussing systems of school identification and support under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The purpose of this paper is to provide a fairly comprehensive overview of the federal law and key design considerations for states as they develop and revise their systems of school identification

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THE COALITION TO ADVANCE FUTURE STUDENT SUCCESS The Coalition to Advance Future Student Success. The promise of America starts in our public schools, which educate and nourish our youth while also serving as THIRD GRADE READING LAWS: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT A robust body of research attests to the importance of early literacy, and other critical areas of development and learning from birth through third grade. Students who are reading at grade level at the end of third grade are more likely to succeed in other subjects and are more likely to graduate high school on time. Given this, state education leaders know that reading is an indispensable ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (ELP) STANDARDS English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards with Correspondences to K–12 Practices and Common Core State Standards The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of

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