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CCSSO to Host Communications Directors and Common Core Policy Leads in New Orleans
By Abby Hexter
CCSSO will host the Communications Directors Network and Implementing the Common Core Standards meetings next week in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Communications and policy staff will gather on May 13-14 to develop and/or refine strategic communications plans to advance state efforts to prepare all students for college and career. Participants will explore strategies to engage with stakeholders on implementation of college- and career-ready standards, and new assessments. There will be workshops, small group, and informational sessions.
Following this convening, state Common Core policy staff will participate in a two-day meeting on May 15-16 that will focus on building the capacity of state agencies to support implementation of the Common Core State Standards in preparation for common assessments. Dialogue with national experts, within state teams and across states will focus on:
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Alignment of policies and programs across the state to provide coherence to CommonCore implementation,
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State support for shifts in curriculum and instruction,
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Preparing educators, school leaders and community members for new college andcareer ready assessments.
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The Common Core State Standards Initiative
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a joint effort by CCSSO and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. Governors and state commissioners of education from across the country have committed to joining a state-led process to develop a common core of state standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12.
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