Common Core
Engageny Parent & Family Resources
The Common Core State Standards are important because they will help all children - no matter who they are - learn the same skills. They create clear expectations for what your child should know and be able to do in key areas: reading, writing, speaking and listening, language and mathematics.
Find out additional information at the EngageNY website for parents & families: Click Here
Common Core State Standards Videos
Provided by the Council of Great City Schools, the following three minute videos (English & Spanish) explains how the Common Core State Standards will help students achieve at high levels and help them learn what they need to know to get to graduation and beyond.
Common Core Video - English
Common Core Video - Spanish
Common Core State Standards
"Of all stakeholders, students are perhaps the most ready to implement the new standard. Offered engaging content by well-prepared teachers using effective strategies, students will respond with determined interest and perform to their best ability. The role of every other stakeholder groups is to ensure that the students - all students - gain meaningful access to the content and that all necessary support systems are in place."
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SBAC Website
Click below for information on our new state testing: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
SBAC Practice and Training Tests
The Smarter Balanced Practice and Training Test provide families at home with an early look at sets of assessment questions aligned to the Common Core for grades 3-8 and 11 in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Both resources will help teachers, parents and students prepare for the SBAC.