Common Core State Standards Question Title * 1. Please complete the following information Name (first & last): Local Unit Name: Question Title * 2. Have you heard of Common Core education standards for Washington K-12 public schools? Yes No Question Title * 3. Rate your level of concern about Common Core (regardless of whether you know about, support, or oppose them) 1 - Low 2 3 4 - High Please explain your answer Question Title * 4. Can you say in a few words what you understand Common Core to be? Question Title * 5. Do you generally support or oppose Common Core education standards for Washington K-12 public schools? Strongly Support Somewhat Support Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose Question Title * 6. Why do you support or oppose Common Core education standards for Washington K-12 public schools? Question Title * 7. Common Core education standards are a set of expectations for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English-language arts at each grade level. The standards were developed to help all students, regardless of location or background, build key skills and knowledge to succeed in college, work and life. Based on this statement, would you say you generally support or oppose Common Core education standards for Washington K-12 public schools? Strongly Support Somewhat Support Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose Why? (optional) Question Title * 8. One component of the Common Core education standards is regular local and state testing to assess student learning. Does knowing this make you more inclined to support Common Core education standards, less inclined, or does it not affect your support? More inclined Less inclined Does not affect support Why? (optional) Question Title * 9. Testing provides an important academic checkup throughout the school year to make sure student learning is on track. Agree Disagree Question Title * 10. Additionally, some groups are using Common Core implementation as an anti-testing platform. Do you agree or disagree that parents should be able to opt out their children of state and local assessments when they don’t feel the assessments are essential to student learning? Agree Disagree Why? (optional) Question Title * 11. Below is a list of specific online Common Core and Smarter Balanced resources. Please indicate your level of awareness about each of these resources. None Low Medium High Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)www.corestandards.org/ Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)www.corestandards.org/ None Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)www.corestandards.org/ Low Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)www.corestandards.org/ Medium Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)www.corestandards.org/ High Achieve www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core Achieve www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core None Achieve www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core Low Achieve www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core Medium Achieve www.achieve.org/achieving-common-core High Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx None Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx Low Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx Medium Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction www.k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx High Smarter Balanced www.smarterbalanced.org Smarter Balanced www.smarterbalanced.org None Smarter Balanced www.smarterbalanced.org Low Smarter Balanced www.smarterbalanced.org Medium Smarter Balanced www.smarterbalanced.org High Ready Washington www.ReadyWA.org Ready Washington www.ReadyWA.org None Ready Washington www.ReadyWA.org Low Ready Washington www.ReadyWA.org Medium Ready Washington www.ReadyWA.org High WSPTA http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/common_core/index.html WSPTA http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/common_core/index.html None WSPTA http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/common_core/index.html Low WSPTA http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/common_core/index.html Medium WSPTA http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/common_core/index.html High National PTA http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3008&navItemNumber=557 National PTA http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3008&navItemNumber=557 None National PTA http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3008&navItemNumber=557 Low National PTA http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3008&navItemNumber=557 Medium National PTA http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3008&navItemNumber=557 High Are there other Websites you use for information about standards and assessments? Question Title * 12. Finally, please let us know how we can assist you by indicating what resources and information would be helpful to you so that you can communicate with educators and leaders in your local schools and districts about Common Core and the aligned Smarter Balanced assessments. Done