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Summer 2013

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have been aligned to the 2003 (Reading), 2004 (Writing), and 2008 (Mathematics) Standards as well as to Arizona's Common Core Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts. IN DEPTH LOOK Transitioning to Arizona's Common Core Standards and the PARCC Assessment Since Arizona's Common Core Standards are the building blocks of the PARCC assessment, the ADE has provided information on their website at www.azed.gov/standards-developmentassessment/aimsparcctransition to help make the transition a little smoother from the old standards/AIMS assessment to the new Common Core Standards/PARCC assessment. 2 PARCC Transition Plan PARCC Transition Plan Current Semester Spring 2013 current 10th graders will take AIMS Final school year before AZ Common Core / PARCC implementation PARCC implementation in 2015 - scores will be unavailable for use in course grades PARCC scores may be available for use in course grades in 2016 and after (If available PARCC is xx% of course grades) PARCC is xx% of course grades PARCC is xx% of course grades PARCC is xx% of course grades 2013 Stanford 10 2014 Stanford 10 2015 PARCC 2016 PARCC 2017 PARCC 2018 PARCC 2019 PARCC 10th Grade AIMS AIMS PARCC PARCC PARCC PARCC PARCC 11th Grade AIMS retesting AIMS retesting AIMS retesting or PARCC PARCC PARCC PARCC PARCC 12th Grade AIMS retesting AIMS retesting AIMS retesting or PARCC AIMS retesting or PARCC PARCC (if necessary) PARCC (if necessary) PARCC (if necessary) 9th Grade Graduation Year Explanation 2015: Seniors must pass AIMS to graduate (retakes given as necessary). PARCC results will be unavailable to incorporate in course grades since the standards setting process will delay the return of test results. 2016: Seniors must pass AIMS to graduate (retakes given as necessary). PARCC results, if available, shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD). 2017: PARCC results shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD). 2018: PARCC results shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD). 2019: PARCC results shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD). Summer.13advo.indd 15 AEA Advocate x Summer 2013 15 3/18/13 12:03 PM

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