Race to the Top

Race to the Top is a competitive U.S. Department of Education (USED) grant open to State Education Departments. On August 24, 2010, USED announced that New York State had been awarded $696,646,000 as a winner in the second round of the federal Race to the Top competition.

New York is addressing the Race to the Top challenge through a cohesive plan that leverages and aligns our state resources and practices to improve education outcomes for all our students and close gaps in achievement.

To qualify for Race to the Top funding, states were required to advance reforms around four specific areas:

• Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college, the workplace and the global economy;
• Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;
• Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and
• Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.

Engage NY

This website was created by the State Education Department to provide resources associated with the Race to the Top Initiative. Please click on the link below.

http://engageny.org/

Western Suffolk BOCES

WSB has provided training in all aspects of Race to the Top. All resources that have been presented or shared throughout the BOCES network have been collected on a wikispace created by Debbie Kennedy. Please click on the link below

http://rttt.westernsuffolkboces.wikispaces.net/home

P-12 Common Core State Learning Standards

On January 10th, 2011, the Board of Regents approved the recommended additions to the Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy and Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics, plus a new set of Prekindergarten Standards. The documents can be accessed below.

New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy

English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects - Appendix A - Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards; Glossary of Key Terms

English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects - Appendix B - Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks

English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects - Appendix C - Samples of Student Writing

New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics - Appendix A - Designing High School Mathematics Courses

New York State Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core