Common Core Information and Insights for AUSD

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) represent the first time that nearly every state has set common expectations for what students should know and be able to do. In the past, each state set its own standards, and the results varied widely. And while states collectively developed these common standards, decisions about the curriculum and teaching practices for reaching them are made locally. An unprecedented level of activity is now under way to implement the standards. This activity is uneven, and some states are far ahead of others in their efforts. AUSD is providing this webpage to help parents, students, teachers, and the entire Arcadia community better understand the new Common Core State Standards, and how AUSD is implementing them into our schools. 

2015 Common Core Math Community Meetings:

*Click here for printable flyer

2015 Math Meeting Video Screencasts of Presentations 

2015 Math Meeting Handouts and Resources

Common Core Days 2014-2015 School Year:

September 18, 2014
October 9, 2014
November 6, 2014
January 8, 2015 

February 5, 2015
March 5, 2015
May 14, 2015

*Students will be released at 11:40 a.m. on Common Core Days. Start time is the same for all schools. You can view the elementary, middle, and high school calendars here. Look for the green colored "Common Core Day."

Read more about the Common Core Days here. 

Helpful articles and links:
Letter from UC, CSU, CCC, and AICCU Endorsing Common Core
Letter to the State Board of Education from the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, and Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities endorsing Common Core standards. Read more

New State Testing Goes Smoothly for Arcadia Unified
The first year of testing with the Smarter Balanced Assessment, the new standardized state test in California, went well for the Arcadia Unified School District. More than 15,000 tests were administered to approximately 5,000 students. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 were tested in English Language Arts and Math. Read more

Superintendent Dr. Shawn Talks Common Core
Much is being written and said about the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that 46 states including California have adopted.  Arcadia Schools will be formally implementing new curriculum next year (2014-2015) that align with the standards. Read More

AUSD Common Core Facebook Page


AUSD Common Core Videos Playlist and YouTube Channel


AUSD Making the Transition to Common Core

Arcadia Unified School District is utilizing a talented team of its own educators to make the crucial transition to the new Common Core State Standards.

Over the next two years, the state is allocating funding to assist districts in making the change to the standards, which align curricula across 46 states and the District of Columbia. Arcadia Unified is receiving $1.9 million over 2013-14 and 2014-15 to proceed with its implementation of the Common Core. Read more
說明加州共同核心標準的翻譯文件 (Translated Documents Explaining the Common Core State Standards)
Estandares Estatales de Actuvidades Comunes

Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards

Ed 100

PTA Website explaining Common Core for Each Grade Level

October 22 Meeting Resources (click here!)

California Dept. of Education Webpage for Parents about Common Core

Important Dates and Meetings:

AUSD CCSS Community Parent Meetings 2014
For the following meetings, parents can attend whichever one works best for their schedule regardless of the school their child attends.

Elementary Schools (Click Here For Flyer)

Hugo Reid- January 21, 2014 from 4:45 - 6:00pm

Baldwin Stocker- January 30, 2014 from 6:00pm - 7:15pm 
Camino Grove- January 30, 2014 from 8:45am - 10:00am 
Highland Oaks- February 5, 2014 from 8:45am - 10:00am
Longley Way- February 11, 2014 from 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Holly Avenue- February 13, 2014 from 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Middle Schools

Foothills- March 4, 2014 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
First Avenue- March 10, 2014 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Dana- March 20, 2014 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm

High School

Arcadia High School- March 27, 2014 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm