Parent University To Present Common Core Program

SARATOGA SPRINGS — “A Parents’ Guide to the Common Core State Standards, K-6” is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 12 in the Meade Auditorium at Saratoga Springs High School. The Parent University program is planned for parents, teachers and community members to outline the school district’s implementation of the standards in literacy and mathematics for kindergarten through sixth grade. Dr. Joseph Greco, K-12 director of math, science and technology integration, and Freya Mercer, K-12 director of humanities integration, will explain: •What the Common Core State Standards are •How the Common Core is a focus on curriculum, not assessment •How literacy and mathematics instruction will change •How you can help your children succeed.