Common Core Challenges

All beginnings have challenges. We are doing well on the macro level -- teachers are submitting their monthly units and their lesson plans with wonderful evidence of the CCSS and integration into their instruction. The challenge that many teachers are raising is a tracking challenge - how do we assess each student relative to each standard, and how do we keep track of all the information? How will these individual assessments be tied in to report card writing and how will individual assessments on the CC be presented at parent teacher conferences? The issue is volume. There are many standards, and we are attempting to be thorough and accountable. From our initial research online, we are aware that this is a common struggle among schools that have been at the forefront of adopting these standards. There are companies that are trying to capture the market and fill the need by creating software packages that allow for tracking. Do we sign up for this "first generation" attempt before the kinks are worked out? Do we attempt to create our own model for tracking? What is unfortunate is that so many schools are using precious resources (time and talent) to figure this out. It would have been helpful if the CCSS committee had launched the necessary implementation tools, along with the standards themselves. But alas, all beginnings have their challenges, and we will rise to that challenge, as we continue to collaborate with our teachers and with other schools across the country that are struggling with the same processes.
Any ideas out there that have actually worked to address this challenge in your schools?

Dina