PARCC Massachusetts Launch Conference | October 28, 2011

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A Public Agenda for Higher Education in Massachusetts

To rank among the top-performing states in five key areas of educational performance College participation of high school graduates College completion of the students we enroll Student Learning on campus-level and national

assessments of learning Workforce Alignment of our degree programs with key

areas of workforce need in the state’s economy Elimination of disparities among different ethnic/racial,

economic and gender groups

To annually report publicly our standing in the five key areas

College-going rates of all recent Massachusetts high school graduates, with national comparisons.

College-going rates of recent Massachusetts public high school graduates, with disaggregation by student population groups.

College readiness of freshmen in public colleges and universities who were recent high school graduates (based on percent placing into remedial education) disaggregated by Math and English.

College Participation: The Metrics

Content Knowledge Students complete a rigorous curriculum with excellent

teachers. “Massachusetts—where everyone reads and everyone counts.”

College Knowledge Students understand what it means to be prepared for

college and the process for getting there

College Connections Students have college campus experiences prior to graduation

from high school

Data Educators and other stakeholders access data needed to

inform change

Areas of Strategic Emphasis

Pathway to

Charged to develop next-generation assessments linked to common core state standards

$186M RTTT grant Two multi-state consortia

PARCC Smarter/Balanced

Massachusetts – lead PARCC stateFlorida – fiscal agentAchieve – project management partner

What is PARCC?

Pathway to

PARCC’s Potential for Massachusetts

Pathway to

Governing Board Steering Committee Advisory Committee on College

Readiness K-12, Higher Education, and Content

Faculty Leadership Teams Technical Advisory and Design and

Development Committees, Technical Working Groups

PARCC National Oversight

Pathway to

Massachusetts PARCC Organization