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CONTACT: Sandy Boyd, (202) 419‐1542, sboyd@achieve.org
PARCC Governing States
Arizona NEW JERSEY AND OKLAHOMA BECOME GOVERNING BOARD
Arkansas STATES IN THE PARCC ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM
District of Columbia
New Jersey and Oklahoma join 13 other states to provide leadership in the
Florida
design and development of the PARCC assessment system
Georgia
Illinois WASHINGTON – April 15, 2011 –The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC) is pleased to announce that New Jersey and
Indiana
Oklahoma have become the most recent states to join the PARCC Governing
Louisiana Board. Both states were already active Participating States, and by becoming
Maryland Governing Board States are assuming more leadership within the 25‐state
alliance.
Massachusetts
New Jersey “State collaboration is a hallmark of the consortium and PARCC will benefit
New York greatly from the addition of New Jersey and Oklahoma to the Governing Board,”
said Mitchell Chester, Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts and Chair of
Oklahoma the PARCC Governing Board.
Rhode Island
Tennessee
The Partnership’s assessment system will measure an ambitious set of K‐12
learning goals anchored in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). PARCC’s
high school assessments will be developed in collaboration with higher education
PARCC Participating States and will signal to students whether they are ready for entry‐level college courses.
The PARCC assessments will also be computer based in order to maximize
Alabama
technology and deliver faster turnaround of student results. Finally, states in
California PARCC will adopt common performance standards that will allow policymakers to
Colorado compare results across states.
Delaware
"It's exciting that Oklahoma will have a leading voice at the table as PARCC works
Kentucky to develop assessments tied to the Common Core," said Oklahoma State
Mississippi Superintendent Janet Barresi. "Our work will help ensure that PARCC assessments
deliver meaningful information back to the classroom quickly, so teachers can put
North Dakota
it to use and improve instruction."
Ohio
Pennsylvania “We are pleased to join the PARCC Governing Board. New Jersey is looking
forward to working with other leading reform states to develop an assessment
South Carolina system, aligned to our high standards, that prepares all students for college and
careers,” said New Jersey’s Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf.
PARCC
c/o Achieve
1400 16th Street NW – Suite 510 – Washington DC, 20036 – (202) 419‐1540
www.achieve.org/PARCC
The PARCC Governing Board is comprised of the K‐12 chief state school officer from each Governing
State. The Governing Board meets quarterly to consider input from all PARCC states and to make major
policy and operational decisions on behalf of PARCC, including decisions related to the overall design of
the assessment system.
For more information about PARCC see, www.achieve.org/PARCC
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PARCC is an alliance of 25 states working together to develop common assessments serving more than 31 million
students — nearly 63% of K‐12 students attending American public school. PARCC’s work is funded through a four‐
year, $185 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Partners include about 200 higher education
institutions and systems representing nearly 1,000 campuses across the country that will help develop the high
school component of the new assessment — and then put it to good use as an indicator of student readiness.
PARCC is led by its member states and managed by Achieve, a nonprofit group with a 15‐year track record of
working with states to improve student achievement by aligning K‐12 education policies with the expectations of
employers and the postsecondary community. PARCC’s ultimate goal is to make sure all students graduate from
high school college‐ and career‐ready.
PARCC
c/o Achieve
1400 16th Street NW – Suite 510 – Washington DC, 20036 – (202) 419‐1540
www.achieve.org/PARCC