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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 toPARCC’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
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