Are You PARCC Ready? An Update from the Consortium Lesley Muldoon, Chief of Staff, PARCC March 21, 2014

PARCC Consortium 2 Governed by the education chiefs in the states

PARCC Tests 3 New tests and teaching tools in English Language Arts/Literacy & Mathematics Tests worth taking, made up of texts worth reading and problems worth solving Full of the kinds of questions great teachers routinely ask students Closely aligned to college- and career-ready standards that prepare students for success after high school

 Determine whether students are college- and career-ready or on track  Provide tools to assess student learning and support effective instruction during the school year  Generate data, including growth measures, for accountability uses  Report comparable data across schools, districts and states  Use technology to engage students and create efficiencies in test development, administration, scoring and reporting PARCC’s Priorities 3

The PARCC Assessment System

Key Milestones 6 Before PARCC states administer these new tests in 2014–15, they must conduct field tests this spring PARCC is launched, governing board meets Test development begins Item types released Sample questions released Field testing Operational tests administered

Important Resources Model Content Frameworks – Test Specifications and Blueprints – Sample items and tutorials for every tested subject and grade – Educator Leaders Cadres – Public ELC portal for educator resources! o Test Administration Training Modules – PowerPoint and voice recorded guidance to guide test administration o Register here: parcc.pearson.com/tmsparcc.pearson.com/tms Practice Test – Available spring

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