2. Host Dr. Randy Whitfield

4. Frank Finamore, BEST Linda Taylor, CASAS Bill Walker, GAIN Steve Sireci, MPA Mike Johnson, TABE Barb Ciha, WorkKeys Lisa Ward, American College Testing Keith Henry, The College Board Jonell Sanchez, The College Board

5. Our Thanks to the NAEPDC/NCSDAE Executive Committee Joanie Rethlake (TX), Chair Reecie Spagnolia (KY), Chair Elect Jennifer Foster (IL), Treasurer Jeff Fantine (ME) Helene Grossman (IA) Debra Jones (CA) Ron Jewell (MO) Israel Mendoza (WA) Anne Serino (MA) Barry Shaffer (MN) Art Ellison (NH), Policy Chair Karen Liersch (AZ), Communications Chair and CoABE Liaison Randy Whitfield (NC), Professional Development Chair

6. Professional Development Committee Randy Whitfield (NC) – Chair Vicki Bauer (NE) Rose Brandt (PA) Dianne Duthie (MI) Kristen Ockert (WA) Joanie Rethlake (TX) NAEPDC/NCSDAE Staff Lennox McLendon, Executive Director Lynn Selmser, Policy Analyst

11. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers Frank Finamore, BEST Linda Taylor, CASAS Bill Walker, GAIN Steve Sireci, MPA Mike Johnson, TABE Barb Ciha, WorkKeys

12. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers What skills do you assess?

13. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers Are you aligned or do you plan to align with the Common Core?

14. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers Do you have crosswalks to college entrance assessments?

18. Panel of College Placement Test Providers Lisa Ward, American College Testing Keith Henry, The College Board Jonell Sanchez, The College Board

19. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers What are your current and future plans for alignment with the Common Core?

20. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers What changes do you foresee in college entrance testing?

21. Panel of NRS Assessment Providers What are your current and future plans for alignment with adult education assessments?

25. Assessment/Transition in Practice Joanie Rethlake, Texas Randy Whitfield, North Carolina Other states?

26. Like State Discussion Groups 1. What do your local colleges require to skip Development Education? Is there a state-side standard or does each college set its own cut scores? 2. How do you align your adult education curriculum to those cut score requirements? 3. How do you prepare teachers to delivery that curriculum? 4. How do you coordinate your exit assessments (MAPT, TABE, CASAS, WorkKeys, GAIN, BEST+) and GED with the college’s entrance tests (Accuplacer, COMPASS, ASSET, etc)? 5. How do you prepare for the common core?