Big Idea #2Alignment of K-12 and postsecondary

Charge to the Academic Officers to develop a comprehensive inventory of collaborative efforts underway

Participation in Statewide Task Force Participation in PARCC

NJCCC Efforts

State leadership refocusing the high school exit point◦ Shared goals of:

Reducing need for remediation Alignment of expectations Recognizing education as a continuum Ensuring a well-educated workforce and citizenry

Reshaping a goal – “College and Career Ready”

Leadership of the Department of Education Task Force Development of Model Curricula A new look at Assessment

College and Career Ready in NJ

Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

26 state effort NJ is a Governing State K-12 and Higher Education are at the table Goal to develop new assessments, aligned to Common

Core State Standards, that will allow states to implement a well defined standard of college and career readiness

PARCC and the National Context

State higher education engagement underway

May 4 meeting at TCNJ for English, math, and Teacher Ed faculty along with a meeting for college presidents

Assessments being developed Item review teams (k-12 and higher ed facutly) December 2012 target date for completion of item review

Where we are now

Implementation of the Common Core Standards (K-12)

Identification of challenges ahead with responding to new assessments (higher ed)

Building a transition plan for students currently in the “pipeline”

Where are we now