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The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

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The Partnership for Assessments of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of 23 states and Washington, DC that are developing the next generation assessment system that measures the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and student preparedness for college and career. New Jersey is one of 18 governing states in PARCC that are closely involved with the development of the assessments. Educators from K-12 and higher education are involved in the development of the assessments to ensure alignment to PARCC’s vision.  Below is PARCC’s vision as stated on parcconline.org:

PARCC states have committed to building a K-12 assessment system that:

  • Builds a pathway to college and career readiness for all students;
  • Creates high-quality assessments that measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards;
  • Supports educators in the classroom;
  • Makes better use of technology in assessments; and
  • Advances accountability at all levels.

Public Comment on PARCC Model Content Framework

PARCC is seeking public comment in order to increase the clarity of the Model Content Frameworks (MCF) for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. The public comment period for the MCF for ELA/Literacy will begin on June 13th and will close on June 27th. The public comment period for the MCF for Mathematics will begin on June 25th and will close on July 11th. Comment will be focused on how well frameworks are working and where MCF can be updated for specificity. To comment, please visit http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks.