1. What’s New in PARCC: What ELC Members Need to Know February 2013 Margaret Horn, Vice President, State Engagement & Outreach Lesley Muldoon, Associate Director, State Engagement & Outreach Achieve

2. Recent Major Developments 2 December 2011 Item Development RFP June 2012 Minimum Technology Specifications, version 1.0 July 2012 Calculator Policy August 2012 Item and Task Prototypes September 2012 Principles for Comparability with SBAC Mathematics Reference Sheets for Grades 3-8 and HS October 2012 College- and Career-Ready Determination Policy November 2012 Item Tryout and Field Testing RFP High School Mathematics Model Content Frameworks December 2012 College- and Career-Ready Assessments in Mathematics Retest Policy Minimum Technology Specifications, version 2.0

3. Looking Ahead: The Next Six Months 3 March 2013 Assessment Scheduling Guidance April 2013 Draft English Language Learner (ELL) policies and participation guidelines for public review Draft Accommodations Manual for public review Draft Subject- and Grade-Level Performance Level Descriptors for public review Spring 2013 Guidance on Participation in Field Test and Practice Tests Design of Diagnostic and K-1 Tools Design of Speaking and Listening Assessment June 2013 Final Subject- and Grade-Level Performance Level Descriptors Final Accommodations Manual for Students with Disabilities Final Accommodations Policies and Participation Guidelines for ELL

4. Looking Ahead: 6 – 18 Months 4 Summer 2013 Design of Assessment Professional Development Modules Fall 2013 Design of Student Score Reports Minimum Technology Specifications, version 3.0 Spring 2014 Field Testing Administration and Practice Test Methodologies for Standard Setting Fall 2014 Operational Assessment Administration Manual Throughout 2013-14 Release of Additional Sample Items, Item Tryouts/Cognitive Labs, and Additional Guidance to Districts on Assessment Administration

5. 5 Margaret Horn mhorn@achieve.org Lesley Muldoon lmuldoon@achieve.org Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers www.parcconline.org