1. Alignment of K-12 and postsecondary

2.  Charge to the Academic Officers to develop a comprehensive inventory of collaborative efforts underway  Participation in Statewide Task Force  Participation in PARCC

3.  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

4.  Leadership of the Department of Education  Task Force  Development of Model Curricula  A new look at Assessment

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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”