“The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of 18 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. These new K-12 assessments will build a pathway to college and career readiness by the end of high school, mark students’ progress toward this goal from 3rd grade up, and provide teachers with timely information to inform instruction and provide student support. The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year.”

The PARCC states include: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee.

PARCC Task Prototypes and New Sample Items

PARCC has released task prototypes and sample assessment items for grades 3-11 in Mathematics and ELA. Follow this link and click on grade level/subject area links on the left hand side.

Minimum Guidelines for New Hardware Purchases for the new assessments:

 PARCC Assessment Facts:

• PARCC offers a diagnostic test at the beginning of the year as well as a mid-year assessment.
• PARCC requires summative testing in grades 9-11.
• Summative components are designed in fixed format that will not be adaptive.