Massachusetts is a member of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers (PARCC), one of two multi-state consortia
funded by the U.S. Department of Education to develop the next
generation of student assessments.These assessments are being designed to be given online (see the January 25th blog post entitled "PARCC Assessment Update" for links and information regarding the solicitations for both the development of test items as well as technology infrastructure to support this new system.)
The March 15 Commissioner's Memo shared information about the announcement of the PARCC Technology Readiness Tool, which will collect a variety of data from schools and districts, including information about available devices, numbers of devices, network infrastructure, and personnel. This information will help districts (and the state as a whole) assess their current level of
readiness and plan for the transition to these next-generation assessments.
