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1 ReachingHigherTheCommonCoreStateStandard sValidationCommitteeAREPORTFROMTHENATION ALGOVERNORSASSOCIATIONCENTERFORBESTPRACT ICES&THECOUNCILOFCHIEFSTATESCHOOLOFFICER SJune2010 Natio na l Gover nors Association Centerfo r BestPr acti cesFo unde d in 1908, the NationalGov er nors Association (NGA) is the coll ecti ve voic e of the nati on s governorsand oneofWa shi ngton, . s most respectedpublicpolicyorgani zati ons. Its mem bers are the gover nor s of the 50 states, threeter ri tor ie s,and tw o comm provid es governors and thei r seni or staff mem bers with serv ic es thatra ng e fr om repre senting states on CapitolHil l and befor e the Admi nistration on key federalissuesto dev elopingandimpl eme nting innov ative solutionsto today smost pr essi ng publ ic pol icy chall eng es throughthe NG A Centerfor BestPra cti ce s (N GA Center).

2 The NGA Centeris the only resear ch and dev el opmentfir m that di rectl y servesthe nation sgo ve rno rs .For more infor mation,visit uncil of Chi ef Sta te SchoolOffi cersThe Coun cil of Chief State SchoolOfficers(CCSSO) is a no npar tisan, nationwide, nonpr ofi t organization of publi coffic ial s who he ad departmentsof elem entaryand se condar y educ ation in the states,the Di stric t of Col umbia,theDepa rtme nt of DefenseEducationActivity,and five extra- state juri sdi ovidesleadership,adv ocac y,and te chnic al as sis tance on majoreducationalissues.

3 The Council seeks memberconsensuson maj or educationaliss ues and expr ess es their views to civic and professionalor gani zations,federalagenci es ,Congr ess, and the public .Formo re inf ormation,visit no wl edg mentThe NGA Ce nte r and CCSSO wish to acknowledgethe wor k of Denis P. Doyl e, chi ef academic offic er of Sc hool net,Inc ., for the pr epar ation of this yle, a na tionall y and internationally knowneducation writer and consul tant,is co- author ,with Susan Pimentel,of the bookRaisi ngthe Sta nda rd :An ei ght-ste pactio ngui de for scho ols and com mun itie s(C orw in Pr es s,1999).

4 Copyr ight 2010, NG A and CCSSOC opie s are av ailablefrom :Na tio na l Go ve rnors Association444 N. Ca pitol St. NW, Suite 267Wa shi ngton,DC 20001(202) 624-5300 ReachingHigherTheCommonCoreStateStandard sValidationCommitteeAREPORTFROMTHENATION ALGOVERNORSASSOCIATIONCENTERFORBESTPRACT ICES&THECOUNCILOFCHIEFSTATESCHOOLOFFICER SJune2010Co -Cha irsDa vi d Co nley P rofe ssor and Dir ector of the Centerfor EducationalPol icy Research, EducationalMethodology,Po li cy, and Leade rship at the Univ er sity of Oregon s Col lege of Gong Executiv e Dir ector of the NationalCenterfor the Im prov em ent of Educational Ass yanAlbr ec ht P residentof GatewayTechnicalCol lege, Kenosha, thur Applebee DistinguishedProfessorof Education and Dir ector of the Centeron Engli sh Lear ning &Achi eve me nt at the University at Albany StateUniv er si ty of h Ba ird M athe matics Specialist/Teacher,Kyrene Elem entar y SchoolDi str ic t.

5 Tempe,Ar Co nfr ey Senior ResearchFellowand Disti ngui shed Pr ofessorat The Wil liam & Ida Fr idayIns ti tute for Educ ationalInnovation,North CarolinaState Uni versi ty s Col lege of sti n Buck sta d Ha milton NationallyBoard CertifiedTeach er, Bat tlefield Sen ior Hig h Scho ol, Na tio na lEdu cat ion As soci ati onLi nd a Da rling-Ham mond Charles DucommonProfessorof Educ ati on and Co-Di rectorof the SchoolRedesignNe tw ork at StanfordUniversity s Schoolof Educa ti fini o Fl ore s H oll ow ell Professorof Mathematics Education in the Depar tmentof Mathematical Sci ences andScho ol of Ed uc ation at the Univ ersity of Delaware s Collegeof Educ ation & Publ ic Pol ic i Hakuta Lee L.

6 Jacks Professorof Educationat Stanford Uni versi ty s Schoolof ng- Jui Hs ie h As soc iate Professorin the Mathematics Department at the Nati onal TaiwanNormalUniversi ryAnn Jord an Teacher,New York City Dept. of Education, Ameri can Federation of TeachersJere my Ki lpatr ick RegentsProfessorof MathematicsEducation at the Univ er sity of .Ji ll Martin Principal,Pine CreekHigh SchoolR. Jam es Milgr am Em er itus Professorat StanfordUniv ersi ty s Departmentof Mathemati vi d Pe ars on Professorand Dean of the GraduateSchoolof Ed uc ation at the Uni versityof Cal iforni a Po phal Principal, Ever est Junior HighStanl ey Rabino witz Director.

7 Assessment & Stand ar ds Devel opmentSer vi ces atWestEdin San Fr anc ure n Re sni ck P rofessorand Directorof the In sti tute for Lear ning at the Uni versi ty of Pi rea s Schle ic he r Headof the Indicatorsand Anal ysis Div isi on with the Organisation for Ec onom ic Co- oper ationand Deve lopm ent s Directorate for ll iam Schm id t University DistinguishedProfessorand Co-Di rectorof Mic higan State Uni versi ty s EducationPo li cy Ce nte ri ne Sno w HenryLee ShattuckProfessorof Education, Har var d GraduateSc hool of stophe r Ste inhauser Superintendentof Schools,Long BeachUni fied SchoolDistr ict.

8 Cal ifor a Stots ky Endowed Chair in TeacherQualityat the Univ er sity of Arkansas sDepartmentof EducationReformand Cha ir of the SadlierMathem atics Advis ory ro thy Str ic kland DistinguishedResearchFello w at the NationalInsti tute for Earl y Education Researchand theSamuel DeW itt ProctorChair in Educationat Rut ger s Uni versi rtha Thur lo w Director ,NationalCen ter on rm an bb SeniorResearchScientistwith the Wi sconsinCenterfor EducationResearchand the NationalIns ti tute for Scie nc e Education,both based at the Uni versi ty of Wisconsin Madison s Schoolof Educ anWi lliam Dir ector.

9 Lear ning and TeachingResearch Centerat the Educ ationalTestingServ Comm on Core Sta te Stand ards In itia tive Val idat io n Co mmitteeIN TR ODUCTI ONTh e Nat io nal GovernorsAs soc iati on Ce nter for Best Practi ces (N GA Cen ter ) an d the Counci l of Chi efState Scho ol Offic er s (CC SSO) commissioned thi s re por t to ch ron icle the wor k of the Common Core StateStand ard sVa lidationCommittee, a ke y elem ent of the Com mon Co re State Stand ards In iti ative (CC SSI).

10 BACKGROUNDTh e CCSSI is a hi stori c effort de si gned to advancenationwide ed theNG A Center and CCSSO,48 states ,the Dis trict of Columbia,PuertoRico, and the VirginIslandshavevo lunt ar ily come togetherto create sha red commoncore standardsin Englishlangua ge ar ts (ELA) andma thema tics. The ultimategoal is for al lAmericanchil dren to grad uate fro m hig h schoo l read y fo r coll ege,car eer pa thways,and su ccess in a glo ba l ec k gro ups co mprised of repres entati ves fr om highe r education,K-12 education,tea chers, andresea rchersdra fted the Common Core Sta te Sta work groupscons ulted educa tors,adm inist rators, co mmunity and parentorga nizations,highe r educationrepr esentatives,the businessco mmunity, resear chers.