Architecture for Implementing the Common Core Standards:
Strategies, Partnerships and Progress

Thanks to all who participated in the common core standards national conference at the Louisville Marriott Downtown February 27-29, 2012.

• Conference agenda
• Webcast agenda
• News release
• Governor Steve Beshear's remarks (print copy)
• Op-Ed by CPE President Bob King, "Kentucky effort to improve education is focus of national conference"
• Coverage by Catherine Gewertz for Education Week:
  • "Kentucky: Building a bumpy road from K-12 through college"
  • "CCSSO leader rallies higher education for common core"
• Videos of Plenary Sessions
  • Fireside chat
  • What would statewide collaboration look like in a perfect world?
  • What does it mean to be college and career ready?
  • Structures for statewide communication and collaboration
  • Gov. Steve Beshear's remarks
  • Reflections from CRP state representatives: constituent reactions to the Common Assessment Consortia (PARCC and Smarter Balanced) proposals for assessments of college readiness
  • Gap analysis: what needs to be done to implement the CSS?
  • The Kentucky road map for CCSS implementation

Those interested in using the materials supplementing the presentations can access them using the links below.

• Powerpoint Presentations
  • The Prichard Committee and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce - Robyn Oatley and Diana Taylor
  • The Hunt Institute
  • What Does it mean to be college and career ready – David Conley and Debra Humphreys
  • Structures for statewide communication and collaboration – Rich Pattenaude and Aundrea Kelley
  • Gap Analysis: What needs to be done to implement the CCSS? – Paul Yoder