PARCC MA Community Meeting at Bridgewater State University on Monday, March 3, 2014 5:00-7:00 p.m.

There will be a PARCC MA Community informational meeting at Bridgewater State University on Monday, March 3, 2014 5:00-7:00 p.m.  All are invited and encouraged to attend.  Liz Haskell will attend the meeting and will plan some informational meetings throughout the month of March.  If you are interested in more information and you cannot attend the meeting, e-mail Liz at ehaskell@middleboro.k12.ma.us

PARCC Informational Meeting Information

PARCC MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Understanding the PARCC Field Test

The best education in the country today is happening in Massachusetts. In English language arts and math proficiency, our students are ahead of all other states and right near the top internationally. 

However, we know that not all students are enjoying the same level of success. That is why Massachusetts has invested in new academic learning standards in English language arts and math; and why we are developing a new testing program to measure student progress.

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a multi-state project to develop a new computer-based testing program that will provide clearer signals to educators and parents about students' readiness for the next grade level and for success after high school. 

This spring, students in more than 340 districts will be “testing the test” to ensure that the questions are fair, on grade level, and measure the intended skills. If the “field test” shows that PARCC is successful, then Massachusetts will consider replacing MCAS with the PARCC assessment system.

Please join us at one of these important community meeting to learn more about PARCC, this spring’s field test, and what it means for you, your students, your child, and the entire community.


PARCC Community Meeting Dates and Locations

*Additional dates and locations may be added. Registration is not required, but recommended so that we can better plan the events.

-March 3, 3:00-5:00--Bridgewater State University, John Joseph Moakley Center, 131 Summer St., Bridgewater, MA, 02325

-March 10, 3:00-5:00--Greater Lowell Regional Technical High School, Auditorium, 250 Pawtucket Blvd., Tyngsborough, MA 01879

-March 13, 5:00-7:00--Boston Teachers Union Hall, 180 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester, MA 02125 (entrance is off of Day Blvd.)

-March 18, 6:30-8:30--Framingham State University, Dwight Hall Performing Arts Center, 100 State St., Framingham, MA, 01701

-March 20, 3:00-5:00 and 6:30-8:30--Holyoke High School, 500 Beech St., Holyoke, MA 01040

-March 26, 6:30-8:30--Tahanto Regional Middle/High School, 1001 Main St., Boylston, MA 01505

-March 31, 3:00-5:00--Berkshire Community College, Campus Cafeteria, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, MA 01201