Organization: ACHIEVE INC
Mission: DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION REFORM EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATES. ACHIEVE HELPS STATES RAISE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ASSESSMENTS AND STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY.
Activities: COLLEGE AND CAREER READY INITIATIVES: ACHIEVE'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS WORK INCLUDES SUPPORTING NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, THROUGH RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY, ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO MEETING ACHIEVE'S MISSION THAT ALL STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL READY FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS. AMONG THE ISSUES IN THIS WORK ARE THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READY POLICIES ON STANDARDS IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AND ALIGNED ASSESSMENTS, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.)ACHIEVE PRODUCES 50-STATE RESEARCH REPORTS THAT TRACKS STATES' COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY AND EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY POLICIES. ACHIEVE ALSO SUPPORTS STATE EFFORTS TO CREATE COMPETENCY-BASED AS WELL AS CAREER-FOCUSED PATHWAYS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AMONG OTHER INITIATIVES. SUPPORTING HIGH QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE: THROUGHS ITS EQUIP INITIATIVE, ACHIEVE CONTINUTES TO WORK TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT EDUCATORS TO EVALUATE AND IDENTIGY HIGH-QUALITY AND ALIGNED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS OF INTEREST INCLUDE YEAR- OR COURSE-LONG CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS, LESSONS, STUDENT PROJECTS AND OTHER EXAMPLES OF STUDENT'S WORK. UPON REQUEST BY STATES, ACHIEVE ALSO EVALUATES THE ALIGNMENT OF STATE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO STATE STANDARDS, TO ENSURE THAT STATE TESTS MEASURE WHAT MATTERS MOST.
NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS: ACHIEVE FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) AND CONTINUES TO MANAGE AND SUPPORT STATES WHO HAVE ADOPTED OR ADAPTED THE NGSS OR STANDARDS BASED ON THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL FRAMEWORK FOR SCIENCE EDUATION AS THEY MOVE TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS. ACHIEVE STAFF WORK WITH STATES AND DISTRICTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE NGSS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND TO STEM READINESS, ASSIST STATES IN COMMUNICATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE ADVOCACY COALITIONS, AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND GUIDANCE TO STATES AND THE FIELD TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NGSS IN CLASSROOMS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)BUILDING ON THE EQUIP INITIATIVE, A KEY PART OF ACHIEVE'S IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUITE OF TOOLS TO EVALUATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN SCIENCE. ACHIEVE IS ALSO PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO STATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Universities