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Dr. Randy Whitfield

Frank Finamore, BESTLinda Taylor, CASAS

Bill Walker, GAINSteve Sireci, MPA

Mike Johnson, TABEBarb Ciha, WorkKeys

Lisa Ward, American College TestingKeith Henry, The College Board

Jonell Sanchez, The College Board

Our Thanks to theNAEPDC/NCSDAE Executive Committee

Joanie Rethlake (TX), ChairReecie Spagnolia (KY), Chair Elect

Jennifer Foster (IL), TreasurerJeff Fantine (ME)

Helene Grossman (IA)Debra Jones (CA)Ron Jewell (MO)

Israel Mendoza (WA)Anne Serino (MA)Barry Shaffer (MN)

Art Ellison (NH), Policy ChairKaren Liersch (AZ), Communications Chair and CoABE Liaison

Randy Whitfield (NC), Professional Development Chair

Professional Development Committee

Randy Whitfield (NC) – ChairVicki Bauer (NE)Rose Brandt (PA)Dianne Duthie (MI)

Kristen Ockert (WA)Joanie Rethlake (TX)

NAEPDC/NCSDAE Staff

Lennox McLendon, Executive DirectorLynn Selmser, Policy Analyst

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

• Frank Finamore, BEST• Linda Taylor, CASAS• Bill Walker, GAIN• Steve Sireci, MPA•Mike Johnson, TABE• Barb Ciha, WorkKeys

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

What skills do you assess?

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

Are you aligned or do you plan to align with the

Common Core?

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

Do you have crosswalks to college entrance

assessments?

Panel of College Placement Test Panel of College Placement Test ProvidersProviders

• Lisa Ward, American College Testing• Keith Henry, The College Board• Jonell Sanchez, The College

Board

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

What are your current and future plans for alignment with the Common Core?

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

What changes do you foresee in college entrance testing?

Panel of NRS Assessment ProvidersPanel of NRS Assessment Providers

What are your current and future plans for alignment

with adult education assessments?

Assessment/Transition in PracticeAssessment/Transition in Practice

• Joanie Rethlake, Texas

• Randy Whitfield, North Carolina

• Other states?

Like State Discussion GroupsLike State Discussion Groups

1. What do your local colleges require to skip Development Education? Is there a state-side standard or does each college set its own cut scores?

2. How do you align your adult education curriculum to those cut score requirements?

3. How do you prepare teachers to delivery that curriculum?4. How do you coordinate your exit assessments (MAPT,

TABE, CASAS, WorkKeys, GAIN, BEST+) and GED with the college’s entrance tests (Accuplacer, COMPASS, ASSET, etc)?

5. How do you prepare for the common core?