Dates: Session 1: August 13, 2018
Session 2: September 11, 2018
Session 3: October 30, 2018

Time: Times for each session vary (all times Central)

Location: Session 1: virtual

Session 2: Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201

Session 3:
Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201

Description: The goals of the project are (1) to assist the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) with assessing its current set of college and career readiness (CCR) indicators with respect to their alignment with a nationally recognized CCR framework, (2) to assist ADE staff in identifying areas where additional CCR indicators are warranted, and (3) to help ADE think through the implications of the ways in which they communicate its CCR goals to the field using the ADE CCR indicators.

Through three training sessions, REL Southwest will guide ADE in assessing the alignment of its CCR indicators in reflecting the employability skills needed for college and career readiness and how this may inform enhancement of and communication about those indicators in ADE’s accountability system.

Research Alliance: Southwest College and Career Readiness (SWCCR) Research Partnership

Audience: The primary audience for this project comprises staff working in multiple departments of ADE, such as members of the following divisions: Learning Services; Public School Accountability (School Performance, Standards and System Support, and Family/Community Engagement); Educator Effectiveness; and Research and Technology.

Speakers: Dr. Helen Duffy, REL Southwest, American Institutes for Research
GeMar Neloms, REL Southwest, American Institutes for Research