ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS: 

STRATEGIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROGRESS

FEBRUARY 27-29, 2012 MARRIOTT LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN HOTEL LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Print Media 

• Conference Agenda 
• Webcast Agenda  
• News Release  
• Governor Steve Beshear's Remarks  
• Bob King's Op-Ed "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 Video  
• 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    

Powerpoint Presentations 

Those interesting in using the materials supplementing the Presentations, can access them using the links provided below. 

• 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