PARCC is one of two organizations that will deliver assessment and curriculum to two consortiums of states. Tennessee belongs to PARCC. There is also Smarter Balance. States can belong to both but TN only participates in PARCC.
As of 2010 PARCC consisted of 23 states - As of September 2013 7 states have filed to withdraw from PARCC. These states are indicated by the * next to the state
Alabama *
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida *
Georgia *
Illinois
Indiana *
Kentucky
Louisianna
Maryland
Mississippi
New Jersey
New Mexico
District of Columbia (not a state)
New York
North Dakota *
Ohio
Pennsylvania *
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Oklahoma filed to withdraw but they were not on the original list of states from 2010.
Alabama *
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida *
Georgia *
Illinois
Indiana *
Kentucky
Louisianna
Maryland
Mississippi
New Jersey
New Mexico
District of Columbia (not a state)
New York
North Dakota *
Ohio
Pennsylvania *
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Oklahoma filed to withdraw but they were not on the original list of states from 2010.
PARCC Cooperative Agreement with the US Department of Education (take note - they have an agreement to deliver student-level data to the US Dept. of Ed)
| parcc-cooperative-agreement_us_doe.pdf |