Illinois

Illinois is a Governing State in the PARCC Consortium

Superintendent Christopher Koch serves on the Governing Board. Susie Morrison, Deputy Superintendent, and Mary O’Brian, Acting Director of Assessment, and Dan Long, PARCC Coordinator,  at the Illinois State Board of Education, are the K-12 Leads for PARCC in Illinois. Karen Hunter Anderson, Vice President of the Illinois Community College Board, and Harry Berman, Interim Executive Director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, coordinate PARCC-related postsecondary engagement activities in the state. Lt. Governor Sheila Simon serves on the Advisory Committee on College Readiness for PARCC. 

State Commitment to College and Career Readiness

Illinois has been active in the American Diploma Project Network since 2008, aligning its standards and assessments with expectations of postsecondary education and employers.  The state adopted the Common Core State Standards in June 2010, and became a Governing State in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers in the spring of 2010.  Leaders from Illinois’ K-12 and higher education communities were engaged in the development of PARCC’s proposal for common, next-generation assessments.

• About the Common Core State Standards in Illinois

Postsecondary Commitment to College and Career Readiness

All of Illinois’ public two- and four-year colleges and universities have committed to participate in PARCC, help develop the college-ready assessments, and, ultimately, use those assessments as one indicator of students’ readiness for entry-level, credit-bearing college courses. Together, these institutions educate 100% of freshmen entering public colleges and universities in Illinois.  See a full list of participating institutions here.

Quick Links

• Illinois’ State Profile
• Advance Illinois
• Illinois Business Roundtable for Education
• Forum on the Future of Public Education at Illinois