Notice Inviting Applications PDF

Executive Summary — a summary of the key policy details, excerpted from the Notice Inviting Applications PDF (217K)

An overview of the Race to the Top Assessment Competition that provides background on the competition. PDF (128K)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012—Lessons Learned for Improving Accessibility in Assessments by Students with Disabilities

• Agenda and expert bios PDF (208K)
• Participant list PDF (233K)
• Presentations PowerPoint (13M)
• Transcript PDF (3.64MB)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 — Creating Valid, Reliable, and Fair Assessments for Students with Disabilities and English Learners

• Agenda and expert bios PDF (365K)
• Written public input PDF (270K) | Part Two PDF (209K)
• Participant list PDF (96K)
• Presentations PowerPoint (7.5M)
• Transcript PDF (2.24MB)

Friday, June 10, 2011 — Automated Scoring of Summative Assessments

Friday, April 15, 2011—Technology Infrastructure Needs in States, Districts and Schools

• Agenda and expert bios PDF (225K)
• Participant list PDF (49K)
• Presentations PowerPoint (7.3M)
• Transcript PDF (374K)
• Written public input PDF (69K)

View expert bios, presentations, transcripts and written input from the public and expert input meetings.

Press release announcing the Competition

Comprehensive Assessment Systems Grant Application MSWord (573K)

High School Course Program Grant Application MSWord (193K)

Intent to apply MSWord (29K)

Understanding the application PDF (344K) — slides from the webinar held on April 9, 2010 for States teams considering applying.

Assessment Program technical assistance planning workshop — April 22, 2010 in Minneapolis

• Slides PDF (746K).
• Minneapolis transcript PDF (968K).
• Workshop Attendees PDF (492K).
• Results of survey evaluating TA workshop PDF (68K).

FAQs
The Department originally published FAQs on May 7, 2010. The Department published Addendum 1 to the FAQs on May 21, 2010 and one new FAQ as Addendum 2 on June 17, 2010. See Addendum 2 here PDF (179K) and the full set of FAQs (including those added through these addenda) here PDF (648K).

Information about the application review process and information provided to the peer reviewers