ACHIEVE INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Since its inception, Achieve has been at the center of education problem solving in the United States, working to promote standards-based learning, accurate assessment of student performance, and accountability systems that promote college and career readiness.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Support educators through high-quality, NGSS-designed instructional materials
High-quality instructional materials to improve science and career readiness
Support NGSS implementation and instructional materials in California
Creating an environment supportive of competency based pathways
Network collaboration to support state adoption and implementation of the NGSS
Strategically increasing the availability of high-quality and aligned instructional materials and assessments designed for the NGSS
Support states in addressing the quality of their standards and state assessment systems as well as coalition and advocacy support to states in their ESSA development & implementation
Support a set of high-impact strategies for ensuring successful implementation of the CCSS and NGSS
Support the Student Assessment Inventory Tool
Support of the Coalition Support Network
Development of tools & capacity for external reviews of state assessments
Support for the development and dissemination of high-quality examples of instructional environmental sciences lessons or units designed for the NGSS
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Achieve is working to raise K-12 academic standards and graduation requirements, improve assessments, and strengthen accountability.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To accomplish the goals of raising K-12 academic standards and graduation requirements, improving assessments, and strengthening accountability Achieve will continue to partner with states and provide the following services: research, design, implementation, and evaluation of education standards, assessments, graduation requirements, and performance indicators; coalition building and advocacy to support smart education policy; development of high-quality instructional materials for classroom use; workshops and in-service teacher training with content experts in ELA literacy, mathematics, and science; and convening stakeholders to solve challenges.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Achieve has a staff largely comprised of subject matter experts as well as extensive experience in managing educational initiatives. Achieve hosts and attends a number of stakeholder convenings annually with the goals of advancing our agenda, building partnerships, and supporting states in their efforts to implement current educational initiatives.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ACHIEVE INC
Board of directorsas of 04/29/2019
Michael Cohen
Achieve, Inc.
Term: 2003 -
Mark Grier
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Term: 2009 -
Craig R. Barrett
Intel Corporation
Chris Gabrieli
Sylvester James Gates
University of Maryland
Bill Haslam
State of Tennessee
John R. McKernan
Janet Murguia
NCLR
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes