Can't travel to Boston, Atlanta or Denver?
Ed.gov has got you covered. We will update this page regularly with postings of transcripts and/or videos from Race to the Top Assessment expert input meetings. Also visit this page to view written input submitted to the Department of Education in response to the notice for public meetings.

Schedule of Expert Input Meetings
Below you will find the list of expert input meeting organized by city.

Boston, MA
Thursday, November 12—Friday, November 13
Full-day panel (Thurs., Nov. 12, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.): General assessment
Half-day panel (Fri., Nov. 13, 9:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.): Technology & innovation
Half-day panel (Fri., Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m.): High school assessment

Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, November 17—Wednesday, November 18
Full-day panel (Tues., Nov. 17, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.): General assessment
Half-day panel (Wed., Nov. 18, 9:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.): Assessment of students with disabilities

Denver, CO
Tuesday, December 1—Wednesday, December 2
Full-day panel (Tues., Dec. 1, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.): General assessment
Half-day panel (Wed., Dec. 2, 9:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.): Assessment of English language learners

Please join us for an expert input meeting. As expressed in the notice, all meetings are open to the public. We hope you will consider joining us. For full details on how to RSVP for the input meetings please click here. Please note that seating and public speaking slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and that some seats at each meeting will be reserved for States.

Please contribute your input. As expressed in the notice, the Department of Education is accepting written input from the public. For information about how to submit written input, please click here. Please note that the deadline for all written input is Wednesday, December 2, at 5:00 PM Eastern time.

In an effort to facilitate information sharing and to spread the learning acquired from our conversations with experts, the Department of Education is committed to sharing transcripts of all meetings. In the space below we will post transcripts as soon as they become available. Please check here regularly for these documents.

General Assessment Transcripts

• Thursday, November 12, Boston, MA PDF (624K)
• Tuesday, November 17, Atlanta, GA PDF (558K)
• Tuesday, December 1, Denver, CO - To come

High School Assessments

• Friday, November 13, Boston, MA PDF (361K)

Assessing Students with Disabilities

• Wednesday, November 18, Atlanta, GA PDF (372K)

Assessing of English Language Learners

• Wednesday, December 2, Denver, CO - to come

Technology and Innovation in Assessment

• Friday, November 13, Boston, MA PDF (384K)

In an effort to facilitate information sharing and to spread the learning acquired by the Department of Education throughout the public input process, the Department is committed to sharing all written input received. In the space below we will post this input by the week in which it was received.

• Written input from the week of November 2 PDF (876K)
• Written input from the week of November 9 PDF (26.1M)
• Written input from the week of November 16 PDF (18.1M)