States in the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network gain additional services and support from Achieve, including:

• Helping build public understanding and support for why these sweeping changes are needed;
• Convening leaders from the participating states and from other partners to share strategies for addressing priority policy design, implementation and advocacy needs;
• Providing expert advice and tools on key issues, such as
  1. providing end-of-high-school benchmarks defining knowledge and skills graduates need to succeed in college and work,
  2. analyzing high school tests and widely used college admissions and placement exams,
  3. providing model high school curricula that will prepare students for college and work, and
  4. providing research and advice on the design of state data systems to support an effective transition from secondary to postsecondary education;
• Producing an annual report on the key progress and important lessons learned across the participating states;
• Providing tools and resources to help states develop and mobilize teams of advocates — including business leaders, teachers, principals, parents and community groups — to support the Network agenda at state and local levels;
• Mobilizing financial and technical resources to support the work of the Network; and
• Conducting analysis of standards and assessments in individual states, if desired.

Alignment Institutes

Achieve has launched a series of Alignment Institutes to help Network states align standards and tests with the knowledge and skills students need to succeed after high school graduation. Through these institutes, participating ADP Network states will develop:

• State academic standards for college and work in math and English that will ensure that high school graduates have the knowledge and skills they need to enter and succeed in credit-bearing courses and high skills, high-growth jobs;
• Practical options for high school assessments aligned with these academic standards that will provide more information on student preparation for use in postsecondary placement decisions;
• Commitment from postsecondary institutions and faculty to use the academic standards and assessments in admissions and/or placement decisions; and
• Validation and support for the standards and aligned assessments from the business community.