Achieve's "On the Road to Implementation: Achieving the Promise of the Common Core State Standards" seeks to identify the key areas that state policymakers will need to consider to implement the new standards with fidelity. The guide is organized by topic with short chapters. It is not meant to be an exhaustive review or a checklist of all the issues that states and districts will need to consider as they move from adoption of the CCSS to implementation. Rather, it is meant to be the starting point from which state and district leaders and their allies can organize and begin the necessary discussions around key topics to successfully implement the standards. 

As states and districts begin the hard work of implementing the standards - and as the conversation and decision making around these issues becomes more concrete - Achieve will continue to add materials to the guide to reflect new information and lessons learned from policy leaders. The guide should be viewed, just as implementation should be, as a work in progress. Read the introduction here.

I. Considering the Common Core State Standards as Part of the College- and Career-Ready Agenda

1. Integrating Common Core State Standards into the College- and Career-Ready Agenda
2. Aligning the Common Core State Standards & College- and Career-Ready Graduation Requirements
3. Aligning Assessments with the Common Core State Standards
4. Common Core State Standards & Accountability

II. Process and Planning Considerations around Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

5. Getting Started on Common Core State Standards Implementation
6. Leveraging State Budget and Funding to Support Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

III. Policy Considerations around Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

7. Comparing Current State Standards to the Common Core State Standards: Conducting a Gap Analysis
8. Adding to the Common Core State Standards: Addressing the "15%" Guideline
9. Implementing the Common Core Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects
10. Aligning Instructional Materials with the Common Core State Standards

IV. Broadening Awareness and Deepening Support for the Common Core State Standards

11. Common Core State Standards Communications & Outreach

You may also download the full guide here.