Director, State Services

Christine Tell, Ph.D., joined Achieve in 2004 to support preparation for the National Education Summit as well as the development of the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network. Christine now serves as the Director for Achieve State Services for the 35 states in the ADP Network that are raising the bar for standards and assessments in English, mathematics, and science. She also coordinates Achieve’s contract work that includes projects such as the analysis of the PISA mathematics assessment framework for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Beginning in 2005, Christine directed Achieve’s Alignment Institute joined by teams of teachers, college faculty and employers in 22 states. From their work emerged a common understanding of the academic standards that are critical for the preparation of high school students for credit-bearing college coursework and entry-level positions in quality jobs.

Prior to joining Achieve in 2004, Christine had 25 years of experience in public education including elementary, middle, high school, and university levels. While in the Chancellor’s Office for the Oregon University System from 1994-2004, she directed the Proficiency-based Admission Standards System (PASS) that developed proficiency standards and methods of assessments using student work that are part of the admission process to the state’s seven public universities. Christine's undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia - Mary Washington College, was followed by graduate work at Oxford University, and her master’s and doctorate degrees are from the University of Oregon.