This issue brief lists the agreement principles relating to the use of 11th grade career and college readiness assessment results for student placement in Washington community and technical colleges. As part of the Washington implementation of the new Common Core State Standards for college- and career-readiness, the agreement described herein has been endorsed by all 34 colleges in the Washington community and technical college system. The agreements represent the commitment of Washington's higher education institutions to improve student college readiness by supporting the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in the state. The agreements will be in effect for the high school graduating classes of 2016 through 2018. It will be reconsidered formally in winter 2018 based on student performance data.