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College/Career Readiness

College/Career Readiness . ACT COMPASS KYOTE ASVAB WORKKEYS KOSSA Industry Certificates. College Ready. College Entrance Exam. 1 point. College Placement Tests. ACT. Administered to all high school juniors in March.

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College/Career Readiness

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  1. College/Career Readiness ACT COMPASS KYOTE ASVAB WORKKEYS KOSSA Industry Certificates

  2. College Ready College Entrance Exam 1 point College PlacementTests

  3. ACT • Administered to all high school juniors in March. • Confirm that high schools have determined test site establishment and accommodations procedures. • ACT CPE Benchmarks • Reading = 20 • English = 18 • Mathematics = 19

  4. ACT • ACT Initial Test Day – March 4, 2014 • ACT Makeup Day – March 18, 2014 • ACT Accommodations Window – March 4-18

  5. COMPASS dacinfo@education.ky.gov • College placement test administered through KDE and available to grade 12 students who have not met the CPE benchmarks on the ACT. • Student List file – October • COMPASS Training Series and Update Open August 1 – June 15

  6. COMPASS & College Readiness • College Readiness will include scores meeting the benchmarks from: • KDE’s COMPASS • KCTCS’ COMPASS • Other Colleges’ scores added during Data Review • All Kentucky public colleges and universities can access KDE COMPASS scores.

  7. KYOTE • Kentucky Online Testing placement exams for grade 12 students who have not met the CPE ACT benchmarks in English, reading or mathematics. • Trainings are available in August. • Program details are available from the user manual and the training sessions. • NEW: Irregularity Report Spreadsheet

  8. KYOTE Available through University of Kentucky and Northern Kentucky University Contact Information Paul Eakin (859) 257-6798 paul.eakin@uky.edu Steve Newman (859) 572-5332 newman@nku.edu

  9. Career Ready 1 point TECHNICAL KOSSA Multiple-Choice = 70 Constructed-Response = 75 ---OR--- Industry Certificate Certification based on industry standards ACADEMIC • WorkKeys = Silver or Above • Applied Math • Locating Information • Reading for Information ---OR--- • ASVAB = 50 • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

  10. ASVAB • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery • Available through local Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) • CDs now received in districts (June); districts responsible for entering data into TEDS. • Contact: Glenn Stegemann, Program Mgr. • (502) 582-5921, Ext. 2241 glenn.n.stegemann@mepcom.army.mil

  11. WorkKeys • Job Skills Assessment • Available through local Area Technology Center or directly through ACT, Inc. • Student data should be entered into TEDS.

  12. KOSSA • Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards Assessment • Pam Moore and Laura Arnold – KDE Contacts • Data is entered by KDE into TEDS

  13. Industry Certificates • KDE accepted Industry Certficates listed on KDE Website. • Career and Tech Staff - KDE contact or local TEDS Coordinator http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Career+and+Technical+Education/Skill+Standards+and+Assessments/Industry+Certificates+for+College+and+Career+Readiness.htm

  14. College & Career Ready 0.5 point

  15. College/Career Readiness Rate

  16. Division of Support and Research • Rhonda Sims, Director • Bridget Stanfield, Branch Manager • Joy Barr, Program Consultant • Cindy Greer, Program Consultant • Kathy Moore, Program Consultant • Kevin O’Hair, Program Consultant • Pam Powers, Systems Consultant IT • Chris Williams, Program Consultant • Teresa King, Support Staff • Maranda Perkins, Support Staff (502) 564-4394 dacinfo@education.ky.gov

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