College/Career readiness

1. College/Career readiness College Admissions Assessments (ACT) College Placement Assessments (COMPASS & KYOTE) Career technical (kossa & industry certificates) Career academic (asvab & workkeys)

2. College/Career Readiness Rate 2

3. Opportunities to Demonstrate College Readiness COMPASS or KYOTE • ACT – Junior year (required) • COMPASS or KYOTE – • Senior year ONLY What If… Student doing credit recovery jumps from grade 10 to grade 12 this year. How does this student demonstrate college readiness?

4. College Ready College Entrance Exam College Placement Tests Compass & KYOTE ACT

5. ACT Accommodations Affect Accountability • ACT-Approved Accommodations = College Reportable Score State Allowed Accommodations = Non Reportable College Score • Used in Growth calculation • Not used in College/Career Readiness (even if benchmarks are met) • Used in Growth calculation • Used in College/Career Readiness

6. COMPASS / KYOTE Accommodations DO NOT Affect Accountability • Students taking COMPASS or KYOTE may receive any accommodation that is listed on a current IEP, PSP or 504 Plan • These accommodations DO NOT affect accountability

7. College/Career Readiness Rate Must meet CPE’s ACT Benchmarks Use Student Name from IC Based on Grade 12 students (graduates or completers with G-Codes in Infinite Campus) Includes best score on English, Math and Reading from all ACT State and National Administrations in Kentucky and COMPASS or KYOTE scores Data reviewed by schools and districts prior to fall report

8. COMPASS® College Placement Assessment for Seniors http://compass.act.org/eCompass

9. COMPASS® College Placement • Course Placement for colleges and universities (Mathematics assessment includes Algebra and Pre-Algebra scores to aid course placement) • COMPASS® will not replace ACT as an admissions exam. • For College Admission requirements, contact the individual institution.

10. Overview of Program • Opportunity for SENIORS who have not met ACT CPE benchmarks in: • English • Math • Reading • Seniors may test TWICE in each content area

11. Second Administration Seniors may take each eligible assessment twice. Steps: • Students receive intervention • First COMPASS® administration • Students who did not meet benchmarks completed an additional intervention (MINIMUM FIVE DAYS BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIONS) • Second COMPASS® administration (only after intervention)

13. COMPASS® Testing Dates Open through June 15, 2014 No testing window restrictions

14. COMPASS® Cut Scores

15. Training for COMPASS® Administrators • ALL STAFF: • Annual Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations

16. Training for COMPASS® Administrators MUST COMPLETE ALL • New staff must complete the New Administration Training (approximately 90 minutes) • Online COMPASS® Training Series available from the JCPS Testing Unit website.

17. Training for COMPASS® Administrators COMPLETE UPDATE TRAINING ONLY Previously trained staff must view the COMPASS® Update Training (approximately 30 minutes)

18. COMPASS® Contact Information KDE ACT • JCPS • Testing Unit • Ryan Goepper • (502) 485-3388 • COMPASS® Technical Support • (800) 645-1992 • Option 2 • Available 24 x 7 • Intervention Information • April Pieper (NGL)(502) 564-2106

19. KYOTE College Readiness (College Algebra) Math Placement Exam for Seniors https://www.kyote.org

20. KYOTE USER’S GUIDE • Step by step approach • Create class and student accounts • Administer exam • Access results • BAC’s MUSTgrant access to Erica Thompson, Jimmy Genslinger and Joe Prather so data can be added to the JCPS Dashboard • Information • Preparing computers for exams • Calculator policies • Testing frequency policies • Passing scores

21. KYOTE Cut Scores

22. NEW INFORMATION KYOTE • Students may take the KYOTE exam: • At the end of a trimester or a semester of a transitional course • OR • After an intervention of at least two months

23. Testing Frequency Policy for Math College Readiness Exam • The exam can be taken only once (one submission) each semester (or trimester). There are two, and only two, exceptions: • The exam can be taken once (one submission) as an optional pre-test early in the semester (or trimester) and then once (one submission) again following a targeted intervention of at least two months • Students who score 20 or 21 (within two points of passing) following a targeted intervention can retake the exam once (one submission) within one week. Only one such retake is permitted.

24. Testing Frequency Policy for College Algebra Exam • The exam can be taken only once (one submission) each semester (or trimester). There are two, and only two, exceptions: • The exam can be taken once (one submission) as an optional pre-test early in the semester (or trimester) and then once (one submission) again following a targeted intervention of at least two months • Students who score 12 or 13 (within two points of passing) following a targeted intervention can retake the exam once (one submission) within one week. Only one such retake is permitted.

25. Testing Frequency Policy for Reading and Writing Exams • The reading exam can be taken at most once (one submission) in any semester or trimester • The writing exam can be taken at most once (one submission) in any semester or trimester

26. KYOTE Mathematics ACT (18 and below) College Readiness Exam Mathematics ACT (19-21) College Algebra Exam • Purpose: Students to be placed in College Algebra as required by their college major • Included in CCR calculation • Purpose: Students to be placed in entry level mathematics credit bearing courses • Included in CCR calculation

27. KYOTE Placement Accounts It is strongly recommended that schools create a placement account for each student: • Log on to www.kyote.org.     • Click on Register under Students. Enter the student’s • e-mail address, • first name, last name and • unique SSID-KDE Infinite Campus student number. It is essential that this number be entered correctly. There is no way to change it once the account is created.  • For the complete process of setting up placement accounts consult the KYOTE User’s Guide

28. KYOTE Data • Critical information for matching is correct name and SSID. • Incorrect SSID numbers CANNOT be corrected in the KYOTE system. • You will need to correct this during data review in order to receive credit. • KYOTE will return the student scores to KDE for inclusion in College Readiness.

29. Training for kyote Administrators • Online KYOTE Training materials are available from the JCPS Testing Unit website.

30. KYOTE Contacts

31. REMINDER Every A1 AND Non-A1 school SHOULD be administering COMPASS and/or KYOTE to support students in becoming college-ready

32. Career Readiness Career Academic (WorkKeys & ASVAB) Career Technical (KOSSA & Industry Certificates)

33. College/Career Readiness Rate 33

34. Opportunities to Demonstrate Career Readiness • Career Measures – Throughout high school • Career academic (ASVAB or WorkKeys) • Career technical (KOSSA or Industry certificates) • While the tests are optional, students must have these measures to be College/Career Ready. • Unless CTE Preparatory Student, ASVAB and WorkKeys do not increase your CCR.

35. Preparatory Students No. Student must be enrolled in third credit of the same career pathway. Student who has completed two career and technical education credits in a preparatory program and is enrolled in the third credit course(s) in the same career pathway. What If… A student is enrolled in welding for 2 credits and takes nursing for another credit. Is this student considered a Preparatory Student?

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

37. College & Career Ready Bonus Must be a CTE Preparatory Student

38. WorkKeys

39. WorkKeys Job Skills Assessment Available through local Area Technology Center or directly through ACT, Inc. ACT, Inc. provides data to KDE to assist with matching names. Students not matching should be entered into TEDS by the school/district.

40. WorkKeys 3 WorkKeys®Assessments: • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information • Reading for Information

41. WorkKeys Contact Information

42. KOSSA Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards Assessment

43. KOSSA Testing window: February 1 – MARCH 31 Administered at local high schools Required for Senior Preparatory Students (or students can take a related industry certification) Requires Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations training

44. KOSSA Contacts

45. ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

46. ASVAB • Part of CCR, the ASVAB assesses academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of careers. • The Armed Forces Qualification Test or AFQT is the score computed from these four components of the ASVAB: • Word Knowledge (WK) • Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) • Paragraph Comprehension (PC) • Mathematics Knowledge (MK). • To be considered Career Ready, students must score at or above the 50th percentile

47. ASVAB Contact Glenn N. Stegemann ASVAB Program Manager Louisville MEPS glenn.n.stegemann@mepcom.army.mil 502-582-5921, Ext. 2241  (office) 502-451-9316 (cell) 502-582-6566 (fax)

48. JCPS CCR dASHBOARD

49. JCPS CCR DASHBOARD * Accessing the CCR Dashboard * JCPS State Report * College-Ready Report * Career-Ready Report * ACT Detail Reports

50. JCPS CCR DASHBOARD • Tracking of College Readiness is available on the JCPS CCR dashboard. • https://portal.jefferson.kyschools.us/bi/slc/CCR/Pages/Default.aspx • If you do not have access to this please contact: • Jimmy Genslinger: james.genslinger@jefferson.kyschools.us