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ACT Suite of Assessments. Will be aligned to the CCSS ACT will be the high school accountability test Growth will be reflected in HS through assessments Currently finalizing contract with ACT Aspire may be in place or will replace PLAN and Explore Eventually will be moving to online.
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ACT Suite of Assessments Will be aligned to the CCSS ACT will be the high school accountability test Growth will be reflected in HS through assessments Currently finalizing contract with ACT Aspire may be in place or will replace PLAN and Explore Eventually will be moving to online
Explore and Plan • Explore • Plan Fall and spring of 9th grade English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. Measures the skills and knowledge needed for college success. Exploration component that stimulates students' thinking about future plans and relates personal characteristics to career options. Composite Score (Scale 1-25) Estimated ACT Score Spring of 10th grade English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. Midpoint measure of academic progress in ACT's College and Career Readiness System Composite to 32 Estimated ACT Score
ACT and WorkKeys • ACT • WorkKeys Regular ACT, ACT with approved accommodations, and ACT with state approved (not college accepted) All high schools will have to be certified as ACT sites Scores will be used in conjunction with previous years for accountability. Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information Math and Reading Levels 3-7, Locating information Levels 3-6 Provides National Career Readiness Certifications
WKCE Continues through 2013-2014 in all areas. In fall 2014 given to grades 4, 8 and 10 for social studies and science. NGSS have not been adopted by WI and no timeline or plans currently.
ACT Suite Implementation Using the data for growth measures at thehigh school level.
Plan: 10th Spring ACT Plan serves as the midpoint measure of academic progress in ACT's College and Career Readiness System. Scoring Reports much like EXPLORE
The ACT: 11th Summary English 75 questions 45 minutes Math 60 questions 60 minutes Reading 40 questions 35 minutes Science 40 questions 35 minutes +Writing 1 prompt 30 minutes