5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School

1. 5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School • ISAT and EPAS have a Common Skill Set • 50% of the PSAE skills are taught in the Middle School • The CRS and ACT have Name Recognition and Value-added • Meeting Standards on the CRS Equals Meeting Standards on the ISAT • The “Common Core” may bring ISAT and EPAS closer together

2. CRS Standard The HUGE Gap in the Illinois Standard? ISAT Standard 3 year GAP

3. ISAT andPrairie State Assessments Scales are Well Knownand Standards-based

4. The ISAT is most similar to: A. SAT 9 or SAT10 B. EXPLORE C. PSAE D. None of the Above 15% 10%

5. Interesting Important Enduring

6. ILLINOIS RULES OF THE ROAD The Illinois Driving Test is Standards-based?

7. 5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School • ISAT and EXPLORE have a Common Skill Set - the CRS

8. Mathematicswith CommonSkills - CRS

9. Readingwith CommonSkills - CRS

10. EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT, and WorkKeys (EPAS) are Related by a Common Set of Skills- the CRS

11. Common ACT and WorkKeys Skills -CRSWhat is the 75% Rule?

12. Alignment of Math WorkKeys to CRS?

13. Alignment of Reading WorkKeys to CRS?

14. 5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School • 50% of PSAE skills are taught in the Middle School They are Required for Success in High School

15. Did You Know that Getting Half of the Questions Correct on This Test Meets Standards? A 16

16. Skills on ACT, WorkKeys or ISAT Look Similar

17. WorkKeys Easy to Difficult What Makes a WorkKeys Passage Difficult?

18. 93 questions by CRS in PSAE 7GRE 6PPF 13MEA 4FUN 5PSA 5NCP 17XEI 36BOA

19. 73 questions by CRS -Reading PSAE 7 MID 21 SUP 27 REL 9MOW 9 CON

20. 100% of PSAE Skills needed to MEET STANDARDS have been taught by the End of 8th Grade Have they been Learned?

21. 5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School • The CRS and ACT/ WorkKeys have Name Recognition and Value-added

22. PSAE Align to College Readiness Standards,But Are They the Standards? NIU U of I

23. With Half of the Questions Correct in English, Math, Reading and Science You Would Have ACT Scores (18-20) High Enough to Enter Many 2 and 4 Year Colleges Without Paying $$$$ for Remedial Classes. 24

24. WorkKeys - Job Readiness Half of the Questions Correct Indicates That You are Work-ready for Many Jobs! 25

25. Students That Get Half of the Questions Correct on WorkKeys Tests Can Obtain an ACT Certificate. - Great for a Job Resume! Silver 26

26. National Career Readiness Certificate Levels & Employability Core employability skills for approximately 30% of jobs Core employability skills for approximately 65% of jobs Core employability skills for approximately 85-90% of jobs Core employability skills for approximately 99% of jobs

27. 5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School • Meeting Standards on the CRS = Meeting Standards on the ISAT

28. ISAT % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Reading by EXPLORE Score (mean = 71.8%)

29. ISAT % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Mathematics by EXPLORE Score (mean = 74.8%)

30. PSAE % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Reading by EXPLORE Score (mean = 73.0%)

31. PSAE % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Mathematics by EXPLORE Score (mean = 75.4%)

32. 5 Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School • The “Common Core” may bring ISAT and EPAS closer together

34. TEST DEVELOPMENT

35. TEST DEVELOPMENT-ISAT 8

36. TEST DEVELOPMENT - ER

37. Collaborate or Remediate

38. Congratulations?