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Executive Summary. Agenda Item: College Readiness Report. Purpose: provide a high level overview of college-readiness of Montana high school students. Summary Points. Over 60% of Montana high school graduates took entrance exam. Summary Points.
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Executive Summary Agenda Item: College Readiness Report Purpose: provide a high level overview of college-readiness of Montana high school students
Summary Points Over 60% of Montana high school graduates took entrance exam.
Summary Points Montana’s class of 2008 scored above National Averages.
Summary Points Depending on the measure used, between 49% to 81% of the students tested College Ready.
Summary Points Taking a Rigorous Core in high school improves scores.
Follow-up Questions Sample questions Regents may wish to pursue • Montana’s averages look pretty good, why then do approximately 1/3 of entering freshmen require some form of remediation? • Why do so many high school students take the MUSWA when ACT and SAT now offer writing assessments? • How does Montana’s college continuation rate compare to the percent of student taking admission exams? • How do other states leverage entrance exams to increase college participation rates and preparation?