Educational Planning and Assessment System

2. English, mathematics, reading, science English, mathematics, reading, science English, mathematics, reading, science College Readiness Standards College Readiness Standards College Readiness Standards Educational Planning and Assessment System

3. 40 36 32 35 30 25 25 20 15 10 5 0 EXPLORE PLAN ACT EPAS Scales Relationship

4. College Readiness Standards College Readiness Standards (CRS) are the statements that represent widely held learning goals that are important for success in high school, college, and the world of work. The CRS link EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT Assessment scores to curriculum and instructional decision making.

5. College Readiness Standardsby Learning Strands and Score Ranges Probability, Statistics, & Data . . . Numbers: Concepts & Properties Basic Operations and . . . 16-19 Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: Standards: ideas for progress 20-23 ideas for progress Scores are seen as Assessment for Achievement, rather than Assessment of Achievement!

6. ACT College Readiness Standards Kentucky 2006

7. ACT CRS Ranges Page 12

8. PLAN & EXPLORE Score Reports

9. PLAN & EXPLORE Score Reports

10. CRS and Your Curriculum • Review of state objectives • Review of state approved textbooks • Collaboration with national teacher organizations: NCTM, NCTE, IRA, NSTA • Local item writers • National Curriculum Survey • Comparisons with over 35 states’ curriculum frameworks, including Kentucky • Worksheets for local comparison

12. EXPLORE & PLAN CRS Standards Reports and Guides

13. CRS – Guides Examples of test items by Strand by Score Range Suggestions for strategies and assessments by Strands Special Section: “Using Assessment Information to Help Support Low-Scoring Students” Improving Academic Achievement

14. College Readiness Benchmark Scores *The ACT Benchmark Score indicates a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” in corresponding credit-bearing college courses.

15. Percent of Kentucky Graduating Seniors Meeting College Readiness Benchmark Scores

16. PLAN & EXPLOREScore Reports • Do my scores indicate that I am on track to being ready to succeed in college courses?

17. Title screenCourses Count Courses Courses Count! Count! Count!

18. Meeting Benchmarks by Courses Taken

19. Math Courses Count

20. Science Courses Count

21. Courses Count!

22. Gain KC=13% TN=5% Gain KC=9% TN=4% Gain KC=9% TN=3% Gain KC=7% TN=3% Gain KC=7% TN=2%

24. Reading Between the Lines • Those ACT-tested students who can read complex texts are more likely to be ready for college • Performance on complex texts is the clearest differentiator in reading between students who are likely to be ready for college and those who are not. And this is true for both genders, all racial/ethnic groups, and all annual family income levels

25. Reading Between the Lines • More students are on track to being ready for college-level reading in 8th & 9th grade than are actually ready by the time they reach 12th grade • Not enough high school teachers are teaching reading skills or strategies and many students are victims of teachers’ low expectations

26. Reading Between the LinesKentucky Report

27. Reading Between the Lines • Recommendations include: • Provide high school teachers in Kentucky with professional development training to help them incorporate the kinds of complex text and instruction into their courses that will help increase students’ readiness for college-level reading. . . . Page 7, KY Reading Report

28. ACT and Education Trust What are the components of high school courses that prepare students for successful entry into postsecondary education without the need for remediation?

29. On Course for Success ACT and Education Trust • Selection criteria • 40% minority or 50% free/reduced lunch • Strong performance on Benchmarks • Common “success resources” • College-oriented content in the courses • Qualified and experienced teachers • Teaching that is flexible and responsive to students • Extra student support when needed

30. On Course for Success ACT and Education Trust Content and strategies • Textbook-shaped, college preparatory • Teacher-directed, constant flow of questioning • “Exposition and questioning” • Students expected to • “act like scholars” in the field • practice good work habits • Outside-of-class academic support

31. On Course for Success ACT and Education Trust • Chapters IV, V, VI • Composite syllabi in each discipline • Discussion of each syllabus • Syllabus for: • Geometry • Algebra II • Precalculus • English - Grade 10 • English - Grade 11 • Biology • Chemistry • Physics

32. A Grading Scale

35. Other Reports • Intervention Rosters – EXPLORE and PLAN • Self-reported Needs • Don’t plan to finish high school or no postsecondary plans • Intervention Roster – EXPLORE only • Scoring in lowest 10th percentile • Intervention Rosters – PLAN only • 2 Rosters related to college planning • CRS Report and 5 Guides – EXPLORE and PLAN

36. Resources www.act.org/ew/resources

37. College Readiness Begins in Middle School Courses Count On Course for Success Reading Between the Lines

38. Policy Reports

39. Policy Reports

40. Policy Reports

41. Other Research • Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different • Schools Involving Parents in Early Postsecondary Planning • School Relationships Foster Success for African American Students