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KDE:OAA:js:pp: 9/3/2014 1
ACT Compass® Update Training
2014-15
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Agenda◦ Welcome and Introductions◦ Overview of ACT Compass® Testing◦ College and Career Readiness Rate◦ New This Year◦ Site Administration Renewal
Unbridled Learning: College and/or Career Ready for All
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Opportunity for Seniors who have not met CPE benchmarks in: Writing Skills (English)-18 Mathematics-19 Reading-20 State or National Assessments NOT a Mandatory Assessment Seniors may test TWICE
Overview of Program
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Seniors may take each eligible assessment twice.Steps:
◦ Students receive intervention◦ First ACT Compass administration◦ Students who did not met benchmarks completed
an additional intervention (MINIMUM FIVE DAYS)◦ Second ACT Compass administration
Second Administration
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The assigned grade level shall determine the state tests to administer. 703 KAR 5:240
Students classified as Grade 12 in Infinite Campus (IC) take the ACT Compass administration
Students Eligible to Test
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Update IC system prior to administration to make sure each student is assigned to correct grade level
KDE uses IC to verify graduates Errors in IC cause greater cleanup problems later
in the year Be proactive
Infinite Campus Review
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College Ready Status– Early November Cover Sheet—The cover sheet has critical information about the
use and limitations of the file. Please read carefully.
College Ready—Students on this list have met the college benchmarks and are NOT eligible for COMPASS or KYOTE.
NOT College Ready—Students on this list have not met the college benchmarks and may be eligible for COMPASS or KYOTE.
Unknown—Students on this list are Kentucky students for whom OAA does not have linked assessment data. They may be eligible for COMPASS or KYOTE.
College Ready Status File
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No testing window restrictions
ACT Compass® Testing Dates
Open through
June 15, 2015
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College/Career Readiness RateCollege Ready:
Must meet benchmarks on one of the following:
College ReadyACT
COMPASS
KYOTE
Career Ready: Must meet benchmarks for one requirement in Career Academic area and
must meet one requirement inCareer Technical area
Career Ready Academic Career Ready Technical
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
ACT WorkKeys (Applied Math, Locating information,
and Reading for Information)
Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment
(KOSSA)
Industry Certificates
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Bonus for College AND Career Ready
Bonus: College AND Career Ready must meet at least one from each area
College Ready Academic Career Ready Technical
ACT or COMPASS or KYOTE KOSSA
Industry Certificates
NOTES: (1) By meeting the College Ready Academic definition, the student does not have to take the additional tests of ASVAB or ACT WorkKeys for the bonus area. (2) For accountability purposes, the bonus shall not allow the readiness percentageto exceed 100 percent.
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Based on graduates or completers with G-Codes in IC, including early graduates (i.e. Excellence for All pilot)
Includes best score from all ACT State and National Administrations in Kentucky
Receive KCTCS Compass Scores
College/Career Readiness Rate in Accountability System
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ACT Compass® Cut Scores for Kentucky
SubjectACT Compass
Score (at or above)
CPE ACT Benchmarks
English (Writing Skills)
74 18
Mathematics (Algebra)
36 19
Reading 85 20
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Seating Charts Students may test only TWICE
◦ Offenders of this rule 1st Offense—Written Warning to DAC 2nd Offense
Testing System Turned Off for School Appropriate Practice/Use Form Completed and returned
to KDE before system reactivated 3rd Offense
Testing allegation Removal of individual(s) from system
Reminders
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Provide oversight and adherence to guidelines Ensure staff is trained
◦ New Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations Training
◦ Compass On-demand Training Series Documentation is kept
◦ Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Training Signature Forms
◦ Seating Charts◦ Irregularity Reports (if applicable)
DAC Responsibility for ACT Compass
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New This YearKDE Calculator PolicyCompass 5.0 Pilot
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Students shall not use any calculators with a computer algebra system (CAS), software programs or applications, on tests administered as part of Kentucky’s assessment and accountability system.
New KDE Calculator Policy
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New for 2015-16Compass 5.0
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2014-15 No changes for Kentucky 2015-16 Switch to Compass 5.0
◦ Web-based assessment environment ◦ Proctor and site management tools ◦ Ability for students to start tests with Admission Ticket # ◦ Administrative reports ◦ Graphically intuitive Individual Student Reports
ACT Compass 5.0 - Next Year
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Pilot new system in spring 2015 Develop training and support materials Training will be available early August
ACT Compass 5.0
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Tips from CollegesWriting Skills Discussion
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Writing Skills (English)Give Writing Skills assessment first or by itself. (Use practice PDF file on Compass website.)
Thoroughly cover directions with students.
Highlight each sentence.
Re-read passage from the beginning.
Better results on Writing Skills
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Postsecondary Collaboration
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Postsecondary institutions who have entered into agreements with KDE have instant access to student scores.
Representatives may access student scores only if the student has shown an ‘academic interest’ in the institution.
Collaboration with Postsecondary
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Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
SSID and/or SSN to KCTCS when applying KDE receives a file from KCTCS To assist with matching, please provide SSIDs
to students and encourage their use.
KCTCS and SSIDs
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Testing at high school and postsecondary allowed◦ Follow guidelines at each
Score report for postsecondary◦ Electronic access at admission office◦ Paper copy from high school
Collaboration with Postsecondary
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Compass Site Administration
http://compass.act.org/eCompass
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Staff Changes Changing Passwords Forgotten Password Training for New COMPASS Administrators Workstation Setup Administrator Tests
Site Administration
http://compass.act.org/eCompass
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Compass School Registration Form Compass Staff Update Form Compass Test Irregularity Spreadsheet E-mail [email protected]
Compass Forms
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Recommended each yearhttp://compass.act.org/eCompass
Changing Passwords
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Existing staff who have forgotten their passwords must contact:
ACT Compass Support(800) 645-1992
Forgotten Password
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Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations
New staff must view the On-demand Training Series located at, http://education.ky.gov/AA/Assessments/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
Training for COMPASS Administrators
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For Technical Staff
Workstation Setup
http://www.act.org/compass/tech
ACT Technical Support(800) 645-1992
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Using Admin Tests◦ 11111 and any combination of five numbers◦ Once the number/name combination is used, keep
using the same combination ◦ NOT for students
Administrator Tests
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Contact InformationKentucky Department of EducationACT
General Program Information
Jennifer Stafford (OAA)Pam Powers (OAA)
(502) 564-4394
Intervention InformationApril Pieper (NGL)(502) 564-2106
Compass Support(800) 645-1992