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Mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success This year marks six decades since the first ACT® test was administered.In 1959, University of Iowa education professor E.F. Lindquist, along with U of I Registrar Ted McCarrel, launched the ACT test. The test broke new ground, focusing not on aptitude, but instead on academic achievement mastery of the skills and knowledge taught in schools.Lindquist’s and McCarrel’s trailblazing assessment sparked a long history of ACT innovation. We were the first to define college and career readiness standards. The ACT was the first and is still the only college entrance exam to include a science assessment.And while ACT initially focused on assessing college readiness, we know learning is a lifelong journey. Today, our programs are designed to boost lifelong learning and potential for success in schools and workplaces around the world.In June 2019, ACT launched “Helping you achieve success,” an anniversary campaign celebrating our organization’s rich history of changing the way the world learns. Our focus is on you.“Helping you achieve success” is our way of demonstrating our ongoing commitment to our customers. From E.F. Lindquist’s revolutionary work in 1959 to today’s growing roster of products and services, everything ACT does centers on helping individuals reach their goals and write their own success stories.In our sixty-year campaign, “you” addresses every person our work has impacted over the years — the millions of students, career professionals and stakeholders in the U.S. and around the world who have been a part of our journey thus far.

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WELCOME TO THE 2019 ACT CCRWDear Colleagues,

I would like to personally welcome you to the 2019 ACT College and Career Readiness Workshop. We appreciate your participation, as these events are an important opportunity for us to engage in meaningful discussions with educators, counselors, and leaders like you.

Our program this year—Learn. Measure. Grow. Turning Your ACT Data into Action.—was designed to help you make the most of your ACT assessment data. Standardized assessments continue to be an important measure of progress that we can use to take effective action with our students and educational systems.

Today, ACT solutions allow schools to do more than monitor academic progress. School and district leaders can use ACT tools to evaluate curriculum, establish social and emotional skills programs, and implement blended learning solutions. Counselors and teachers can use data from ACT assessments to start conversations with students and parents about future planning. ACT score reports help students understand they have the potential to attend college, while interest inventory and career information directs them toward the classes and programs that help them achieve their goals. Our mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success.

Throughout this workshop, we will:

• Show you new ways to use your ACT data to help your students achieve success

• Explore the different options available for ACT test preparation

• Provide updates on ACT’s expanding suite of K12 solutions and resources that reach from K-Career and across Core Academic Skills, Behavioral Skills, Career Navigation, and Cross-Cutting Capabilities

This is an exciting time for ACT. We look forward to sharing what it means for you that ACT is transitioning from an assessment company to a learning, measurement, and navigation company. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect with your ACT account executive. You can share your experience on social media using #ACTCCRW.

Thank you for joining us on this journey.

All the best,

Charlie Astorino

Vice President, Client Relations


FREE RESOURCES are available for you to use at www.act.org/ccrw-toolkit.

CONTENTS

1 LEARN5 ACT Backbone

6 ACT College and Career Readiness Standards

10 Beyond Academics

10 ACT Academy

15 ACT Test Prep

19 Knovation

19 Mawi Learning

20 ACT CollegeReady

23 ACT Workforce Solutions for K–12

25 ACT Professional Learning

27 ACTCertifiedEducator NEW

2 MEASURE28 Reading Reports and Data Interpretation

28 The ACT

34 PreACT

35 PreACT 8/9 NEW

36 ACT Aspire

39 ACT Tessera

40 Equity

3 GROW43 College and Career Planning

43 Measuring Students’ College and Career Interests

46 Ready-to-Share Materials

48 Course Planning

50 Scholarships

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ACT BACKBONEShifts in education and the workplace have changed how we think about college and career readiness in the United States. In response to the new dynamic, ACT created the Holistic Framework™ to help people better understand education and work readiness, navigate life’s transition points, and achieve success. Theframeworkdefinesanewstandardforpreparingandmeasuringcollegeandcareerreadiness.

The framework includes four key domains that emphasize a broad range of skills and encourage a more expansivevisionoftheoutcomesthathelptodefinestudentsuccess.

• Core academic skills that are mapped to learning progressions from K–career

• Cross-cutting capabilities, such as critical thinking, collaborative problem solving, and information and technology skills

• Behavioral skills related to success in education and the workforce

• Education and career navigation skills related to exploration, planning, and decision making

Foreducatorsandemployers,theframeworkidentifiesskillsneededatvariousstagesfromkindergartento career to assist students or workers who may need additional support or development. Students and workers can use the framework as a developmental guide as they seek to gain the skills and knowledge needed during their personal journey.

More details about the ACT Holistic Framework, including information for those interested in participating in the collaborative community, are available online at www.act.org/holisticframework.

National Curriculum SurveyConductedeverythreetofiveyearsbyACT,thesurveycollectsdataaboutwhatenteringcollegestudents should know and be able to do to be ready for college-level coursework in English, math, reading, and science.

• Theresultsofthesurveyareusedtoinformongoingeffortstodevelop,refine,andupdatecommon academic standards such as the Common Core State Standards, as well as to inform policymakers and educators.

• The results are also used to help guide development of ACT’s curriculum-based assessments—ACT® Aspire® and the ACT® test—and ensure that they meet the needs of college and career readiness.

The Latest National Curriculum Survey • Full Report (PDF; 82 pages) https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/NCS_

Report_Web.pdf

• Policy Summary (PDF; 28 pages) https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/NCS_Policy_Report.pdf

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ACT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDSThe ACT College and Career Readiness Standards are empirically derived descriptions of the essential skills and knowledge students need to become ready for college and career. They are the building blocks of your curriculum and the focus of ACT assessments. Standards encompass the many paths available to studentsafterhighschool,andtheyreflectourabilitytoprovideinsightsrelatedtobothcollegeandcareer readiness.

On ACT Aspire, Performance Level Descriptors provide the descriptions of skills and knowledge at different performance levels.

Standards documents and posters show the relationship among ACT score ranges, subject domains, standards, and ACT College and Career Readiness Benchmarks. The ACT standards can be used to:

• Communicate learning goals and expectations

• Relate test scores to the skills needed in high school and beyond

• Understand the increasing complexity of skills needed across the score ranges in English, mathematics, reading, science, and writing

These free resources make it possible for you to pinpoint areas of improvement for students and help them increase their ACT test scores.

For example, if a student scores a 19 on the English assessment, educators can use the poster or documenttoquicklyidentifywhatspecificskillsorknowledge(e.g.,Identifythepurposeofawordorphrase when the purpose is straightforward) are needed to help that student increase his or her score on the ACT test.

ACT College Readiness BenchmarksThe ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum scores required on each subject test of the ACT test for students to have a high probability of success (50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher) in credit-bearing, entry-level college courses in that subject area.

ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS

Subject The ACT 1st Year College Course

English 18 English Composition

Mathematics 22 College Algebra

Reading 22 Social Sciences

Science 23 Biology

ELA 20 English Composition and Social Sciences

STEM 26 Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering


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Check out The Condition of College and Career Readiness every year for statistics on how many students meet the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in your state and across the nation. Compare these results to the information found in your ACT High School Profile Report.

PreACT® College Readiness Indicators can also be used to evaluate student readiness. Because students’ achievement is expected to grow between grades 10 to 11, students who score below the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks on PreACT in grade 10 may very well be on target to meet the benchmarks in grade 11. When using the indicators, it is important to remember that these are statistical predictions based on typical student growth.

PREACT COLLEGE READINESS INDICATORS

Subject In Need Range On Cusp Range On Target Range

English 1–11 12–14 15–35

Mathematics 1–16 17–18 19–35

Reading 1–16 17–19 20–35

Science 1–17 18–20 21–35

STEM 1–21 22–23 24–35

The ACT Aspire Readiness Benchmarks are linked to the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. Students at or above the benchmark are on target to meet the corresponding benchmark in grade 11.

ACT ASPIRE READINESS BENCHMARKS

Subject Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10

English 413 417 419 420 421 422 426 428

Mathematics 413 416 418 420 422 425 428 432

Reading 415 417 420 421 423 424 425 428

Science 418 420 422 423 425 427 430 432

ELA 419 422 424 426 426 427 428 435

STEM 420 422 425 428 430 433 435 437

View the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks at www.act.org/content/act/en/college-and-career-readiness/benchmarks.html.

STEM BenchmarkToday, many STEM-interested students are not prepared for the rigorous math and science college coursework required of STEM majors. In response, ACT created the STEM score and benchmark to measure and indicate whether students can achieve success in STEM through college and careers.

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With this information, you can help facilitate student transitions to college, achieve higher STEM graduation rates, and prepare successful STEM professionals by aligning expectations with course demands and improving high school STEM curriculum.

ACT released STEM Education in the U.S.: Where We Are and What We Can Do, our report on the ACT-testedgraduatingclassof2017andtheirinterestandproficiencyinSTEM.Thereportaddresseseightkeyfindingsthateducatorsandpolicymakersneedtoknow,aswellasrecommendationsonwhatcan be done to improve the state of STEM in the United States. The national report, as well as supplemental state reports, can be found at www.act.org/STEM.

ELA BenchmarkStudents who take the ACT test with writing will have an ELA Benchmark indicator on their ACT Score Report.

As established by ACT research, students meeting the ELA Benchmark—an ELA score of 20—have at least a50%chanceofearningagradeofBorhigherinatypicalELA-related,first-yearcollegecourse.Moreover,the study demonstrated that meeting the ELA Benchmark is associated with greater chances of earning a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher over time, persisting in college, and earning a college degree.

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Providing students and educators with an indicator of ELA readiness will help ensure literacy skills are developed prior to entering college. If provided early enough, educators like you can take preemptive action to help students who intend to attend college but are not yet prepared for college-level coursework, thereby preventing the need for remedial or developmental courses.

Establishing the ELA Readiness Benchmark for the ACT test allows for the development of ACT Aspire Benchmarks for earlier grades which can be linked to the ACT ELA Benchmark. Providing an early signal to students and educators about ELA readiness can trigger intervention initiatives well before a student enters high school, increasing their chances for success.

Teachers who teach a tested area of the ACT may be interested in learning more about the structure of the ACT.

The ACT Test BlueprintsTest blueprints provide technical design information about the ACT test. The blueprints show the number of questions for each content area, the number and percentage of questions for each of the new Reporting Categories, as well as the Depth of Knowledge covered in each area of the test.

The ACT test blueprints are available for public viewing in the ACT Technical Manual Supplement. http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-Technical-Manual-Supplement.pdf

Curriculum ReviewTo review your curriculum:

• Select one content area to begin with.

• Look at each skill outlined in the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) by score range.

• Determine where that skill is taught in your school’s or district’s curriculum.

You will see that some of the skills are taught prior to high school so you may need to work with your district leadership team to discuss alignment with elementary, middle and high schools in your district.

Teaching the skills in the higher score bands (20-23, 24-26, etc.) prior to eleventh grade will help your students score higher on the ACT.

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BEYOND ACADEMICSACT AcademyPersonalized Learning for K–12ACT® Academy™ is apersonalized online learning tool that started out as a free Test Prep tool and is now evolving into an integrated blended learning platform that will provide a multitude of solutions for students and K-12 educators focusing on college and career readiness. www.act.org/academy.

How Students Use ItACT Academy is an online learning tool that includes engaging resources and quizzes designed to help students master the skills they need to improve their ACT scores and succeed in college and career.

Here’s how it works:

1. Create an account at www.act.org/academy 2. Explore resources for K–12 subjects or for ACT prep 3. Take quizzes on targeted subjects to test your knowledge 4. Track your scores and receive targeted practice on the areas you need help in 5. Check in daily and follow the recommended steps for improvement

How Teachers Use It ACT Academy is designed to help teachers effectively and easily integrate blended learning into their daily instruction.

Here’s how it works:

1. Teachers assign ACT Academy videos, games, interactives, homework, and quizzes to students.2. Students complete assignments, and their individual performance and progress appears on a

mastery chart. 3. ACTAcademyusesadvancedalgorithmspoweredbybest-in-classmachinelearningtofind

relevant instructional content for each student or classroom, based on homework and quiz results. The content is designed to help with remediation and mastery of subject areas.

4. Educators can track students’ progress, receive detailed results, and assign further resources recommended by ACT Academy that are tailored to students’ areas of need.

How Districts Use It Districts provide their teachers with comprehensive formative item banks that can deliver on the promise of personalized education. In addition to being able to assign resources to an individual or a group of students, teachers and administrators also have access to dynamic reporting that provides meaningful data that can be used to effectively inform instruction.

This no-cost solution combines meaningful formative assessments and aligned resources that seamlessly integrate with a variety of learning management systems, tools, and apps.

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How ACT Academy is ChangingACT Academy is evolving to much more than test prep. ACT® Tessera®, our Social and Emotional Learning solution, is moving to the ACT Academy platform for easier access to the Teacher Playbook and a better user experience. Also, we have now integrated ACT Aspire Periodic reporting with ACT Academy resources. Our new periodic reports contain links directly to the learning available in ACT Academy.

ACT Tessera and ACT AcademyThis new platform will feature improved ordering, administration, and testing experiences—ultimately leading to

a smoother school day integration.

Research evidence is accumulating that suggests SEL skills change throughout the lifespan. In fact, students can

learn these skills when they are taught in SEL programs. A meta-analysis found that SEL programs had a positive

influenceonK–8gradebehavior,andemotionaldistress.Studentswhotookpartintheseprogramsalso

improved their academic performance. An additional review of programs intended to develop SEL skills showed

that SEL skills could be positively changed via intervention from preschool through adolescence.

By taking ACT Tessera and reading the associated feedback, students and teachers are provided an opportunity

to gain insights into students’ strengths and weaknesses in social and emotional learning skills. To support

educators, Tessera provides actionable steps you can take by providing the lessons contained in the ACT Tessera

Teacher Playbook. They are designed to help students continue to develop their strengths and improve upon

their weakness in these skills.

Teachers and counselors might begin by looking closely at their list of students and identifying a subset they are

concerned about academically and behaviorally rather than assessing all students. This way, you can determine

that, for example, a student with a particularly low GPA has only one star in grit but three stars in curiosity. Such a

resultwouldmeritinterventionsthatcouldaffirmandreinforcethatcuriosity,providemoreopportunitiesforthat

student to pursue his or her interest, and then recommend particular supporting activities and coaching to

bolster grit, all of which can be found in the Playbook.

Each plan in the Playbook follows a similar structure. First, students are provided with knowledge of each skill.

Thisisdesignedtoincreasestudentself-awareness;studentswillhavedifficultyimprovingiftheyareunableto

firstidentifytheskillwhentheyseeit.Next,throughaseriesofbothgroupandindividualactivities,studentsare

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ACT Aspire and ACT Academy

Direct Integration between ACT Academy and Aspire

ACT Aspire assessments map learner progress from grades three through high school on a vertical scale, anchored to the scoring system of the ACT. ACT has now implemented a direct integration between the two that facilitates the ability for instructors to be able to support student preparation through personalization.

The integration opens up a wealth of curated, world-class learning resources to teachers and students who have taken the ACT Aspire classroom and interim tests between grade 3 and high school.

This new Academy functionality for Aspire has been designed for two audiences:

• Instructors whose students fall into the Aspire testing range

• The students themselves

The Instructor Advantage

Instructorscanseetheavailable,age-specificresourcesalignedtoeachAspirequestion,andassigntheresource(s) to a class, a subset of students or even a single student. Once teachers create a class, students can log in, access, and complete their assignments with those activities reported to the instructor. Students can also self-select videos and interactives beyond those assigned by the teacher to guide their own practice, with those choices being visible to the instructor as well.

Mastery Chart for Progress

Furthermore, ACT Academy allows instructors to track their students’ progress in a mastery chart. The mastery chart allows instructors to quickly pinpoint areas of need, and even recommends resources to help address those learning gaps. With this new integration, instructors can seamlessly access free resources to help their students feel prepared for each topic and each Aspire test.


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ACT Test PrepTest Prep and Personalized Learning AtACTwewantstudentstogointotestdayfeelingpreparedandwithconfidence.Towardthatgoal,weoffer a variety a test prep products for all different types of learners. We offer self-guided practice tools includedinACTOnlinePrep,theOfficialACTOfficialGuide(with5practicetests),andtheACTPrepPack. We also have instructor led products that include Rapid Review Live and On Demand. We are the onlytestprepproviderthatcanofferofficialreleasedpracticetests.

ACT offers test prep at a very reasonable cost ranging from Free–$99.

ACT Online Prep is an engaging, interactive learning and test prep program with:

• Learning paths customized to each student’s needs and test timeframe so they can review material at their own pace

• Two full-length tests and thousands more practice questions help students become familiar with theACTformatandbuildtheirconfidencesotherearenosurprisesontestday

• Engaging games they can play with other students encourage them to test their knowledge

• ACT Online Prep is free for students who register for the ACT test with a fee waiver.

How Students Use It Students access the program online or through a free mobile app at school, home, or on the go, at any time.

How Teachers Use It Teachers assign work in ACT Online Prep for students to complete as part of test prep within a classroom or as learning enhancement.

How Districts Use It Administrator dashboards let you track students’ progress at an individual and aggregate level, including time spent on the program, performance on the practice questions and tests, and areas in which an entire class may need help.

What’s New? ACT Online Prep is receiving an updated look and organization with the same great content that has beenavailable.WeworkedwithanACTInstructortocreateplansandsimplifiedstrategiestopersonalizeyour students’ interaction with the great preparatory material in AOP.

Other Test Prep Options:ACT Rapid Review

• Rapid Review offers three different options for just-in-time studying for the test.

• Live Instructors are available in the Rapid Review Live option to give direct assistance to students

• ACT Rapid Review is free for students who register for the ACT test with a fee waiver.

ACT Official Prep Guide • TheACTOfficialPrepGuidehasreceived

some great attention this past year! We’ve included more ACT Practice tests, more information, and more fantastic prep help from ACT.

ACT Official Prep Pack • TheACTOfficialPrepPackistheACTOfficial

Prep Guide and ACT Online Prep bundled together for customer convenience.


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For years, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock struggled to retain and graduate minority students, particularly African-American and Hispanic students. Graduation rates hovered around 5% for males and 10% for females. The campus had become a revolving door for these students. “I became very concerned about what I saw happening to our minority students. I could not sit in good conscience and allow that to continue to happen,” said Dr. Donaldson.

Nine years ago, Dr. Charles W. Donaldson, the vice chancellor of educational and student services, decided to take action and established the African American Male Initiative. In subsequent years, the African American Female Initiative and the Hispanic/Latinx Initiative were also established to provide an intrusive mentoring program for the identified students.

Through this work, a closer look at the data of incoming students revealed a great disparity when comparing the remediation rates of minority students to those of majority students. This lead to the establishment of the UA Little Rock Summer Bridge Academy (SBA) in 2013, which targeted entering freshmen who needed to bypass remediation before their first fall semester. Prior to 2013, the University had tried to provide a Summer Bridge Program but with little success. The team was determined—this time, failure was not an option.

In three weeks, the results were phenomenal and the years following showed similar success.

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As a result of the 2013 Summer Bridge Academy success, which was funded by Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Bank of America, and the Freuauff Foundation, discussions emerged around how to expand this work to a year-round program that would serve the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD). Attorney John Walker, who was working with a 32-year old desegregation case involving PCSSD, felt the methods used to advance students in the summer bridge academy could help reach more students with adequate funding. In June 2014, the Dr. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy was established with a 10 million dollar award to design and implement programs to assist students in PCSSD.

A leadership team was assembled to intervene and help the students succeed. A partnership was created that involved PCSSD, Philander Smith College (an HBCU), and UA Little Rock. Dr. Amber R. Smith serves as the program’s director and envisioned a program that thrived on innovative pedagogy rooted in pop culture.

“Engaging students in this generation requires educators to think differently. Through un-conventional methods like hip-hop, original webisodes, and interactive learning spaces, the program helps students see the relevance of education in their daily lives,” said Dr. Smith.

The team expanded on previous work and established a Summer Bridge Program that would be intrusive, tailoring the curricula to the needs of PCSSD students.

The CWDSA Summer Bridge Academy is a three-week residential program aimed at preparing incoming freshmen for college-level work, eliminating the need for remedial math and English classes. Unlike UA Little Rock Summer Bridge Academy, CWDSA Summer Bridge Academy is open to all high school seniors who graduated from a PCSSD high school. Upon completion, students were awarded a $10,000 scholarship to attend UA Little Rock or Philander Smith College.

CWDSA Summer Bridge Academy students:

• Participate in interactive, high-energy, academic engagement from 9 AM to 9 PM

• Meet with success coaches, using ACT Engage, and their Interest Inventory results from ACT score reports to discuss college and career plans

• Attend etiquette dinners with professionals to learn more about their career options

• Explore the arts and creativity through dance, spokenword, and visual art electives

The Summer Bridge Academy has been so successful that the CWDSA created two additional programs: Saturday Academy and ACT Prep Express.

Year-Round Programming

The first cohort of CWDSA students entered in July 2014, less than one month after the program began. This did not allow time for an early intervention program for seniors. CWDSA staff wanted to provide better preparation in the upcoming academic year, so Senior Success Saturdays were implemented and there was an increase in the entering ACT scores the next summer.

Senior Success Saturdays, helped high school seniors increase their standardized test scores, begin the financial aid process, and gain admission to college before Summer Bridge began. The table below shows where students began Summer Bridge in both years:

Subject CWDSA 2014

CWDSA 2015

ACT Point Difference

Math 15.8 18.1 +2.3

English 15 17.5 +2.5

Reading 16.8 19.5 +2.7

ACT scores were not available for some of the students in the 2014 cohort because they had not taken the ACT by the time Summer Bridge began. Stronger individualized attention, curriculum revision, and early intervention positively impacted the results for summer 2015 in comparison to summer 2014.

Saturday Academy is hosted on the UA Little Rock campus, focusing on preparing students for success after high school. As with Summer Bridge, it caters to the different learning styles of students and engages students in ways that hold their attention and peak their interest.

ACT Prep Express brings a fun, interactive one-day event directly to high schools. CWDSA wanted to impact more students who maybe did not attend Saturday Academy or Summer Bridge Academy. The event includes music, balloons, colorful decorations, and inflatable obstacle courses. To incorporate learning, students answer questions about general test preparation to transition from one inflatable to another.

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During the event, students can register for ACT Online Prep (AOP). Seventy percent of all students who completed the survey noted that they felt more confident in at least 3 of 4 content areas. Many students felt discouraged in the math and science section once they realized how much content the section covered, but they assured CWDSA staff that their decreased confidence would be fixed by using ACT Online Prep.

“Our goal is to help them become excited about ACT prep. But we want them to have access to ACT preparation beyond the one-day event. That’s why we started using AOP,” said Dr. Donaldson.

To ensure the success of their programs, CWDSA builds relationships with parents, including sessions the evening before to share information about the program, the importance of college, student expectations, and how parents can provide support. At the end of the programs, parents are invited to attend an awards ceremony to celebrate their child’s accomplishments.

Since inception, approximately 2,000 students have participated in one of the programs. May 2018 marked the first graduation of CWDSA students.

“From what we know, it’s clear that we’re exceeding what is happening with the average student at the university. And these were stu-dents who had been told that they were not college material. Their ACT scores were rock bottom,” said Dr. Donaldson.

Through these programs and the use of AOP, Donaldson Scholars have achieved a 93% remediation course bypass rate. Many students now also have the opportunity to enroll in concurrent classes while in high school, earning valuable college credits and experiences. Students who have stayed in the program the longest have seen the best results. For example, students who started in ninth grade have earned between a 26 and 33 ACT Composite score.

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Knovation ACT recently acquired Knovation, Inc., a leading curator of K-12 open educational resources (OER).

Knovation, which was created 19 years ago, pioneered the use of well-curated, free content in K-12 instruction. It has received industry recognition for innovation, effectiveness and ease of use.

The Knovation assets acquired by ACT include the following:

• Knovation Content Collection—a wealth of well-curated, dynamic resources available to K-12 schools, districts, states and businesses serving these markets

• netTrekker—an application that has helped more than 90 million students over 18 years search and share resources from the Content Collection

• icurio—a digital curriculum application that leverages the online resources from the Knovation Content Collection to help teachers design and deliver curated digital lessons

• Technology and insight behind the content curation, correlation and maintenance engine

Youcanfindinformationontheirproductsontheirwebsitehttps://www.knovationlearning.com/school-solutions/. Their more recent major product is their resource Application Programming Interface (API) that allows Knovation resources to be embedded in any other platforms. We are working on adding the Knovation resources to the ACT Academy library as well as including the resources on a combined ACT Resource Library with OpenEd.

Mawi LearningACT also recently acquired Mawi Learning, a recognized leader in educator professional development and student curriculum focused on building social and emotional skills.

Mawi Learning is devoted to unlocking student potential through evidence-based social and emotional teaching and learning approaches. Their tools and services have been used by students in all 50 states and more than 1 million students worldwide to build growth mindset, resilience and foundational SEL skills such as goal-setting and time management since the company’s founding in 2003.

Mawi Learning’s online and blended SEL courses empower students and educators to put SEL principles into action by leveraging grade-appropriate mental models, tools and frameworks that build a foundation for success, both in and out of the classroom. With CASEL-aligned products that are designed to scale and customized to meet the unique needs of all learners and educators, Mawi Learning is ideally positioned to help all schools achieve their SEL goals.

Social and emotional learning skills are a key element of the ACT Holistic Framework, which is designed to guide readiness for success in education and career across skills and competencies in multiple domains.

“Coupled with ACT Tessera®, our state-of-the-art SEL assessment program, Mawi Learning’s professional development and student curriculum will allow ACT to provide a comprehensive solution for schools and districts,”saidSuzanaDelanghe,ACTchiefcommercialofficer.“Therecentreport,ANationatHope(http://nationathope.org/),confirmedtheimportanceoffocusingonstudents’comprehensivedevelopment to their success, and that is our goal.”

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ACT CollegeReady College Transition Tool More than 50 percent of students entering two-year colleges and nearly 20 percent of those entering four-year universities are placed in remedial or developmental classes. Unfortunately, it’s estimated that fewer than 1 in 10 of these learners graduate from community colleges within three years and little more than a third complete bachelor’s degrees in six years.

Take ActionACT CollegeReady is a ready-made tool for intervention. In addition to being able to track student score progress, you also have the ability to track student behavior within the application. If, for example, you see that a student is continuously testing and not using the personalized learning path that was built for them – it may be time to speak with the student and get them back on the right track.

Î Take your next steps by visiting www.act.org/collegeready.

How High Schools Use It While it was designed with colleges in mind, high schools can use ACT® CollegeReady™ to help students transition to college and potentially avoid costly and time-consuming developmental education. Here’s how it works:

1. Assessment—Students take an initial knowledge inventory through the platform that tells them, and your school, if they are ready for college-level math and English.

2. Placement—Learners who receive a high score can be placed into college-level coursework. For high schools, this could mean dual-enrollment courses.

3. Development—Those who need to improve their readiness use CollegeReady to help them achieve that goal prior to college registration by utilizing the personalized learning path CollegeReady creates for them.

4. Reporting—Institutions receive actionable data with real-time information on student progress. 5. Continued Improvement—CollegeReady can continue to support students’ skill improvement

throughout college, while providing educators valuable insights on student progress.

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ACT Workforce Solutions for K–12Now more than ever, America needs a strong, skilled workforce to overcome today’s challenges. The ACT® WorkKeys®NationalCareerReadinessCertificate® (NCRC®) is the work-related skills credential that provides fair and objective measurement of workplace skills that is accepted nationwide.

There’s never been a more challenging time to be an educator. Ensure your students are career ready and boost their employability with the WorkKeys suite.

WorkKeys is a system of assessments that build and measure essential workplace skills that can affect student job performance and increase opportunities for career changes and advancement. By completing the assessments, students can earn the ACT WorkKeys NCRC.

With ACT WorkKeys, your school can:

• Administer WorkKeys Assessments

• Provide test prep for WorkKeys Assessments

• Helpstudentsmatchtheirintereststojobskillsprofiles

• Award college credit for earning an NCRC

WorkKeys assessments are the cornerstone of the ACT workforce solutions. The assessments help you measure the workplace skills that can affect job performance.

Eachassessmentoffersvaryinglevelsofdifficulty.Thelevelsbuildoneachother,incorporatingtheskillsassessed at the previous levels. For example, at Level 5, individuals need the skills from Levels 3, 4, and 5. The complexity can also increase as the quantity and/or density of the information increases.

Mosttestsareweb-basedandtakeonehour.Scoresareeasilyverifiedonline.

Î Take your next steps by visiting https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-educators.html

The ACT WorkKeys NCRC is composed of three WorkKeys assessments that measure skills critical to on-the-job success:

• Applied Math measures the extent to which individuals can use the mathematical skills needed in theworkplace,wheretheabilitytothinkproblemsthroughtofindandevaluatesolutionsisimportant. The assessment measures skills that individuals use when they apply mathematical reasoning and problem-solving to work-related problems.

• Graphic Literacymeasuresanessential21stcenturyworkplaceskillthatemployeesusetofind,summarize, compare, and analyze information to make decisions using graphical resources such as,butnotlimitedtotables,graphs,charts,digitaldashboards,flowcharts,timelines,forms,maps,and blueprints.

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• Workplace Documents measures the skills people use when they read and use written text in order to do a job. The documents—which include messages, emails, letters, directions, signs, notices,bulletins,policies,andregulations—arebasedonmaterialthatreflectsactualreadingdemands of the workplace. On the assessment, test takers must be able to read these documents in order to identify the main ideas, identify important details, determine appropriate steps of actions, and make appropriate decisions and inferences in workplace settings.

Î Take your next steps by visiting https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-educators/ncrc.html

ACT WorkKeys Curriculum helps individuals build the essential career-relevant skills needed for learning, personal development and effective job performance. The ACT WorkKeys NCRC assessments and credential were updated and released June 2017 to ensure ongoing relevance and alignment to the changing skill requirements of today’s jobs.

Inordertopreparelearnersforsuccessonthenewassessments,ACThasmadeasignificantinvestmentin a newly aligned curriculum.

Since 2017, we have developed three courses to support individuals taking the new NCRC assessments and pursuing the new NCRC credential. We have also expanded our course catalog to include essential skillsandfinancialawarenesscourses.Wecontinuetoimproveupontheseofferingsfrequently.

• ACT WorkKeys Curriculum is the only curriculum built from the ground up to align with the ACT WorkKeys NCRC assessments

• The courses are delivered via a personalized, mobile-based learning management system

• The platform delivers a meaningful learning experience and provides users with a customized study schedule and detailed instructional content

What’s New? • ACT WorkKeys Curriculum’s Institution Admin dashboard now includes functionality to create and

edit institution admins and supervisors

• Student Reports: Added the ability to see performance information on assignments

• New assignment information included in Real-Time Reports

• Accessibility Features: Texthelp SpeechStream Toolbar

• New Reporting Features: Session Detail Reports

Î Take your next steps by visiting https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-educators/curriculum.html

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ACT Professional LearningACT Training and Professional Learning offers a suite of professional learning resources designed to enable educators to better generate meaningful insights and enhance learning to improve student outcomes.

As you analyze your learners’ assessment data, one question often comes up: “Now what?”

ACT Training and Professional Learning helps answer that question. Our sessions:

• Equip educators and career development professionals to make the most of ACT products and services

• Answer “Now what?” questions as educators and trainers adapt curriculum and instruction in response to assessment data

• Offer strategies to pass along to learners

• Demonstrate how rigorous and level-appropriate instruction can ensure that students and trainees meet curricular standards

• Develop assessment literacy by teaching instructors to build stronger assessments and to use results while analyzing their methods

• Support systemic improvement for K–12 teaching and learning and for workforce development programs

• Enable participants to integrate new information with products, programs, and knowledge already in use

Also, ACT Training and Professional Learning offers a variety of delivery modes—webinars, videos, workshops—that enable participants to choose training methods and timeframes that meet their needs.

Î Take your next steps by visiting www.act.org/professionallearning

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ACT Certified Educator NEW! ACT®CertifiedEducator™isaninnovativecredentialingprogramdesignedforeducators.Thisprogramis for schools and districts who want their staff to have formalized training in holistic understanding of theACTtest,gainprofessionalcredentialsthatreflectpositivelyontheworkplace,haveacertifiedteamable to teach ACT Prep courses within the school, and be better able to meet their students’ needs in each ACT subject area.

ACTCertifiedEducatoristheonlycertificationtiedtotheresearchofACT’scollegeandcareerreadinessstandards and is a way for educators to learn teaching strategies to ensure all students, no matter their financialbackgrounds,havesuccessfullymasteredtheknowledgeforcollegecourses.ThiscertificationhasbeendevelopedbythemakersoftheACTandisdeliveredbyACTcertifiedinstructors.

We offer national sessions directly to individual educators as well as on-site training just for your school or district.

BecominganACTCertifiedEducatorisasimple,three-stepprocess.First,candidatessubmitanapplication during registration that is subject to ACT review. Next, candidates participate in a one- or two-day on-site training program. Finally, candidates are required to successfully complete a post-trainingassessmentrelatedtothespecifictrainingprogram.

Î Take your next steps by visiting www.act.org/certifiededucator.

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READING REPORTS AND DATA INTERPRETATIONAssessments based on college and career readiness standards and aligned to your curriculum are the best way to determine whether students are on track for success. Preparing students for college and 21st-century careers requires continual monitoring of students’ progress through all stages of their education. Assessments designed with this in mind provide you with longitudinal data that can help keep students on track toward graduation and ensure they’re ready for what comes next.

Starting in Grade 3 and carrying through adulthood, ACT assessments provide data describing student performance in the context of college and career readiness, giving you insights that inform intervention and predict future performance.

ACT data and student reports provide a robust amount of information because we know that students are more than a score. Check out this free training for understanding your ACT data reports:

• The ACT: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act-educator/resources.html

• ACT Aspire: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-aspire/resources.html

• PreACT: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/preact/resources.html

• ACT Tessera: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-tessera/resources.html

Making data relevant to educators is important to incorporating evidence-based decision making into your school or district. The earlier you can begin collecting assessment data, the more informed you will be at critical points on your students’ paths toward college and career readiness.

The ACT is a college admissions test to help students understand their preparedness for college level courses.

The ACT is all about helping students prepare for life after high school. The different scores and reporting categories give educators and students a good understanding of a student’s college and career readiness. ACT also gives additional scores and data that helps students understand themselves and their interests.

The ACT is the only college admissions exam that features a non-cognitive portion that helps students prepare for life after high school. It also includes an indicator for the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate,andasciencesectionwhichprovidesaSTEMscoretocompareagainstaSTEMbenchmark.

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There are many reasons students should take the ACT, even if they don’t think they’re college-bound. The test is based on what students learned in school, so it isn’t something they need to cram for or get too stressed about. If they’ve worked hard and taken rigorous high school classes, they will do well on the ACT!

What’s New? ACT Fee Waiver Program: ACT has expanded its test fee waiver to late fee expenses if applicable.

EL Supports: ACT will add six additional languages for translated text directions beginning in Spring 2020. We will also begin offering translated parental consent forms so parents can read the information in their native language. The languages that are provided will match what ACT offers for translated test directions. These will be available beginning in Spring 2020.

Online Reporting: ACT is at the very beginning of launching an interactive online reporting system. This system will eventually replace our current method of delivering paper reports and CDs and will offer greater insights and actions to use data from our assessments. This exciting new program will roll out overthe2019/2020schoolyearandyouwillbenotifiedwhenitisavailableforyourstate.

Take ActionUsing ACT data, you can analyze all of your students’ academic achievements and college readiness levels to establish baselines for future comparison. You can also use the data to make informed curriculum decisions and intervention strategies, and advise students. Next steps would be to create an data action plan and analyze all the great data you get with the ACT test.

Î Take your next steps by visiting www.act.org/theact.

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Test Center ManagerTest Center Manager is a new utility tool package to transform thetest administration experience .

It is available as an: iOS application, Android application, Web application, and a Web-based management console .

High value features:

• Managedworkflowandtimers

• Irregularities management

• Message Center

• Staff management and onboarding

• Room Builder

• Room unlock

• Dynamic seating

• Renew/establish network

ACT District Testing

Join school districts across the country in bringing the ACT test to students in the classroom

Didyouknowthatyourdistrictcanofferan“official”testadministrationoftheACTatschoolsduringregular school hours on a weekday? Since 2007, students in more than 47 states have earned college-reportable scores taking the ACT in their own classrooms through ACT State and District testing.

Participating in ACT District testing provides your students with the opportunity to assess their academic skills and level of college readiness in a familiar environment. Having all students participate raises college awareness and exposure among all students, rather than only self-selected, college-bound students. For some students, the experience may help them realize they have the skills to perform college-level coursework.

What’s New? • No longer requiring proctor caching for online testing

○ Guidance will be provided to schools about when proctor caching is still recommended

• Lexile and Quantile data linked to the ACT and PreACT test scores (optional reporting)


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ACT is here to help guide your students on the way to college and career readiness. No matter where our efforts merge, ACT provides insights that inform intervention, support college and career counseling, and predict performance.

The ACT continuum of sequential assessments:

• Anchor to the well-known and trusted score scale for the ACT test

• Measure the 4 core content areas: English, math, reading and science

• Align to the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards

• Predict performance on subsequent assessments

Use this blended learning solution to create lesson plans, assign homework, and give quizzes—driven by free resources personalized to student learning gaps at all points along the journey.

© 2019 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. Find out more at act.org/k12.

ACT is here to help guide your students on the way to college and career readiness. No matter where our efforts merge, ACT provides insights that inform intervention, support college and career counseling, and predict performance. The ACT continuum of sequential assessments:

• Anchor to the well-known and trusted score scale for the ACT test• Measure the 4 core content areas: English, math, reading and science• Align to the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards• Predict performance on subsequent assessments

CONNECTED SOLUTIONS FOR THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS JOURNEY

The ACT Core Assessment Suite

Assess students’ college readiness with a college reportable score and data to inform teaching and learning in your classrooms.

Provide a powerful simulated testing experience for the ACT test with a predicted ACT score and data to prepare students for life after high school.

Set a baseline for students before high school, provide early ACT test practice, and get predicted PreACT and ACT scores with just one test.

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Assess students’ academic skills before, during, and after instruction with a longitudinal assessment system that predicts scores for PreACT and the ACT.

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PreACT® offers 10th-graders the opportunity to practice for the ACT® test with a shortened version of the test. It provides scores on the ACT 1–36 scale, as well as a full view of students’ college and career readiness by identifying areas of strength and improvement for student success.

PreACT provides robust reporting with rapid turnaround to allow for early and effective planning to ensure student success. PreACT provides predicted ACT Score Ranges and Indicator of College and Career Readiness.

What’s New? PreACT will now include an indicator of progress toward Career Readiness. The PreACT product line is growing with a new PreACT 8/9 assessment providing 8th and 9th grade students an early opportunity to begin to prepare for the ACT.

Take Action PreACT provides an indicator of college and career readiness. Report data help students identify areas of strength and opportunity for improvement. These data help you to target interventions, inform classroom instruction, and guide students in course selection.

SAMPLESAMPLE

* About the PreACT test and score scale The PreACT is shorter than the full ACT and is based on a subset of ACT test specifications. The PreACT is reported on the same 1 to 36 score scales as the ACT, but PreACT has a maximum score of 35.

† Math test questions can map to multiple reporting categories, so totals will exceed the number of questions on test.

Your Detailed PreACT 10 Results

Student Report

This graph visually represents your PreACT scores compared to the ACT Benchmark. When looking at this you can see where your score compares to the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks.

Your PreACT*Score

Your PreACT Score Range

ACT Readiness Benchmark

Your PreACT scores consist of di�erent scores for each subject test (math, science, English, and reading) along with the average of all of your subject scores (the Composite score). The STEM score is the average of your math and science scores only.

Your PreACT Score RangeTest scores are estimates of your educational development. Think of your true achievement on this test as being within a range as shown by the bands around your scores.

ACT College ReadinessBenchmarksACT scores at or above the Benchmark mean that a student has at least a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in specific first-year college courses in the corresponding subject area.

The scores below represent your performance on reporting categories measured by the test. Reporting category designations are provided to help you to start to focus on strengths and weaknesses. Categories with only a few items may be less representative of your overall achievement in that category.

Your Predicted ACT Composite Score Range is 18-20 The scores below predict your future performance ranges when taking the full ACT in a year’s time assuming typical achievement growth.

Progress Toward the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate®

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Your PreACT® Composite Score is 19

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CORRECTING ERRORS ON YOUR REPORTIf you think there is an error in information other than your scores or you want to change information (e.g., address change) within 3 months of receiving your scores, write to:

ACT Student Services PO Box 414Iowa City, IA 52243-0414

If an error is found to have been made, a corrected score report will be sent to you and all previous score recipients at no charge.

RETENTION POLICYWe keep registration records for 5 years, answer documents for at least 1 year, and test scores indefinitely.

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ENGLISHProduction of Writing

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READINGKey Ideas & Details

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Understanding Complex TextsThis indicator lets you know if you are understanding the central meaning of complex texts at a level that is needed to succeed in college courses with higher reading demand.

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PreACT Composite Score: For each test we converted your number of correct answers into a 1 to 35 score. Your Composite score is the average of your scores on the four subject tests (math, science, English, and reading) rounded to the nearest whole number. If you left any test completely blank, that score is reported as two dashes and no Composite score is computed.

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

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● distinguish between what is most and least important in increasingly challenging texts

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● research words and phrases from di�erent sources, identifying their shades of meaning in various contexts or situations

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* About the PreACT test and score scale The PreACT is shorter than the full ACT and is based on a subset of ACT test specifications. The PreACT is reported on the same 1 to 36 score scales as the ACT, but PreACT has a maximum score of 35.


Your Detailed PreACT 10 Results

Student Report

This graph visually represents your PreACT scores compared to the ACT Benchmark. When looking at this you can see where your score compares to the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks.

Your PreACT*Score

Your PreACT Score Range


Your PreACT scores consist of di�erent scores for each subject test (math, science, English, and reading) along with the average of all of your subject scores (the Composite score). The STEM score is the average of your math and science scores only.

Your PreACT Score RangeTest scores are estimates of your educational development. Think of your true achievement on this test as being within a range as shown by the bands around your scores.

ACT College ReadinessBenchmarksACT scores at or above the Benchmark mean that a student has at least a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in specific first-year college courses in the corresponding subject area.


Your Predicted ACT Composite Score Range is 18-20 The scores below predict your future performance ranges when taking the full ACT in a year’s time assuming typical achievement growth.


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8/9 NEW PreACT8/9isthefirstopportunityforstudentstopreparefortheACT.Thisassessmentprovidesaprediction of how the student will perform on the PreACT and the ACT along with valuable insights to help students identify areas of strength and opportunity. PreACT 8/9 also includes an Indicator of ProgresstowardachievementoftheNationalCareerReadinessCertificate.PreACT8/9providesanearlierpractice opportunity for the ACT allowing you to set students up for success even earlier. This simulated testexperiencetotheACThasshortertestingtimes,aflexibletestwindow,andtimelyreportturnaroundto help you help your students even earlier.

Take ActionPreACT 8/9 provides an early indicator of college and career readiness. Report data help students identify areas of strength and opportunity for improvement. These data can help you target interventions, inform classroom instruction, and guide students in course selection.

Î Take your next steps by visiting www.act.org/preact8-9.

Test Structure Total test time is 2 hours and 10 minutes (with approximately 60 minutes of pre-test activities):

Mathematics: 40 minutes

Preparing for Higher Math 28

Number & Quantity 5

Algebra 6

Functions 6

Geometry 6

Statistics & Probability 5

Integrating Essential Skills 4

Modeling 10

Science: 30 minutes

Interpretation of Data 11

ScientificInvestigation 6

Evaluation of Models 8

English: 30 minutes

Production of Writing 17

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These items are not counted in the scores and are noted as N/A on the score reports

Reporting IncludedEach school will receive a Reporting package including Student List Report, Educator Reports, Early Intervention Rosters, Item Response Summary, and Research Data File. Additionally, for each student, schools will receive:

y Two Student Score Reports

y Two Student Score Labels

Student Report Content

y PreACT 8/9 composite, subject, and reporting category scores.

y Predicted PreACT and ACT composite and subject score ranges.

y STEMscore,reflectingpreparednessforSTEMareasofstudy.

y Item Response for students, with correct answer and ideas for progress.

y Indicator of Progress toward the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.

y Student college and career planning information.

SAMPLESAMPLE

* About the PreACT 8/9 test and score scale The PreACT 8/9 is reported on the same 1 to 36 score scales as the ACT, but PreACT 8/9 has a maximum score of 30.


Your Detailed PreACT 8/9 Results

Student Report

This graph visually represents your PreACT 8/9 scores compared to the ACT Benchmark. When looking at this you can see where your score compares to the ACT Readiness Benchmarks.

Your PreACT 8/9*Score

Your PreACT 8/9 Score Range


Your PreACT 8/9 scores consist of di�erent scores for each subject test (math, science, English, and reading) along with the average of all of your subject scores (the Composite score). The STEM score is the average of your math and science scores only.

Your PreACT 8/9 Score RangeTest scores are estimates of your educational development. Think of your true achievement on this test as being within a range as shown by the bands around your scores.

ACT Readiness BenchmarksStudents who score at or above the benchmark are on target to meet the ACT College Readiness Benchmark when they are in 11th grade.


Your Predicted ACT Composite Score Range is 18-20 The scores below predict your future performance ranges when taking the full ACT in 11th grade assuming typical achievement growth.


Your PreACT® 8/9 Composite Score is 19


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PreACT 8/9 Composite Score: For each test we converted your number of correct answers into a 1 to 30 score. Your Composite score is the average of your scores on the four subject tests (math, science, English, and reading) rounded to the nearest whole number. If you left any test completely blank, that score is reported as two dashes and no Composite score is computed.






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This indicator predicts the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT NCRC®) that students with this PreACT 8/9 Composite score are likely to obtain. The ACT NCRC is an assessment-based credential that documents foundational work skills important for job success across industries and occupations. Visit www.act.org/NCRC-indicator to learn more.

Your Predicted PreACT® Composite Score Range is The scores below predict your future performance ranges when taking the PreACT in 10th grade assuming typical achievement growth.

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Students with this PreACT 8/9 Composite score are likely to obtain a Gold level on the ACT NCRC in 11th grade.

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ACT Aspire®isthefirstcomputer-basedlongitudinalassessmentsystemforcollegeandcareerreadinessthat connects student progress from elementary grades through high school.

ACT Aspire Summative is a benchmark to see if your student is on target or making progress to be successful with college or career. Students taking the test in middle or high school will receive a predicted PreACT (grades 6-9) or ACT (grades 7-10) score to help them plan. For all grades the summative tests show growth over years and a projection for the next two years. Students who are meeting STEM benchmarks may want to consider extra-curriculars in that area. The test results also provide information in areas where students could improve.

The summative assessment is used to evaluate student learning typically at the end of the year. This helps to ensure students are on target for college and career readiness. The periodic assessments help ensure the student is making progress throughout the year.

ACT Aspire is really a system. The interims can be used as a benchmark in the fall, as students complete learning targets, the targeted classroom quizzes can be used to verify the concept was mastered or if additional work is needed. Reports from interims or classrooms contain the question, student responses, and a direct link to free resources to further a student’s or classroom’s understanding. Four interims per subject/grade for grades 3–Early High School and 10 classrooms per subject/grade for grades 3–8 are available.

What’s New? • Starting in fall 2019 the summative report will provide predicted PreACT scores for grades 6-9 and

predicted ACT scores for grades 7–10.

• Added National Percentile Rank for STEM and ELA on student reports.

• Administration platform changing from the portal to PearsonAccessnext.

• Reports have a new look and feel similar to the ACT reports.

• Customers will set the week they want to receive their paper test materials (summative testing)

• Ordering and Invoicing has changed. The process has been streamlined. The enrollment form is new, but will still use the same information you used previously. Each customer is required to sign a contract for ACT Aspire. Once your contract is signed, we will set your site up to test.

• The invoice process has changed. Invoices will be sent in December and June, payment will be due 30 days from receipt.

• Auto create online test sessions through student registration import.

Take ActionUtilizing Interim and Classroom Assessments throughout the year provide immediate results and actionabledata.Educatorsdiscoverspecificareaswherestudentscanimprovesocurriculumcanbeadapted during the school year. Summative results provide longitudinal data for the school and students. Use this data to help individual students focus on certain areas and schools look at overall performance to evaluate curriculum and professional development.

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Social and Emotional Learning Assessment and Intervention ToolACT Tessera is a 30 minute assessment system that reliably and validly measures the social and emotional skills of your students. The assessment utilizes 3 different item types (forced choice, situational judgement, self-report) to triangulate on each student’s social and emotional skills. Measured skills include Grit, Teamwork, Curiosity, Resilience, and Leadership. The assessment system provides easy-to-digest reporting and the ACT Tessera Playbook, which provides a learning curriculum to help your students improve these skills.

In addition to measuring the individual social and emotional skills of your students, ACT Tessera provides insights into School Climate at your institution. Knowing how safe and comfortable your students feel at school may allow you to know what changes need to be made.

There is growing consensus that social and emotional skills matter. For example, according to a study done by Google, 7 out of the top 8 traits that employers look for in job candidates are social and emotional skills. There is also strong evidence demonstrating a positive return on investment for money spentonsocialandemotionalskillsprogramsintheformoflong-termbenefitssuchashigherlifetimeearnings, reduced juvenile crime, and better mental and physical health.

What’s New? ACT Tessera is moving to ACT Academy, which will result in an enhanced experience for both teachers and students. This new platform will feature improved ordering, administration, and testing experiences—ultimately leading to a smoother school day integration

Take ActionThe real value of the Tessera student data reports is that they are tools for facilitating a conversation between a student and a parent or educator. Students may never have had the opportunity to think about social and emotional skills, and where they have strengths and weaknesses in these skills. Tessera student reports provide this information in an easily understood format.

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Scores for Isabella Hawkins September 1, 2018 ACT Tessera measures five important social and emotional skills, described below. Stars indicate your current level on each skill. Don’t worry too much if you get one star on any of the skills. You can always improve with practice.

For detailed information on improving the five Tessera skills, and for explanation of how star scores are related to percentiles, go to www.act.org/tesserareport.

Grit Grit reflects the extent to which a student’s actions demonstrate persistence, goal striving, reliability, dependability, and attention to detail at school.

Teamwork Teamwork reflects the extent to which a student’s actions demonstrate collaboration, empathy, helpfulness, trust, and trustworthiness.

Curiosity Curiosity reflects the extent to which a student’s actions demonstrate creativity, inquisitiveness, flexibility, open mindedness, and embracing diversity.

Resilience Resilience reflects the extent to which a student’s actions demonstrate stress management, emotional regulation, a positive response to setbacks, and poise.

Leadership Leadership reflects the extent to which a student’s actions demonstrate assertiveness, influence, optimism, and enthusiasm.

At or below the 16th percentile. Approximately 84% of the national tested sample scored higher than students in this range.

Between the 17th and 50th percentiles (inclusive). Approximately 16% scored lower and 50% scored higher than students in this range.

Between the 51st and 84th percentiles (inclusive). Approximately 50% scored lower and 16% scored higher than students in this range.

At or above the 85th percentile. Approximately 84% scored lower than students in this range.

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Where you are today doesn’t have to be where you are tomorrow Social and emotional skills change over time, and improving these skills can help you achieve your academic, professional, and personal goals.

This report provides you with your scores and some exercises that may help you learn more about each skill and improve. The more you practice your Grit, Curiosity, etc., the stronger you become in those skills.

Improve Your Grit Other Words for Grit: Hard-working, organized, trustworthy, reliable, conscientious, and tenacious.

Improve Your Grit One way you can improve your grit is to maintain an awareness of why you want to achieve your goals. What would it mean to you and others if you achieved your goal? Think about the steps you must take to achieve your goal and then monitor progress to stay on track.

Go to This Link To access videos and other tools to help you improve your grit, go to www.act.org/grit-test.

Improve Your Teamwork Other Words for Teamwork: Helpful, supportive, empathetic, respectful, collaborative, and agreeable.

Improve Your Teamwork Considering other team members’ perspectives can enhance teamwork and cooperation. The next time you work with other team members, try to see things from their points of view.

Go to This Link To access videos and other tools to help you improve your teamwork, go to www.act.org/teamwork.

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Curiosity Other Words for Curiosity: Interested, inquisitive, eager to learn, creative, inventive, and imaginative.

Improve Your Curiosity Try to consider several ways of solving a problem before you settle on a solution. Observe people you think are creative. How do they solve problems or come up with solutions?

Go to This Link To access videos and other tools to help you improve your curiosity, go to www.act.org/curiosity.

Improve Your Leadership Other Words for Leadership: Assertive, persuasive influential, optimistic, encouraging, and enthusiastic.

Improve Your Leadership Great leaders are often optimistic and enthusiastic. They see that the “glass is half full” and are confident that the future will turn out well. Do your best to see the positive side of most situations.

Go to This Link To access videos and other tools to help you improve your leadership, go to www.act.org/leadership-training.

Improve Your Resilience Other Words for Resilience: Relaxed, calm, self-controlled, collected, not overly worried, and not overly stressed.

Improve Your Resilience Being grateful can help improve your composure. Being grateful means being thankful for the things you have. Try to spend a little time each day thinking about the things in your life for which you are grateful.

Go to This Link To access videos and other tools to help you improve your resilience, go to www.act.org/resilience.

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There are two important points to consider when you distribute reports to your student. First, remind students that they can improve each of these skills. If they are disappointed in any of their results, improvement is always possible. They are never stuck where they are. Second, remind them that how they compare to others in the class is not important. What’s important is how these reports inform their own personal development plan. Talk to your students about these results and note strengths and opportunities for improvement. Another important question to ask is whether any of the results surprised them. A discussion about surprising results represents a unique opportunity to increase student self-awareness. After that, we encourage you to use the activities and resources in the ACT Tessera Playbook to help your students improve.

Î .Take your next steps by visiting www.act.org/tessera.

EquityEveryone has the potential to learn. A student’s background or family income should not determine educational or career opportunities.

At ACT, we believe that every person should have the ability to go as far as their talent and effort can take them. As social inequality has increased in the United States, so have inequities in opportunities to learn and thrive for students growing up in low-income families, and especially for those who would be the firstintheirfamilytograduatefromcollege.

Talent and potential are widely distributed across society. Opportunities to learn and succeed should be too. After decades of innovation, research, and advocacy, ACT is uniquely equipped to inform, assess, and improve learning and, ultimately, help close achievement and equity gaps. We are committed to closing the gap through our initiatives, research, and partnerships.

Fee WaiversLast year, ACT provided fee waivers to more than 542,506 whodemonstratedfinancialneedsothatthey could take the ACT test for free. Those waivers, helpleveltheplayingfieldforallstudents.Afamily’sincome should not determine his or her educational or career opportunities. During the 2019-2020 school year, ACT will expand its ACT test fee waiver program to late fee expenses if applicable.

As a reminder, the ACT Fee Waiver covers the registration fee for either the ACT with or without writing, one report to the student’s high school, and up to six college choices at the time of registration. After registration, students can request up to an additional 20 regular score reports for free..

Students testing the ACT on a national test date may be eligible for an ACT Fee Waiver. Information about the eligibility requirements and how to request a fee waiver is sent to high schools each summer and is available at www.act.org/the-act/fees.

To be eligible for a fee waiver, students must meet all of the following requirements:

• Currently enrolled in high school in the 11th or 12th grade

• Testing in the United States, US territories, or Puerto Rico

• Meet one or more indicators of economic need listed on the ACT Fee Waiver form

Students can contact their high school counselor to request a fee waiver. Eligible students may use a maximum of two separate fee waivers.

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Students who use fee waivers to register for the ACT test automatically receive free access to ACT® Online Prep (AOP) and Rapid Review. Operational on any device, AOP and Rapid Review readies students for the test by evaluating their academic strengths and areas for development. In addition, these students automatically receive free access,to these resources, which provides live content-based instruction from expert teachers.

AccommodationsAll students should have the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired and increase access to high quality education. Our accessibility efforts are designed to decrease barriers to learning and engagement by ensuring accessibility for all students.

Requesting AccommodationsAllrequestsshouldbesubmittedthroughtheTestAccessibilityandAccommodationsSystem(TAA) bytheschoolofficial,bythepublishedregistrationdeadlinesforthestudent’spreferredtestdate.

Student Steps:1. Register indicating the need for accommodations2. Complete the consent form3. Forward the information to the counselor

Counselor Steps:1. Receive registration email and signed Consent to Release Information form from student.2. Using the Test Accessibility and Accommodations System (TAA), provide all the examinee details,

testing information, reason for the request, plan details, requested accommodation and/or support, and documentation and submit the request.

3. ReceiveanemailwhentheDecisionNotificationisavailable(7–14businessdays)toviewonline.Printtwo copies, one for the student and one for school or district records.

TheexamineewillNOTreceiveacopyofthenotificationdirectlyfromACT. IfstudentsorparentshavequestionsaboutthedecisionnotificationhavethemcontactACT.

English Learner SupportsEnglish Learner (EL) supports are available on the ACT test to US students. The goal of the supports is to helpensurethattheACTscoresearnedbyEnglishlearnersaccuratelyreflectwhattheyhavelearnedinschool.

EL supports are limited to students in a local school district’s EL program who meet the current definitionsofanEnglishlearnerundertheEveryStudentSucceedsAct(ESSA).StudentsmustapplyfortheEnglishlearnersupportsthroughtheirhighschoolcounselors’office.

Qualifying students who receive the supports will earn college-reportable ACT scores.

ThesupportsforqualifiedEnglishlearnerswillincludethefollowing:

• Additional time on the test (not to exceed time-and-a-half)

• Useofanapprovedword-to-wordbilingualglossary(containingnoworddefinitions)


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• Test instructions provided in the student’s native language (including Spanish and a limited number of other languages initially)

• Testing in a non-distracting environment (i.e., in a separate room)

With the new EL Toolkit from ACT, you can learn how schools with EL populations are overcoming barriers, get Spanish-language college planning eBooks, and access accommodations information all in one location. Find these resources and other information for educators of EL students at www.act.org/content/act/en/k12-educators-and-administrators/ell-resources.html.)

Extended–Time AccommodationExaminees with diagnosed disabilities or English learning needs who qualify for extended-time accommodations on the ACT test have a time limit on each section of the test, with a hard stop after each section.

Examinees will receive time-and-a-half on each of the four required multiple-choice subject area tests (English, mathematics, reading and science). The time limits for National Extended Time testing are as follows:

NATIONAL EXTENDED TIME TESTING

Subject Extended Time Standard Time

English 70 minutes 45 minutes

Mathematics 90 minutes 60 minutes

Reading 55 minutes 35 minutes

Science 55 minutes 35 minutes

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COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNINGHelping students determine what they want to do for a career or “what they want to be when they grow up” is a big task. But it’s why we do what we do—to help students achieve their dreams or, as we like to put it, education and workplace success. When students are on track academically, and socially/emotionally, you can devote more time to helping them plan for the future, rather than remediation.

Making every student’s dream a reality is easier done when driven by evidence-based data. ACT gives you the right data and resources at the right time to make this possible.

Measuring Students’ College and Career Interests The ACT Interest Inventory was designed to help students see the connections between the world of work and the everyday things they like to do. It is a survey of students’ career interests and aspirations. Results can help them identify career options they might enjoy—an essential developmental skill for students in the early stages of career planning. The Interest Inventory is usually completed when students register for the ACT or PreACT, and results derived from the inventory scores are reported on the PreACT and ACT Student Report, the High School Report, and the College Report.

Results are reported in four ways:

• Standard Scores—Review with students to see where their general interests fall. Each of the six ACT Interest Inventory scales are designed to parallel the six interest and occupational types:

○ Science and Technology ○ Arts

○ Social Service ○ Administration and Sales

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• Interest-Major Fit—Review with students to help them connect their interests with their intended college major. The results are a measure of how strongly the student’s interests correspond with their planned major.

• The World-of-Work Map—Review with students to help them see the connections between their interests and occupations. The map is an interpretive tool that visually displays the student’s Interest Inventory results. Twelve map regions are used to summarize the results.

Note: The World of Work Map connections between interests and occupations is based on John Holland’s research on job personality and work environment.


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• The ACT Career Connector—Use the Career Connector to provide students with personalized job recommendations. It is a visual summary of the results of the Interest Inventory, based on the map andusingthesamecompasspoints.TheCareerConnectoralsoincludesapersonalizedlistoffiveoccupations based on the student’s interest scores.

MyACTMyACT will be the primary one-stop shop for a student’s educational journey. Currently, it allows students to complete their research-backed ACT inventories to help identify the best college and career path for them, as well as to purchase ACT Prep products and ACT Tessera to measure critical SEL skills.

MyACT is more than just a registration portal. The goal will be for a central location that students can access for learning, measurement, and navigation to be successful in college and career.

No purchase is needed. Encourage your students to access and utilize the inventories to help guide them toward the tailored, best path for their college and career.

Sign up at my.act.org/account.

What’s New?Just about everything! In the near future all students, including domestic users will register for the ACT through MyACT. More enhancements will be following after that, including integration into ACT Academy.

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Ready-to-Share MaterialsCreating a culture of college and career readiness requires open and consistent communication with students and parents about the value of measuring academic readiness, assessing non-cognitive skills, and preparing for the future. This open dialogue can help improve student learning and outcomes as part of a larger college and career readiness action plan. ACT has prepared a variety of communication tools for you to use to make this task easier:

• Email communications to be used throughout the school year

• Engaging social media images for sharing from your school’s accounts

• PowerPoint slides related to each of the ACT assessments to present to the school board, educators, students, parents, or community

• Student-focused digital resources such as eBooks, infographics, and videos

These toolkits include resources for: • The ACT test: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/k12-educators-and-administrators/administrator-

resources.html#toolkits

• PreACT: https://knowledge.act.org/K-12_District_and_Building_Leaders/PreACT/Preparing_for_Test_Day/Communications_Tool_Kit_for_PreACT?_ga=2.95031772.1351630379.1564746520-1665310415.1559668173

• ACT Aspire: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-aspire/resources/toolkit.html

• ACT Tessera: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-tessera/resources/toolkit.html

• ACT Test Prep Resources

We’ve heard from counselors that the information has been great to share with parents and students.

ACT NewslettersEverymonth,ACTprovidestimelyinformationinournewslettersspecificallywrittenforadministrators,

counselors, students, and parents. Sign up to receive the newsletters at www.act.org/ccrw-toolkit.

• Administrator Newsletter—Information about important upcoming deadlines and events, professional development opportunities, new research, product updates, and ACT assessment news

• Counselor Newsletter—Tools and information to improve communication with students and parents

For Students and Parents: • Class of 2020 Newsletter—Information on making decisions about applying to and paying for

college.

• Class of 2021 Newsletter—Information for students about weighing their options for life after high school.

• Class of 2022 Newsletter—Information to help students try new things and start establishing college and career goals.

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/k12-educators-and-administrators/administrator-resources.html#toolkits

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https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-aspire.html

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https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-tessera/resources/toolkit.html

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eBooksTransitioningfromhighschooltocollegecanbedifficultforstudents.ACThasdevelopedseveraleBookstohelpstudentsalongtheway.YoucanfindtheseeBooksanddownloadthemforfreefromwww.act.org/ccrw-toolkit.

1. Planning for Your Future: 6 Easy Ways to Start Preparing for What’s Next Students can take what they know about their interests, goals, and skills, and pair it with their GPA and ACT test scores to make informed decisions about their future.

2. 5 Questions Students Must Ask While College and Career Planning: Junior Year Edition Useful tips, advice, and strategies are presented for Juniors to start planning a path to college and career.

3. Avoiding the “Senior Slide”: How to Finish Strong During Your Last Year of High School Fromenrollinginchallengingclassestochoosingacollege,studentscanfinishstrongduringtheirlast year of high school.

4. Financial Aid: Paying for College and University ThiseBookcoversthebasicsoffinancialaid,wheretofindit,howtoapplyforit,andmethodsforaccurately comparing the costs.

5. The Ultimate Guide to Conquering Campus Visits Identify the importance of college and university visits and how they have a major impact on a student’sfinaldecision.

6. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: How to Prepare for the Future During Your Sophomore Year Identify which classes should be a top priority, why extracurricular activities matter, and what steps sophomore students should take to plan for the future.

7. Before, During, & After: 3 Stages of Taking a College Entrance Exam Students learn how to successfully plan, analyze, and prepare for a college readiness assessment.

Educational Opportunity ServiceFinding colleges and universities that meet a student’s interests and academic achievement level can be time consuming. So why not let the colleges do the work and come to your students? Through ACT’s Educational Opportunity Service (EOS) colleges and other educational organizations can search for students within ACT scores ranges and basic demographic information. Students who opt in to EOS are more likely to be discovered by colleges and scholarship organizations, broadening their post-high school options.

Here are three reasons students should opt in:

1. Get discovered by colleges: 84% of EOS participants in a recent graduating class had their names selected by at least one college.

2. Find financial aid programs:Groupsthatoverseescholarshipsandotherformsoffinancialaiduseitto connect with students.

3. Broaden their college search: Campuses consistently report that EOS names yield results by increasing visibility, inquiries, applications, and enrollments.




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Course PlanningYoucanuseinformationfromscorereportsandstudentcoursepatterndatafromtheACTProfileReportto help students plot a path to the major, college, and career of their choice.

Common Course Pattern data provides information on how students performed on the ACT subject tests in comparison to the courses students have completed in that subject. Look for trends between student course patterns and ACT scores to identify paths you can recommend to other students.

PreACT score reports show how your students’ course plans compare to those needed for college preparedness. This can help them create a schedule that gets them into all of the classes they need before graduating.

How You Can Use It: Identifying a student’s interests (accounting for example) on their score report and comparingthattotheirperformanceinspecificsubjectareas(likemath)canalsohelpyourecommendcoursestostudents.Orastudent’sproficiencyinanunrelatedsubjectmaypromptyouandthestudentto look into majors and careers more aligned to those skills.


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Honors CoursesStudents exceeding the readiness benchmarks on ACT Aspire and the PreACT have demonstrated their mastery of the material and may be ready for more rigorous coursework. Score data from these assessments can be used as a placement exam to determine a student’s ability to succeed in honors courses.

For example, the Fox C-6 School District in St. Louis uses ACT Aspire as one indicator of student readiness for honors courses. They provide Aspire Interim assessments to students entering sixth grade and review their subtest scores to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Using this information and a comparison to national norms, the administration and educators provide a recommendation to the student and their parents on whether or not the student is ready for honors courses.

Passing an honors class is an excellent way for high school students to demonstrate their academic competency and discipline to college admissions boards. Successfully graduating from a high school honors program shows colleges how serious the student is about academics and how prepared they are to challenge themselves. In certain situations, the honors student may be exempt from taking certain beginningcollegecourses,whichcansavethemsignificanttimeandmoney.

Dual Enrollment CoursesResearch shows that high school graduates who enter college with credits from dual enrollment are more likely to succeed in college, including completing a bachelor’s degree in less time, than are students who enter college without such credits.2 Therefore, those who are eligible for these courses should be encouraged to enroll.

Participation in dual-enrollment programs exposes students to more rigorous courses, college-level instruction, and the ability to explore programs with the potential to strengthen their familiarity with crucial determinants of both college and workplace success.

Students who meet the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks have demonstrated their readiness for college-level, credit-bearing courses.

Dual enrollment is an increasingly popular model of collaboration between K–12 and postsecondary education institutions. With the assistance of national education organizations, ACT is working to increase the number of eligible high school students in dual enrollment programs across the nation. All eligible students should have the opportunity, at as little cost to them as possible, to earn college credit fromqualifiedinstructorsinhigh-qualitydual-enrollmentprograms.

2 Radunzel, Justine, Noble, Julie and Sue Wheeler. Dual-Credit/Dual-Enrollment Coursework and Long-Term College Success in Texas. (October 2014).


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ScholarshipsAs a major source of college funding, scholarships are a great resource to help your students pay for postsecondary education. They may cover the entire cost of a college education or be a small one-time award. No matter the amount, scholarships are worth applying for to help students lower the cost of their education.

Manyscholarshipsareawardedbasedonmeritratherthanfinancialneed.ThisisoneofthewaystakingtheACTtestcanbeabenefittoyourstudents.Arecentstudy3 on test score requirements for merit-basedscholarshipsatpublicuniversitieshasidentifiedthatsomescholarshipsprovideanadvantagetostudentstakingtheACTorSAT.Ofthe100scholarshipsofferedat58flagship/prominentschoolsusingACT/SAT scores:

• 34 scholarships favor the ACT.

• 15 scholarships favor the SAT.

Increasing an ACT score by just one point can be the difference between a small scholarship and a larger one. In the graduating class of 2017, students who took the ACT once had an average composite score of 16.5. Those who took it a second time had an average composite score of 21.1. By taking the ACT test at least twice, students increase their chances of paying for college with more funds that don’t have to be repaid.

APPENDIXFree ResourcesTo help ensure you get the most out of your CCRW experience, we have posted materials from this workshop and links to other free resources at www.act.org/ccrw-toolkit. This toolkit includes:

• The 2019 ACT CCRW presentation slides

• A digital copy of this workbook

• Prewritten emails to share what you’ve learned with your colleagues

• eBooks

• Links to the ACT newsletters

• Links to communication toolkits for the ACT test, ACT Aspire, PreACT, ACT Tessera , as well as an ELL Toolkit, Gear Up Toolkit, and links to the K–12 Landing Page, K–12 Admin Resources, and K–12 Counselor Resources

3 Higher Test Scores, Lower Tuition: Is There an SAT/ACT Advantage? (January 2018) Edmit 120 blog. Retrieved from: https://www.edmit.me/blog/2018/01/02/higher-test-scores-lower-tuition

http://www.act.org/ccrw-toolkit

https://www.edmit.me/blog/2018/01/02/higher-test-scores-lower-tuition


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for participating in the

ACT College and Career Readiness Workshop

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CCRW 2019 SurveyThank you for attending the workshop! We’d love a few minutes of your time to get some feedback.

Required1. Whatisyourfirstname?

2. What is your last name?

3. Which most accurately describes your job title?

□ Counselor

□ Director of Guidance

□ K-12 Administrator

□ K-12 Teacher/Educator

□ State&GovernmentOfficial

□ Curriculum and Instruction Professional

□ Educational Advocate/Industry Association

□ Higher Education Faculty/Administrator

□ Other

4. Where do you work (example: Cherry Creek High School)?

5. What is your email address?

6. What is your phone number?

7. What is your preferred method of contact?

□ Email

□ Phone

□ Do not contact me. I will contact ACT.

8. In which state did you attend the College and Career Readiness Workshop?

9. What day was your workshop? Please input date in format of mm/dd/yyyy

10. WouldyouliketolearnmoreabouthowyourschoolordistrictcanofferanofficialtestadministrationofTheACTatschoolsduring regular school hours on a weekday?

□ Yes. Please send me more information.

□ Yes. Please have my ACT Account Executive contact me with more information.

□ No. I do not want information about how to offer The ACT test to students on a weekday.

11. I would like more information and follow-up on the following ACT solutions (select all that apply).

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information.

Yes - please have an ACT Account Executive

contact me directly.

Yes - I’m interested in having an ACT Account Executive present to

my administrative team.

The ACT/District TestingPreACTPreACT 8/9ACT AspireACT TesseraACT Online PrepACT WorkKeys Assessments/ CurriculumACT Learning Resources/ Open Educational ResourcesACT CollegeReadyACT Professional Learning

12. WouldyouliketolearnmoreabouthowyourschoolordistrictcanprovideACTCertifiedEducatortrainingtotheeducatorsatyour school or district?

□ Yes. Please send me more information.

□ Yes. Please have my ACT Account Executive contact me with more information.

□ No.IdonotwantinformationaboutprovidingACTCertifiedEducatortrainingtoeducatorsatmyschoolordistrict.

13. I would like to be contacted about something other than what is indicated in the table above (please indicate in space provided).

14. Based on what you learned in today’s workshop, what, if any, changes might you make in your practices?


15. How did you FIRST learn about the College and Career Readiness Workshops?

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□ Have attended in the past

□ ACT website

□ ACT State Lead/Account Executive

□ ACT Newsletter

□ Conference Flyer

□ Digital Advertisement

□ Other

16. Overall, how would you rate your satisfaction with the information you received from the ACT College and Career Readiness Workshop?

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17. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about the workshop.

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Concepts were presented in a manner that will make it easy for me to apply in my work.The information provided is relevant to my current position.The workshop was a valuable professional experience.Workshop materials supported my learning of the topics covered in the workshop.Workshop materials will be a resource and guide for use after the workshop.

18. How would you rate the workshop facilitator(s) on the following attributes?

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Being prepared for the workshop.Level of knowledge about the subject matter.Presenting the information clearly to assist in my understanding.Promoting discussion and involvement.Keeping the discussion focused on stated objectives.Using the workshop materials to enhance my learning of the concepts covered.Responding appropriately to questions.

19. Please use the space below for any comments you might have about the facilitator.

20. Would like to attend a College and Career Readiness Workshop next year?

□ Yes □ No □ Not sure

21. Thinking about future College and Career Readiness Workshops, what other issues or topics should be addressed/discussed in greater detail? Check all that apply.

□ The ACT/District Testing

□ PreACT

□ PreACT 8/9

□ ACT Aspire

□ ACT Tessera

□ ACT Online Prep

□ TheOfficialACTPrepGuide

□ ACT Academy

□ ACT WorkKeys Assessments

□ ACT WorkKeys Curriculum

□ ACT CollegeReady

□ ACT Research

□ Accommodations

□ Social And Emotional Learning

□ Data Interpretation

□ Curriculum Alignment

□ ACT Professional Learning

□ ACTCertifiedEducator

□ Online Reporting

□ Other

22. Thinking about future College and Career Readiness Workshops, what other interactive/hands-on activites would you like to see incorporated into the workshop (ie: Data Interpretation, Curriculum Alignment, Discussion Topics, Networking Opportunities, etc.)?

23. My school or district is doing some interesting things with ACT solutions. I’m interested in having our story featured as a customer story, such as the stories featured in this workshop.

□ Yes - please have someone contact me. □ No thanks - we are still working on our ACT story.

24. ACT occasionally seeks participants from the elementary through college levels to participate in research studies and pilot projects. Would you like to be considered for future studies and/or projects?

□ Yes □ No


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