Follow-up for Super Test Day- 9th GradePlatte County High School

EXPLORE Results

Goals of today’s presentation Introduce College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards and what

they mean to you Introduce College and Career Readiness (CCR) benchmarks for

EXPLORE Begin comparing your EXPLORE results with the CCR benchmarks Examine next steps and conversations you can have with your

parents

How do we define College and Career Readiness?

The acquisition of the knowledge and skills a student needs to enroll in and succeed in credit-bearing first-year

courses at a postsecondary institution (such as a two- or four-year college, trade school, or technical school) without the

need for remediation.

What do my EXPLORE benchmark scores mean to me?

WHY THESE COURSES?

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “A HIGH PROBABILITY

OF SUCCESS?” English Composition, College

Algebra, and Biology are the first credit-bearing courses most commonly taken by first-year college students. Course placement data also show that reading achievement is most closely aligned with success in credit-bearing courses in college.

Students who meet a benchmark on ACT EXPLORE or ACT PLAN are likely to have approximately this same chance of earning such a grade in the corresponding college course(s) by the time they graduate high school.

What are the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks?

College Course or Course Area Test

ExploreScore

(Range 1-25)Plan Score

(Range 1-32)ACT Score

(Range 1-36)ACT

CompassScore

English Composition English 13 15 18 77

Social Sciences Reading 16 18 22 88

College Algebra Math 17 19 22 52

Biology Science 18 20 23 n/a

Interpreting Student Results

Interpreting Student Results

Additional Student ResourcesExplore

www.act.org/explorestudent/

World of Work Map

How to start talking to your parents about College and Career Readiness?

-Review your EXPLORE test data and discuss strengths and areas for improvement-Share your reported needs with parents-Talk about goals that a you have for your future-Share your course plan for PCHS and how it relates to your goals-Create a timeline for College or Career Readiness Planning-Start looking at programs and colleges that align to your goals

• Super Test Day Fall of 2015 you will take the PLAN• Further questions, please contact Mrs. Wirsig • Visit PCHS website: www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com• Visit the ACT EXPLORE website: http://www.act.org/explorestudent/