EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT NCCEP CAPACITY BUILDING, FEBRUARY 2013

“One of the most critical reform challenges faced by schools today can be expressed simply: If teachers are to successfully teach all students to high standards, virtually everyone who affects student learning must be learning all the time.” Dennis Sparks

EPAS ®  EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS: u Assessment u Student Planning u Instructional Support u Evaluation

ASSESSMENT COMPONENT EXPLORE ® - 8th/9th grades PLAN ® - 10th grade ACT Assessment ® (ACT) - 11th/12th grades

u Achievement Tests n English n Mathematics n Reading n Science Reasoning u Curriculum Based u Measure Complex Skills in: n evaluating ideas n solving problems n drawing inferences

EXPLORE USES Skill Identification Career Exploration Course Planning/Placement PLAN Preparation School Improvement Early Focus on College Readiness

PLAN USES Skill Identification Career Exploration Course Planning/Placement ACT Assessment Preparation School Improvement

ACT USES College Admission College Course Placement Scholarship Identification NCAA Eligibility School Improvement

EDUCATIONAL PLANNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: EXPLORE, PLAN & ACT One Common Score Scale EXPLORE 8 th grade PLAN 10 th grade ACT 11 th or 12 th grade

USING AND INTERPRETING THE COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS  Standards are cumulative  Course selection for smoother transition to college  Assist in monitoring student growth

STUDENT/PARENT REPORTS

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YOUR ESTIMATED PLAN COMPOSITE SCORE RANGE

YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COURSE PLANS COMPARED TO CORE

AREAS IN WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL HELP

YOUR CAREER POSSIBILITIES

DISTRICT AND SITE REPORTS

COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS The benchmark is the minimum score needed to have a 50% chance of making a “B” or better OR A 75% chance of making a “C” or better in credit- bearing college courses (English Comp., Algebra, or Biology)

EXPLORE-PLAN-ACT College Readiness Benchmarks College CourseEXPLOREPLAN ACT College English Comp College Algebra College Biology College Social Studies (US Hist., Psych. Soc. Etc.) These reflect students’ expected growth from EXPLORE to PLAN to the ACT Assessment and assume sustained academic effort throughout high school.

WHAT SCORE DOES IT TAKE?

HOW MANY ARE READY?

SCHOOLS GET: Profile Summary Report Profile Summary Report: Presentation Packet Item Response Summary Report Intervention Rosters

DISTRICT EXPLORE FACTS 245 students took the test 98% plan on attending college Improving math skills was the most often expressed need Science/Technology was the most common career preference

DISTRICT EXPLORE SCORES 3 YEAR TREND

DISTRICT EXPLORE BY GENDER 2012

DISTRICT EXPLORE BY ETHNIC GROUP 2012

DISTRICT PLAN FACTS 227 students took the test 90% plan on attending college Developing study skills was the most often expressed need Science/Technology was the most common career preference

DISTRICT PLAN SCORES 3 YEAR TREND

DISTRICT PLAN BY GENDER 2012

DISTRICT PLAN BY ETHNIC GROUP 2012

DISTRICT ACT SCORES 3 YEAR TREND

DISTRICT ACT BY GENDER 2012

DISTRICT ACT BY ETHNIC GROUP 2012

EXPLORE-PLAN-ACT COHORT THE SCHOOL MS & HS 2007 EXPLORE2009PLAN 2012 ACT

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

EPAS as a School Improvement Tool

The ITEM RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT Allows Instructional Staff to Evaluate Student Learning

*Host training for teachers in understanding EPAS reports *Assist teachers in disaggregating and analyzing their EPAS data *Assist school districts in aligning their curriculum to the ACT College Readiness Standards *Provide ACT Prep courses for GEAR UP students *Pay for a practice ACT exam *Provide parent and student training in reading Student Reports HOW CAN GEAR UP HELP EPAS IMPLEMENTATION?

RESEARCH CONFIRMS IT! EPAS works! Students who attend schools that use EXPLORE AND PLAN for educational planning and guidance are more likely to attain higher scores on PLAN and the ACT Assessment. Students who have taken EXPLORE and have their results for educational planning are more likely to take a core curriculum and to be prepared for college level work. Higher percentages of students who use EXPLORE and PLAN in their education planning aspire to go to college.

There is a substantial reduction in the number of students indicating they need educational planning and career guidance when their schools use PLAN AND ACT Assessment information in educational planning Regardless of ethnicity or gender, students who take a core curriculum in high school attain higher scores on the ACT Assessment. As students take more rigorous courses in high school, the increases in their proficiency are reflected in high ACT Assessment scores.

OKLAHOMA GEAR UP EPAS 2013 Jolynn Horn -Asst Vice Chancellor OK GEAR UP Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Terri Grissom–Grant Evaluator- GEAR UP Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Lorri Thomas, Teacher/Counselor Specialist – GEAR UP Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

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