Board Update: Selecting A College Entrance Exam For CFHS .

Board Update:Selecting a College EntranceExam for CFHS JuniorsChagrin Falls Exempted Village SchoolsSeptember 6, 2016

WHAT is proposed?WHAT decision needs to be made? As per ODE guidelines, all 11th graders in 2016-17 will beadministered a college entrance/career readiness exam via theirdistrict on a school day at no expense to the district Each district must select only 1 for full-grade administration:ACT or SAT (Re-Designed as of March 2016) Aug. 15 - Sept. 16 - districts must submit a decision about whichstate-funded college and career readiness test to administer

HOW have we worked to make an educateddecision? Hosted presentations by Joel Gulko, a consultant from TheCollegeBoard (SAT) and Vicky Campbell (ACT) on August 8, 2016and invited area districts Joined by Orange, Kenston, and Beachwood in presentations Compiled features of both assessments to help in decision-making Reviewed Ohio HigherEd website to determine that BOTHassessments are widely accepted

COMPARISON – Areas AssessedACTSATEnglishReadingMathematicsWriting and LanguageReadingMathScienceWriting – Essay* (Optional test – NOT Essay* (Optional test – NOTAVAILABLE during state testing dates AVAILABLE during state testing datesfor any students/districts, as per ODE) for any students/districts, as per ODE)

COMPARISON – Areas AssessedACTSATMath Preparing for Higher Math:Number & QuantityAlgebraFunctionGeometryStats and Prob. Integrating Essential Skills Modeling Science Interpretation of Data Evaluation of Models, Inferences, &Experimental Results Scientific Investigation No Science Subtest; ScienceInsight Score ProvidedEnglish/Writingand Language Production of Writing Knowledge of Language Conventions of Standard English Tests grammatical and rhetoricalskillsAlgebraData AnalysisGeometryTrigonometryAlgebra II

COMPARISON – Student Testing TimeACTSAT2 hours 55 minutes w/out Essay:3 Hours w/out Essay:English 45 minutesEvidence-Based Reading - 65 minutesReading 35 minutesWriting 35 minutesMath 60 minutesMath (No Calc) 25 minutesScience 35 minutesMath (w/ Calc) 55 minutes(Optional Essay 40 minutes)(Optional Essay 50 minutes)

COMPARISON – Pre-Test ConnectionsACTSAT Pre-ACT (available from PSAT 8/9 (taken by all CFACT in September 2016 for8th, 9th graders in 2015-16)10th graders) PSAT 10 ACT Aspire (grades 3-8, 9- PSAT/NMSQT (taken by all10)CF 10th graders in 2015-16,2014-15, 2013-14)

COMPARISON – Test Preparation SupportACTSATACT provides PurchasedServices or Prep Modules(fees required for each)PSAT testing or completionof free practice PSAT testpopulates free personalizedSAT-Practice learningpathway via Khan Academy

COMPARISON – College/Career-PlanningResources Available to Tested StudentsACTSATAccess to Career Connector summarizes pattern of resultsfrom ACT Interest Inventory andprovides work-related fieldsuggestions to studentsAccess to BigFuture - beginningwith PSAT - compiles interestinventories, provides collegeinformation relative to programs/admission requirements/ cost

States Using the SAT as aStatewide Assessment Midwest: Michigan (NEW in 2016), Illinois, Indiana(unfunded) East Coast: Maine, New Hampshire (NEW in 2016),Connecticut (NEW in 2016), Rhode Island, Delaware, West: Colorado, Idaho

SAT Selection for the 2016-17 school yearNext Steps Submit ODE Test Selection Survey prior to the September 15, 2016deadline Create plan for testing to occur on April 5, 2017, including schedulingfor accommodated students, ordering, etc. w/ HS Counselors Announcement via CFHS September newsletter providing an overviewof the Re-Designed SAT and our decision-making process

SAT Selection for the 2016-17 school yearNext Steps Fall 2016 mailing to all families of current 11th grade students SAT Suite of Assessments Parent Overview Night on October11, 2016 (6:00-7:00) in the P.A.C. – parents of all current 8th-11thgraders will be invited Free SAT Prep Sessions (1.5 hours each) will be offered onJanuary 30th PD Day for all current Juniors to create SAT Practicepathways

ACT in September 2016 for 10th graders) ACT Aspire (grades 3-8, 9-10) PSAT 8/9 (taken by all CF 8th, 9th graders in 2015-16) PSAT 10 PSAT/NMSQT (taken by all CF 10th graders in 20