SUS Admissions Director’s Tour 2015

Wesley Gentry

ACT Account Manager

wes.gentry@act.org

319-331-5727-ph

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About ACT

ACT is a nonprofit organization driven by our mission, our vision, and our values.

• Our mission—Helping people achieve education and workplace success

• Our vision—To impact lifelong success for individuals as they define it

• Our values—Excellence, diversity, leadership, empowerment, learning, and sustainability

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• Milestones• Updates

– New College Readiness Indicators– ACT Writing Test

• 2015 Grad Class ACT Data• Upcoming ACT Workshops• Wrap Up

Objectives

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• 19 states tested all of their juniors with the ACT in the 14-15 school year.

• ACT District Testing (weekday testing)

– 6 FL Districts participated in 14-15 school yr

– 15 FL Districts will test with ACT District Testing in 15-16 school year

http://www.act.org/state-and-district-testing

Milestones

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• ACT Aspire given to all 8th and 10th grade public school students in 5 these states:– Alabama (also 3-7 students)– Arkansas (also 3-7 students)– Hawaii (also 3-7 students)– Wisconsin– Wyoming

• Over 3 million ACT NCRCs ave now been have been issued

Milestones (cont.)

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Updates…New College Readiness Indicators

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• Prompt provides context to an issue• Presents 3 perspectives• Students are asked to:

– Analyze and evaluate perspectives– State and develop their own perspective– Explain the relationship between own

perspective and those provided

• Prompt provides guiding questions– What insight do perspectives fail to consider?

ACT Writing Test

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• Student will receive scores in four areas (2-12 score range): – Ideas and Analysis– Development and Support– Organization– Language Use

• Overall Writing score will be on the 1-36 score scale

ACT Writing Test (cont.)

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• 2015 Grad Class ACT Data– Released Aug. 26th – 2015 graduates who took the

ACT during the 10th–12th grade

– High School Profile Report– National and state reports

2015 Grad Class ACT Data

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Profile Report—Score Range Percentages

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• Oct. 6 Pensacola (UWF)

• Oct. 7 Tallahassee (TCC)

• Oct. 8 Jacksonville (UNF)

Registration @ 8:30 AM;

Workshop 9:00 AM- Noon– http://www.act.org/learningevents

Upcoming ACT Workshops

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• College Readiness Standards– http://www.act.org/standard/

• Your Guide to The ACT• The ACT Technical Manual• User Handbook for Educators 2014-2015• College and Career Readiness at a Glance

– http://www.act.org/aap/resources.html

ACT Resources for Educators

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• ACT Retired Tests– Packages of 25 for $50; use for live

administration or practice

• Practice ACT– ACT scored practice test $16.50/student

• Real ACT Prep Guide• Online ACT Prep (will be updated in late

Fall)

Other ACT Prep Options

Thank You!

Wesley Gentry

ACT Account Manager

wes.gentry@act.org

319-331-5727-ph