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ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks – Increased Performance Document
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted SEP 24 2012
ACT’s College Readiness Standards and the EPAS System http://www.act.org/standard/infoserv.html
ACT’s Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) is an integrated series of assessment and career planning programs. The Standards serve as a direct link between what students have learned, what they are ready to learn next, and what they must learn before leaving high school in order to be prepared for college.
EXPLORE (grades 8 and9)
PLAN® (grade 10)
ACT® (grades 11 and 12)
Score Range for each exam:
EXPLORE (1–25)
PLAN (1–32)
ACT (1–36)
EPAS is designed to help students increase their academic readiness for college. Specifically, each program measures student achievement in English, mathematics, reading, and science.
College Readiness Benchmark Scores for the ACT represent median test scores that are predictive of student success in relevant college courses. The EXPLORE and PLAN Benchmark Scores are indicative of probable readiness for college-level work by the time the student graduates from high school. Used together, the Standards and the Benchmark Scores provide an effective means for communicating college readiness expectations to middle and high schools and for measuring progress toward them. *See ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks – Increased Performance Document.
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THIS INFORMATION?
Step 1 – Look at your last test score in each of the 4 areas (English, Math, Reading and Science), and compare it to the College Readiness Benchmark Score chart for each subject in the ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks – Increased Performance Document. Are you meeting or exceeding that score? If so, in the corresponding Current Level box write “meeting” or “exceeding”. If you are not, write “below” in your Current Level box.
Step 2 – Look on Kaneland High School’s Student Services website, and become familiar with the following:
ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks – Increased Performance Document & FREE Naviance Family Connection ACT Prep-Me Program. More »
ACT’s College Readiness Standards and the EPAS System
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted SEP 24 2012
http://www.act.org/standard/infoserv.html
EPAS is designed to help students increase their academic readiness for college. Specifically, each program measures student achievement in English, mathematics, reading, and science.
College Readiness Benchmark Scores for the ACT represent median test scores that are predictive of student success in relevant college courses. The EXPLORE and PLAN Benchmark Scores are indicative of probable readiness for college-level work by the time the student graduates from high school. Used together, the Standards and the Benchmark Scores provide an effective means for communicating college readiness expectations to middle and high schools and for measuring progress toward them. *See ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks – Increased Performance Document. More »
The Khan Academy
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted MAY 16 2011
http://www.khanacademy.org/about A free world-class education for anyone anywhere.The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.
All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge.
ACT Prep Class offered by ExcelEdge for Kaneland Juniors. Return Payment and Forms to Student Services office by December 14th
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted NOV 9 2010
Classes will meet at Kaneland High School in rooms C115 & C116 on eight Monday evenings, January 24 through March 21, from 6:30-8:30, February 21 excepting.
The Practice Test will be scheduled from 5:30-9:00 on March 14.
Register for ACT 36. To join our program, please complete the ACT 36 Registration page. Include a check for $220 made payable to Kaneland High School. Deliver your completed paperwork to the Student Services Office. Registration closes on December 14, and it is important that you register on time. We will guarantee enrollment to all students who meet the deadline. Look for posted lists. Class lists will be posted in your Kaneland Student Services Office one week before classes begin to remind you of your starting date and notify you of your room assignment.
Contact us with any question. We pride ourselves on personal attention, as you will discover. If you have a question on either test preparation or registration, call Carol or David Talabay – 219-838-0740.
Or, please visit the Resources section of our web site where you will find responses to Frequently Asked Questions: www.exceledgeinc.com/resources. If you have a question on either test preparation or registration, you also may ask Mr. Andrew Franklin, Counselor at KHS at 630-365-5100 ext 214
Your ACT score is too important to leave to chance. By enrolling in ACT 36, you can give yourself an edge in the competitive college market. More »
Driver Education Illinois Secretary of State
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted OCT 12 2010
Here is the link to all of the Drivers Education rules in illinois
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/driver_education/home.html
PSAT sign up will be September 10th until September 25th.
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted SEP 10 2010
The PSAT is just around the corner. Junior and sophomores wanting to take the PSAT sign up will be September 10th until September 25th. The PSAT is administered during the school day on Wednesday, October 17th at the old middle school. The cost is $17 per student. To register go to www.kaneland.org then click on the Kaneland Web Store. Don't forget to pick-up a practice book in student services.
The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT®. It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.
The PSAT/NMSQT measures:
• Critical reading skills
• Math problem-solving skills
• Writing skills
You have developed these skills over many years, both in and out of school. This test doesn't require you to recall specific facts from your classes.
The most common reasons for taking the PSAT/NMSQT are to:
• Receive feedback on your strengths and weaknesses on skills necessary for college study. You can then focus your preparation on those areas that could most benefit from additional study or practice.
• See how your performance on an admissions test might compare with that of others applying to college.
• Enter the competition for scholarships from NMSC (grade 11).
• Help prepare for the SAT. You can become familiar with the kinds of questions and the exact directions you will see on the SAT.
• Receive information from colleges when you check "yes" to Student Search Service. More »
AP Testing - Just aroung the corner, Between May 3rd - May 11 th 2011
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted FEB 4 2010
Please visit the College Board Web Site for more information. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf
This year the AP exams will be offered between May 3rd and May 11th. Please pick up the registration sheet in the student services office and look for it in the upcoming Parent Newsletter. Students will turn in the AP Exam registration form between March 1st and March 22nd, 2011, to Anna Lamica in the Student Services office. Students Must Pay for the exams at the time of sign up.
This year the cost is $87.00 per exam. If a student decides not to take the exam after registering for one, only $60.00 of the $87.00 fee can be refunded. March 22 is the absolute deadline for registering to take AP exams. Contact Ms. Lamica @ 630-365-5100 x211 if you need more information.
*****Please see attached file for the Sign up. Fill out form and turn into Student Services, payment due when you turn in the form. More »
ATTENTION: IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL STUDENTS
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted FEB 2 2009
ATTENTION: IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL STUDENTS
MARK THESE ON YOUR CALENDARS NOW! More »
ACT: Requesting a Copy of Your Test Questions and Answers
ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, EXPLORE News | Posted DEC 12 2008
If you order and pay the fee for Test Information Release (TIR) and test on a national test date that offers this service at a national test center, you will receive a list of your answers, a copy of the multiple-choice test questions used to determine your score, the answer key, and scoring instructions. (If you took the Writing Test, you will also receive a copy of the writing prompt, the scoring rubric, and the scores assigned to your essay by two readers.) You will also receive information about ordering a photocopy of your answer document (including your essay if you took the Writing Test). The TIR fee for the 2008–2009 test dates is $17.00. More »
