ACT Plus Writing – Grade 11 Director, Assessment and Accountability 2015-16 Assessments Dr. Cathy McNeal Director, Assessment and Accountability October 13, 2016

ACT Assessments Are Critical to Measuring Student Development The ACT Assessments (ACT Plus Writing) allow us to measure college and career readiness for our students Content area benchmark scores on ACT assessments indicate that there is a 50% likelihood that students will earn a B or higher in their first college course in a content area 75% likelihood that students will earn college credit in their first college course in a content area The ACT Test provides students with opportunities for Advanced coursework College entry Scholarships ACT assessments are highly aligned with Alabama College and Career Readiness Standards and our quarterly benchmark assessments in Math and English Language Arts

HCS Grade 11 Students Outperformed Grade 11 students from across the State of Alabama on the ACT Test in Every Content Area, and Showed Growth in Most Content Areas as Well Percent of Students Attaining a Benchmark Score by ACT Content Area Content Area

A Higher Share of HCS Grade 11 Students Attained “College Ready” Benchmark Scores than Were Attained by Students Across Alabama; HCS Students Attained Benchmarks at Similar Rates to States with High ACT Participation Percent of Students Attaining a Benchmark Score by ACT Content Area Content Area *States with 100% ACT participation include Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming; percents are approximate for these states

Benchmark Attainment Increased or Stayed the Same Year-to-Year at Grissom, Johnson, Lee, and New Century; 3 Students received a perfect score on the ACT Test at Grissom Percent of Students Attaining One or More ACT Benchmark Scores High School

Students Receive $50 for Every Benchmark Score Attained and $100 for Attaining the Composite Benchmark Score of 22 on the ACT Test; 887 Students in the Class of 2017 (63%, up from 59% the Previous Year) Qualified for an ACT Incentive, Totaling $178,600 (up from $169K the Previous Year) Total Incentive Amount Benchmarks

Huntsville City School Assessments for the 2016-17 School Year Are Mandated by the ALSDE, Except for STAR STAR Pre K- 8 – 3 benchmarks STAR Benchmarks have been ELIMINATED from high schools SchoolNet – Formative Assessment Mandated by ALSDE K – 12 – 4 benchmarks PSAT - Preliminary SAT - National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Grade 10-11 ACT WorkKeys – Mandated by ALSDE Grade 12 ACCESS for ELLs – Mandated by ALSDE K – Grade 12 ACT Aspire (Accountability Measurement) – Mandated by ALSDE Grade 3-8 and Grade 10 ACT Plus Writing – Mandated by ALSDE Grade 11 ACT End of Course Quality Core – ELIMINATED for 2016-17 school year Grade 7 -12

Eliminating 3 STAR Benchmarks in HS and 12 ACT Quality Core End of Course Assessments Did Away With 35,709 Assessments for the 2016-17 School Year

HCS Students Spent Less Time on Assessments for 180 School Days for 2016-17 School Year Compared to the 2015-16 School Year

Math, Reading, and Writing The following 8 Huntsville City Schools Have Been Selected to Administer the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) January 30 – March 10, 2017 School Subject Grade ASFL Math and Reading Grade 8 Chaffee ES Math, Reading, and Writing Grade 4 Goldsmith McNair Providence Westlawn Williams ES Williams MS