May 151 Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School” Connections Conference 2011 Robert Abney, Superintendent Waltham Elementary School District 185 Timothy Schaap, Ed.D. GAINS Education Group, Ltd.
May Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School ISAT and EPAS have a Common Skill Set ISAT and EPAS have a Common Skill Set 50% of the PSAE skills are taught in the Middle School 50% of the PSAE skills are taught in the Middle School The CRS and ACT have Name Recognition and Value-added The CRS and ACT have Name Recognition and Value-added Meeting Standards on the CRS Equals Meeting Standards on the ISAT Meeting Standards on the CRS Equals Meeting Standards on the ISAT The “Common Core” may bring ISAT and EPAS closer together The “Common Core” may bring ISAT and EPAS closer together
May 153 The HUGE Gap in the Illinois Standard? ISAT ISAT Standard 3 year GAP CRS Standard
May 154 ISAT and Prairie State Assessments Scales are Well Known and Standards-based
May 155 The ISAT is most similar to: A. SAT 9 or SAT10 B. EXPLORE C. PSAE D. None of the Above 10% 15%
May 156 Interesting Important Enduring
May 157 The Illinois Driving Test is Standards-based? ILLINOIS RULES OF THE ROAD
May Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School ISAT and EXPLORE have a Common Skill Set - the CRS ISAT and EXPLORE have a Common Skill Set - the CRS
May 159 Mathematics with Common Skills - CRS
May 1510 Reading with Common Skills - CRS
May 1511 EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT, and WorkKeys (EPAS) are Related by a Common Set of Skills- the CRS
May 1512 Common ACT and WorkKeys Skills -CRS What is the 75% Rule?
May 1513 Alignment of Math WorkKeys to CRS?
May 1514 Alignment of Reading WorkKeys to CRS?
May Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School 50% of PSAE skills are taught in the Middle School 50% of PSAE skills are taught in the Middle School They are Required for Success in High School
May Did You Know that Getting Half of the Questions Correct on This Test Meets Standards? A
May 1517 Skills on ACT, WorkKeys or ISAT Look Similar Look Similar
May 1518 WorkKeys Easy to Difficult What Makes a WorkKeys Passage Difficult?
May questions by CRS in PSAE 36BOA 5PSA5NCP17XEI 7GRE6PPF13MEA4FUN
May questions by CRS -Reading PSAE 7 MID21 SUP27 REL9MOW9 CON
100% of PSAE Skills needed to MEET STANDARDS have been taught by the End of 8th Grade Have they been Learned?
May Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School The CRS and ACT/ WorkKeys have Name Recognition and Value-added The CRS and ACT/ WorkKeys have Name Recognition and Value-added
May 1523 Align to College Readiness Standards, But Are They the Standards? PSAENIUU of I
May With Half of the Questions Correct in English, Math, Reading and Science You Would Have ACT Scores (18-20) High Enough to Enter Many 2 and 4 Year Colleges Without Paying $$$$ for Remedial Classes.
May WorkKeys - Job Readiness Half of the Questions Correct Indicates That You are Work-ready for Many Jobs!
May Students That Get Half of the Questions Correct on WorkKeys Tests Can Obtain an ACT Certificate. - Great for a Job Resume! Silver
May 1527 National Career Readiness Certificate Levels & Employability Core employability skills for approximately 30% of jobs Core employability skills for approximately 65% of jobs Core employability skills for approximately 85-90% of jobs Core employability skills for approximately 99% of jobs
May Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School Meeting Standards on the CRS = Meeting Standards on the ISAT Meeting Standards on the CRS = Meeting Standards on the ISAT
May 1529 ISAT % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Reading by EXPLORE Score (mean = 71.8%)
May 1530 ISAT % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Mathematics by EXPLORE Score (mean = 74.8%)
May 1531 PSAE % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Reading by EXPLORE Score (mean = 73.0%)
May 1532 PSAE % Meets/Exceeds Levels for Mathematics by EXPLORE Score (mean = 75.4%)
May Reasons for Developing a Culture that Targets CRS in Both Middle and High School The “Common Core” may bring ISAT and EPAS closer together The “Common Core” may bring ISAT and EPAS closer together
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May 1535 TEST DEVELOPMENT TEST DEVELOPMENT
May 1536 TEST DEVELOPMENT- ISAT 8 TEST DEVELOPMENT- ISAT 8
May 1537 TEST DEVELOPMENT - ER
May 1538 Collaborate or Remediate
May 1539 Congratulations?