 College and Career Readiness Benchmarks  Predicting ACT Score  Selecting H.S. Courses (informed choice)

Students would be expected to receive roughly the same score on Explore and Plan if they took both tests on the same day. Each PLAN score is interpretable as the ACT test score that a student would be expected to achieve if that student had taken the ACT the same day as the PLAN test.

Core = MINIMUM number of courses recommended for college preparedness.

 Assumes the student will continue to progress through their coursework.  EXPLORE has a similar predictor for the PLAN.

A prediction for success (B or better) in an entry level college course

Based on a career interest inventory the students took before the test began.

 One test is only so accurate at assessing knowledge gained. - Daily Factors (diet, fatigue, motivation, outside stressors) - Does not asses knowledge in other subject areas where students may excel (i.e. Social Studies, technological aptitude, interpersonal skills, etc…) EnglishMathReadingScience PLAN EXPLORE

 See inside of your results report  Hard work in school – “work smarter”  Take the appropriate coursework  Be at your best on test day

 The Arrowhead Course Guide – (online) is starting to give EXPLORE and PLAN scores as “predictors of success” in certain courses ◦ English ◦ Social Studies ◦ Science

 Schools are using data more and more  Everyone takes these tests  Assesses specific skills

 English 10 Honors ◦ EXPLORE: Reading - 23 ◦ Lexile: 1350  British Literature ◦ PLAN: Reading – 23  AP English Literature ◦ PLAN: Reading - 23 ◦ Lexile: 1350

 AP European History ◦ EXPLORE: Reading - 23 ◦ Lexile: 1350  AP US History ◦ EXPLORE: Reading - 23 ◦ Lexile: 1350

 Biology Honors: ◦ EXPLORE: Science, Math, Reading -21  AP Biology: ◦ PLAN: Math and Science Average -23  Chemistry Honors: ◦ PLAN: Science, Math, Reading -22 ◦ EXPLORE: Science, Math, Reading -21  AP Chemistry: ◦ PLAN: Math and Science Average -23  AP Physics B1: ◦ PLAN: Math and Science Average -23 ◦ EXPLORE: Science, Math, Reading -22  AP Physics: ◦ PLAN: Math and Science Average -23

 Refer to the Course Guide. (Can be found on the Arrowhead website under “district pubs and info”)  Contact your son/daughter’s counselor A - G: Mr. Stuber H - O: Mrs. Whyte P – Z: Mr. Ward