1. 2016-17 Administration Procedures and Policies
P.E.R.T.
Administration Procedures and Policies

2. What is the PERT?
The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) is used to determine if a student is ready for college credit courses in math and reading. Math can be used as a concordant score for ALG 1.
The test is computer-adaptive and administered online through McCann Associates College Success testing platform.
Paper-based and large print paper tests will be available for students who require these accommodations.

3. updates
HB 7069 – 11th graders are no longer required to take PERT based on their grade 10 reading and math scores
However, each student who does not achieve a level 3+ on a statewide standardized assessment must be ‘evaluated’ to determine the nature of the student’s difficulty, area of academic need, and strategies for academic support
These students must be covered by one of three options (federal required student plan such as IEP, school wide progress monitoring plan or individual monitoring plan)
PERT math will be considered the final exam for 12th graders enrolled in the math for college readiness course
The state no longer funds PERT
District PERT policy

4. Who Should Take the PERT?
We will offer PERT Math Sept., Dec., and May for students who took, but did not pass ALG 1 EOC. Students will need a score of 97 or above to satisfy the graduation requirement.
PERT Math will still be given to Math for College Readiness students (12th graders) at the end of the course (schools set dates).
PERT Reading, Math and Writing will be available for potential dual enrollment students in Nov., March, and July.

5. PERT Testing Window

6. Test Details
How many questions are on the PERT?
Each PERT subtest has 30 questions (25 are operational questions and 5 are field test items).
How long is the PERT?
PERT is untimed and computer adaptive, but it takes approximately 30 minutes to complete the math and writing subtests and 60 minutes to complete the reading subtest.
Can a student take all three subtests in one sitting?
A student is permitted to take all subtests in one sitting, but this is not the recommended policy.

7. PERT Scores What are the college-ready cut scores for PERT?
The scaled score for each subtest ranges from
The state established new cut scores for PERT tests taken on or after October 22, The new and old cut scores are listed below.
*Students must meet both the Reading and Writing cut scores in order to be college- ready in English.
NEW College Ready Cut Scores Achieved ON or AFTER October 22, 2013
PERT
FCAT 2.0
SAT
ACT
Mathematics
114
N/A
440 19
Reading
106
262
Verbal
Writing
103
English 17
College Ready Cut Scores Achieved PRIOR TO October 22, 2013
PERT
FCAT 2.0
SAT
ACT
Mathematics
113
N/A
440 19
Reading
104
262
Verbal 18
Writing 99
English 17

8. Administering the P.E.R.T.the P.E.R.T.

9. Before Testing Test Administrator Accounts
If you administered the PERT last year, your account is the same as it was in last year. If you have forgotten your username and/or password, please Connie Tierce at
If you are a new high school test coordinator, please contact Connie Tierce at to request an account

10. Before Testing Security Agreements
Before you can begin testing, we must receive a signed security agreement from you
Parent Letters
English and Spanish parent letters are available in the PERT section of our test coordinator web site. Please distribute the letters to the parents/guardians of students who will take the PERT

11. Before Testing Scratch Paper
Students can use scratch paper for the math portion of PERT, but they must write their name on the scratch paper and return it to you after testing.
Practice Tests
The College Success login page has a link to sample tests. It is recommended that students complete the sample tests in a classroom environment prior to testing to expedite the actual testing process.

12. Launching Tests
Utilizing the ticketing systems requires the Site Manager to:
Log into one workstation to deactivate/activate students
Export student information to a spreadsheet
Create/print/distribute “tickets” to students the day of testing
Collect tickets after testing

13. Ticketing systemg System
Log into College Success ( with your username and password
Click Administer Tests and then click View and Export Student Logins

14. Ticketing system
You can search by student name, ID number, or conduct a general search of all names (select ‘search’ without any field filled in for a general search)

15. Ticketing system Ticketing System
Activating and Deactivating Students [Completed by Site Manager]
By default, all students show an “Active” status.
If you want to use the ticketing system to launch tests, you will need to select all students and click “Deactivate Students” (per page) prior to processing the tickets.
On the day of testing, you will need to activate the students who will be testing. After the testing session is over, you will deactivate the students to ensure they can not log back into the test.

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Exporting Student Data for Ticketing System [Completed by Site Manager]
You can export student information for the purpose of generating tickets from the “Student Logins” page (use the “Administer Tests” link to get to the Student Logins page.
Unlike activating and deactivating students, you do not have to select all on every page to export all of the students to Excel (or a CSV file).
The system does not create tickets like Pearson, so you will need to manipulate the rows into your own ticket design.
Please remember to collect the “tickets” after testing. Tickets are secure documents.

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Log on to College Success as a Student [Completed by the Student]
Visit
Students should enter the username and password from their “ticket”

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Accepting the Online License Agreement [Completed by Student]
The student is now logged into their dashboard (the system times out after 12 minutes of inactivity). The Online License Agreement will appear and you will need to direct students to accept the agreement in order to test.

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Entering an Access Key [Completed by Student]
After accepting the agreement, students will need to enter the appropriate access key, click “Submit”
The student must click the name of test to launch the test

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After launching the appropriate subtest, students will need to read the Student Privacy Policy and click “I have read this policy”

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Reading the Welcome Message [Completed by Student]
After accepting the Privacy Policy, students will need to read the Welcome Message and click “Next”

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Reading the Directions for Answering Questions [Completed by Student]
Students will need to read the directions for answering questions, and click “Start Test Session”

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Reading Subtest Specific Information [Completed by Student]
Finally, students will need to read information regarding the specific PERT subtest they are taking and click “Start Test Session” to begin the subtest.

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Calculators
Students are not permitted to use handheld calculators for the computer version of the Math PERT (there are questions that do not allow a calculator)
Inform students of the calculator icon that will be available in the bottom left corner of the test
Once the calculator icon has been clicked on, it will appear as a pop-up in the middle of their screen
Students must use the electronic calculator keyboard to input numbers

25. Accessibility Branching Profile
Students taking the accessibility branching profile (accommodated test) need to be aware of the “Accessibility Wizard”
They need to select the “Access Wizard” icon in the lower left corner of the test
The students can then set their preference and save by selecting “Apply”

26. Submitting a Test Ticketing System
Submitting P.E.R.T.
Students must click “Submit” at the end of each subtest in order for the test to be scored
As the Site Manager, you can instantly view scores and run reports
Please refer to the PERT/ TAM for instructions on running reports

27. After Testing Collect and retain “tickets”
Instructions on how to return paper tests and answer sheets will be ed to schools with students taking paper tests

28. Next Steps
If you haven’t already, please sign and return a Security Agreement before you leave the training.
Schools can NOT test without a signed Security Agreement.
Review the TAM and log into College Success to familiarize yourself with the test platform.

29. Resources
Additional PERT documents can be found on the PERT page of the TC Web Site
College Success Training Videos and Resources
Log into College Success and select “Resources”