1. EPAS Presentation Educational Planning & Assessment System Glenbard Township

2. Tonight’s Program *What are colleges looking for? *What is the EPAS system? *Why should I care? *How can I help my child to be successful?

3. What are colleges looking for? Solid GPA and/or Class rank Challenging classes (honors & A.P.) Solid ACT/SAT scores Extracurricular & outside activities – quality over quantity

4. EPAS Testing Explore - 8th grade (25 possible) Plan - 10th grade (32 possible) ACT - 11th grade (36 possible)

5. Explore: Building the Base

6. Plan: The Building takes Shape

7. ACT: The Building is Complete

8. Average Scoring Ranges TestAverage Scoring Range Explore Test13-16 Plan Test16-19 ACT18-22

9. Average Growth on Tests TestsAverage growth Explore - Plan2-3 points Plan - ACT2-4 points Explore - ACT4-6 points

10. Explore Score

11. Plan Score

12. Keep your options open

13. College Scores SchoolMedian GPA (5 pt)Median ACT Northern Illinois3.5 – 3.919-25 UIC4.0 – 4.321 -26 Loyola4.0 – 4.725-29 Illinois State3.4 – 3.7522-25 Illinois (Champaign)4.5 – 4.826-31 Northwestern4.7 – 5.031-33

14. What if I plan to go to C.O.D.? C.O.D. uses ACT/PSAE for placement High school grades are used for placement If I have done poorly in high school and on the ACT/PSAE - then I might have to take remediation classes where I do not receive college credit at C.O.D.

15. How can I grow more than expected? Work hard in school Read outside of school Take honors and A.P. classes Take a Test prep class junior year Kaplan & Excel Edge Test Prep Free Kaplan Online resources www.kaptest.com/kas ACT Code: KAS2013ACT

16. Why does Reading matter? Independent Reading minutes per day Typical % on Achievement tests Words read per year 1 minuteBottom 10%8,000 10 minutesTop 30%622,000 21 minutesTop 10%1,823,000 65 minutesTop 2%4,358,000

17. Reading Differences Over Time Over the course of 11 years, a student reading 20 minutes a day will read 9,000,000 more words than a student reading 10 minutes day!!!

18. Education Level & Yearly Income High School Drop Out$23,400 High School Graduate$30,400 Associate Degree (2 years)$38,200 Bachelor’s Degree (4 year)$52,200 Master’s Degree$62,300

19. Educational Level & Lifetime Income High School Drop Out$630,000 High School Graduate$994,080 Associate Degree$1,269,850 Bachelor’s Degree$1,667,700 Master’s Degree$2,230,600

20. Student #1 TestScoreComment Explore13 Wants to attend 4 year college, Explore score is middle range of Glenbard students Plan test16 Solid progress, projects to a 18-20 ACT, grades are slipping, other things more important than school ACT14 Little effort on test or in school, no involvement, options lessening Future Outlook Will not graduate with H.S. class, possibly attend C.O.D. after getting degree

21. Student #2 TestScoreComment Explore13 Wants to attend 4 year college, Explore score is middle-low range of Glenbard students Plan test17 Solid progress, projects to a 18-21 ACT, working hard in school ACT21 Tremendous effort in school, took A.P. class and test prep class & got involved in several clubs Future Outlook Will attend NIU in the fall

22. Illusory Path to Success Typical Path of Success Discouragement, Quitting Path to Success How can you communicate “struggle as normal” to your students? “ My failures have been key to my success.” -Sir Richard Branson “Have you had a good struggle today.” Dr. Carol Dweck

23. 6 Things Parents can do… Challenge students to take honors and AP courses Challenge student to READ outside of school Sign up for ACT prep course junior year Learn Naviance system (www.naviance.com) Take student on college visit Preach growth mindset

24. Grade 9 & 10: Opportunity Knocks Still enough time to… Improve grades Take harder classes Get involved in school READ!!! READ!!! READ!!!

25. Thank you Patrick_Donohue@glenbard.org