1. FRESHMAN PLACEMENT INFORMATION NIGHT Welcome 8 th Graders and Parents

2. Class of 2019 Curriculum Guides Coming in December Make the most out of the 4 years Requirements for Graduation Requirements for College Entrance Flow charts Course Selection Sheets

3. Placement for Class of 2019 MAP Testing EXPLORE Test Teacher Recommendation

4. MAP Testing Winter First week in December Spring Middle of April Looking for trends

5. EXPLORE Test Logistics Saturday December 6 th 2014 7:45 am – 10:30 am Pencils Calculator – check website for prohibited calculators http://www.act.org/explorestudent/tests/calculator.html Taken at Base High School Transportation is provided LP teachers will inform students of testing room

6. EXPLORE Test Specifics Paper Pencil Test Google EXPLORE Test http://www.act.org/explorestudent/index.html 4 30 minute test sessions with a 5 minute break English – 40 questions Math – 30 questions Reading – 30 questions Science – 28 questions Practice

7. Teacher Recommendation Middle Level Teachers Humanities Math Science Spanish 5 – 1 based on ability, effort and performance

8. Freshman Placement Meeting with District 211 Triangulate the Data MAP Test EXPLORE Results Teacher Recommendation

9. Questions?

10. Additional Questions? Attend District 211 Information Night Tuesday November 18 th, 2014 Frost Jr High 6:00 – 7:00 Presentation in Spanish 7:00 – 8:00 Presentation in English Schaumburg High School Conant High School Hoffman Estates High School