1. How Are You Using Your PSAT/NMSQT Data?
Presenters
Kathleen Eckert – Principal, Hillwood Middle School, Keller ISD
Kim Barker – Associate Principal, Northwest High School, Northwest ISD
Bobby Morris – Associate Principal, Northwest High School, Northwest ISD
Amber Ward – Counselor, Northwest High School, Northwest ISD
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Kim Barker
Bobby Morris
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3. Session Description
Every year thousands of students take the PSAT/NMSQT in hopes of becoming a National Merit Scholar and then when scores come out they are looked at and put away in a drawer somewhere on the school campus. At Byron Nelson and Northwest High Schools we have partnered up to utilize our student's PSAT/NMSQT data to increase student achievement and help them become college ready. First we look at the data, and let's face it - we always want to do better. So, we have implemented various programs to help our students increase their PSAT/NMSQT scores. When we get the scores back we guide our students thru My College Quick Start, (for those of you who do not know what this is it is an awesome individualized program that College Board offers each student who takes the PSAT). Come see what we are doing and share your ideas with us.
Potential is universal, opportunity is Not – Wes Moore

4. Objective:
Show how Northwest ISD is utilizing students’ PSAT/NMSQT data to increase student achievement and help them become college and career ready.
“It turns out that ‘simple plans’ work best…”
– Collins, 2001; Schmoker, 2006
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5. PSAT Score Report SOAS My College Quick Start Skills Insight
Step 1-
Assess
your college readiness skills
Step 2-
Understand
your level of performance on college readiness skills
Score Report
SOAS
My College Quick Start
Skills Insight
Standards Alignment
Step 3-Improve
your college
readiness skills
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6. Our First Steps… October 2011
Administered PSAT to all 10th & 11th grade students, and any 9th grade student that paid for the exam
February 2012
Kay Wilson presented information about the 2011 PSAT results, and the tools and resources available
Score Reports, Summary of Answers and Skills (SOAS), My College Quick Start
Spring 2012
Small group of students created Quick Start accounts
Completed an assignment based on careers or fields of interest
Encouraged juniors to take college admissions exam.
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7. Summer 2012
PSAT Preparation courses were offered
July 2012
Some HS administrators met to continue planning how teachers can use SOAS results to guide lessons
August 2012
HS administrators, Advanced Academics Coordinator, Secondary Math Coordinator, & Secondary ELA Coordinator met to plan how and when PSAT and SOAS info would be presented to all high school math and ELA teachers
District Day - PSAT questions were part of the high school math and ELA District Day assessment discussion
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8. September 2012 (Resources from College Board)
After school combined ELA and Math department meetings
Teachers took a 10 question PSAT
Compared PSAT questions and TEKS
Looked at Scope and Sequence to identify where PSAT type questions could be embedded
Discusses how to utilized the PSAT Study Guide
October 2012
PSAT administered
Student Test Booklets Stored
December 2012
PSAT Score Reports given to students
Access Codes
College Board PowerPoints
Spring 2013
Science and Social Studies
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12. Score Report
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13. Northwest High School QuickStart Initiative
Phase One- conducted with last year’s junior class (March) and this years Juniors (Dec- Jan)
Collaboration between the NHS counseling Department and the English III teachers.
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14. Northwest High School QuickStart Initiative
Share the unique code with each student
Facilitate the creation of a QuickStart account- including login suggestions
Assign a multi-faceted summative
(all the elements of a great lesson plan)
Facilitate in the creation of final products
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15. PRESENTATION NAME Description The code from your PSAT exam
Use Your NetSchool Login or your facebook, or twitter, etc.
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16. PRESENTATION NAME Description Do this one second Do this one first
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17. Starting the Assignment
Complete the Personality assessment first. Record the Top 5 career matches. Then complete the College Search element and record the top 3-5 educational matches
After taking the personality assessment, choose the two careers that you are most interested and circle them. Starting looking at college websites for colleges that may suitable for you and/or your career.
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18. Part I- Glogster
Create a Glogster for two colleges that you may be interested in attending. Remember to think about the careers that you picked from the quick start or career cruising website (some colleges are more suitable for certain careers).
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19. Glogster Elements The Glogster should include:
· Name and Location of College or University
· Symbol or Mascot
· Admissions Requirements & Application Deadline
· High School Graduation Requirements
(i.e. what courses will you need for admission into this University?)
· Minimum GPA and SAT/ACT score (if applicable)
· Information on your program of choice:
· What aspects of this program cause it to stand out from other colleges?
· Are there any additional requirements for admittance into this program?
· What scholarships are available for this department?
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20. Part II- Essay
Complete a college entrance or admissions essay for the college that you have chosen. You will find the admission prompt/requirement from the website of your chosen school.
Visit the following website for help with the admission essay:
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21. Alternate Essay Assignment
Write an essay in which you tell us about someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this person is important to you.
Choose an issue of importance to you—the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope—and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation.
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23. Phase II February 2013 Spring 2013 June-July 2013 Combined Meeting
Evernote
Grade Level Plan 8-12
College Ready – Ivy League Ready
PSAT Day 2013
Spring 2013
June-July 2013
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24. Our Next Steps… Spring 2013 Summer 2013 February 2014 Complete Phase I
Student Input
Teacher Input
Combined Meeting
Summer 2013
Phase II Implementation Plan 13-14
February 2014
Phase III
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25. Contact Us Kathleen Eckert Kim Barker Bobby Morris Amber Ward
Kim Barker
Bobby Morris
Amber Ward
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