1. Joe Dell Brasel, Ed.D. Principal Consultant ACT Atlanta Office joedell.brasel@act.org Navigating the QualityCore Secure System

2. Agenda  Research base for QualityCore  What is QualityCore?  Inside view and demonstration of QualityCore Educational Resources  Questions

3. ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks* are early indicators of likely college success based on student EXPLORE, PLAN, or ACT scores. Test College Course(s) EXPLOREPLANThe ACT EnglishEnglish Composition131518 MathAlgebra171922 ReadingSocial Sciences151721 ScienceBiology202124 College Readiness System *Reflects the minimum score needed on an ACT subject area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a “B” or better or a 75% chance of obtaining a “C” or better in the corresponding credit-bearing college course

4. % 2011 Kentucky Graduates Meeting Benchmark Scores by Course Taking Patterns CourseEnglishMathReadingScienceAll Four Core67%35%50%26%21% Less than Core 41%16%29%11%8%

5. Note: 93% of the ACT math section is Algebra and Geometry content Kentucky ACT Results 2011

7. Research The Foundation of ACT

8. College and Career Readiness System 8th–9th Grade Score Scale: 1—25 8th–9th Grade Score Scale: 1—25 10th Grade Score Scale: 1—32 10th Grade Score Scale: 1—32 11th–12th Grade Score Scale: 1—36 11th–12th Grade Score Scale: 1—36 Longitudinal Assessments 9th – 12th Grade Instructional Improvement 9th – 12th Grade Instructional Improvement Instruction Assessment Characteristics English, math, reading, science, optional Writing Test (ACT only) Career and Educational Components Needs Assessment Plans and Background Information Interest Inventory High School Course Grade Information (ACT Only) EOS (PLAN/ACT) EOC Assessments Formative Item Pools Educator Resources Implementation Support Professional Development CourseEnglishMathReadingScienceAll Four Core67%35%50%26%21%

9. Example: Mathematics College Readiness Standards ACT’s College Readiness Standards

10. Mapped to College Readiness Standards

12.  Educator Resources  A live formative item pool for benchmark assessments  End-of-Course assessments  Implementation support  Professional Development (optional) What is QualityCore?

13. English  English 9  English 10  English 11  English 12 Science  Biology  Chemistry  Physics Available Courses Mathematics  Algebra I  Algebra II  Geometry  Pre-Calculus Social Studies  U.S. History

14. End-of-Course Assessment  Kentucky will do MC+MC+CR  All other courses available in MC+MC or MC+CR option  Available in paper and pencil and computer based testing (CBT) formats  Kentucky testing window – multiple windows  All other courses can be given at anytime as long as the QualityCore testing timeline is followed

15. Getting Started CDs  For Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies  How to use QualityCore Educator’s Resources  Can be used by individual teachers and by groups of teachers

16. Professional Development Options  Half Day Professional Development:  May be delivered at a school, district, educational cooperative, or other entity. Multiple districts/schools may be in attendance.  Events are open to all educators using any QualityCore Courses.  Materials include a Participant's Handbook and a course-specific binder.  Delivered face-to-face by two ACT trainers in either a large or small group setting.  A great train-the-trainer PD or an all staff option.  The half day event is NOT broken down by domain.

17.  Five Day Professional Development:  Includes three days in the summer, one day in the fall, and one day in the spring.  Delivered face-to-face by two ACT trainers.  Facilitated within the client's district and given at the building or district level.  Multiple districts/schools can be in attendance at the same event.  Events are broken down by domain. Professional Development Options

18.  Five Day Professional Development (cont)  Focuses explicitly on helping teachers understand and maximize the academic readiness and academic behaviors of their students.  Targets content knowledge and instructional practices, as well as strategies for building and sustaining student engagement.  Ensures that teachers build the capacity to help all of their students learn and use assessments effectively to guide their instruction. Professional Development Options

19. http://www.act.org/stateservices/kentucky/

20. Battelle for Kids

21. Battelle for Kids Results

22. Exploring the System  Overview of Educator Resources  Working with the Formative Item Pool

23. QC Course # FIP MC # FIP SA # FIP CR # Benchmark Tests # additional units with PD English 922824256NA English 10186292562 English 11224202552 English 12222172552 Algebra I2252542 Algebra II2252551 Geometry2252552 Pre- Calculus224255NA Biology2502542 Chemistry2522741 Physics226254NA U.S. History244245 NA This year

24. Joe Dell Brasel, Ed.D. Principal Consultant ACT Atlanta Office joedell.brasel@act.org Navigating the QualityCore Secure System