1. Kindergarten to College Focus: College Readiness Slides excerpted from: College Readiness Report Academic and Student Affairs Information Item November 19, 2009 & Montana Math and Science Teacher Initiative Presentation November 18, 2009 1

2. Number of Tests Taken Of Montana’s 2009 high school graduates: 54% took ACT, 22% took SAT, and 70% took MUSWA tests. 2

3. Averages Montana’s class of 2009 averages were above national averages and college-readiness thresholds. 3

4. Readiness Thresholds Depending on the measure used, 48% to 81% of the students tested College Ready. 4

5. Students’ Planned Majors & ACT Scores  19%: Health Sciences and Related Fields (21.9)  15%: Undecided(21.9)  9%: Agriculture Sciences and Technologies (19.9)  7% Business and Management (21.2)  6% Biological and Physical Sciences(24.2)  6% Social Sciences (24.2)  6% Visual and Performing Arts (22.1)  5% Engineering: (24.5) Based on 5,960 Montana High School Students 5

6. College Readiness by Subject ACT conducts studies to set minimum thresholds at which students will have a 75% chance of earning C’s or higher as freshmen in college. The reading score predicts success in history and science predicts biology. 6

7. An Example of Aspiration/Readiness Disconnect Of those students interested in Health Care Fields:  71% are ready for college composition  55% are ready for college social sciences  30% are ready for college mathematics  19% are ready for college biology Based on ACT English, Reading, Math, and Science scores and ACT Interest Inventory 7

8. The Value of a Rigorous Core The College Board defines Core as 4 yrs of English, 3 yrs math, 3 yrs science, & 3 yrs social sciences 8

9. Writing Proficiency Based on MUSWA These trend lines are based on both an increasing number of test-takers and increasing scores. In 2001, 3,365 students tested, 228 of whom were American Indian. In 2009, 7,753 students tested, 534 of whom were American Indian. 9

10. Developmental Education in the MUS Serves Students Not-Yet Ready These rates are for the MUS only and do not include Community or Tribal Colleges. In 2009, Common Course Numbering corrected possible errors in classification of developmental courses. 10

11. For More Information Go to the Montana University System “Preparing for College” Website: http://mus.edu/collegeprep.asp Admissions standards Charts, graphs, helpful links Mathematics Proficiency Initiative Writing Proficiency Initiative Contact the Director of Academic Initiatives Jan Clinard, Ed.D. 406-444-0652 jclinard@montana.edu 11