1. THE SAT AND ACT ELCA CHARGER THURSDAY – OCTOBER 1, 2015

2. HOW DOES ELCA MEASURE UP??? THE NATION THE STATE THE COUNTY

3. THE ACT ELCA ENGLISH --- 22.0 (+1.4) MATH --- 20.8 READING --- 22.3 (+1.1) SCIENCE --- 21.5 (+2) COMPOSITE --- 21.8 (+1.2) # TESTED – 93 (+27) STATE ENGLISH --- 20.6 MATH --- 20.5 READING --- 21.6 SCIENCE --- 20.9 COMPOSITE --- 21.0 NATION ENGLISH --- 20.4 MATH --- 20.8 READING --- 21.4 SCIENCE --- 20.9 COMPOSITE --- 21.0

4. THE SAT ELCA CRITICAL READING --- 510 (+16) MATH --- 498 (-3) WRITING --- 491 (+9) COMPOSITE --- 1499 (+22) # TESTED = 80 (-8) STATE CRITICAL READING --- 490 MATH --- 485 WRITING --- 475 COMPOSITE --- 1450 NATION CRITICAL READING --- 495 MATH --- 511 WRITING --- 484 COMPOSITE --- 1490

5. HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS

6. THE ACT … (SEE HANDOUT) COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH, MATH, READING AND SCIENCE ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS IDEAS FOR PROGRESS WWW.ACT.ORG/STANDARD

7. ACT ASPIRE (SEE HANDOUT) Assessment Type Date(s)WhoWhere Interim #1 October 19 - 235 th GradeElementary Lab Interim #1 October 19 – 238 th Grade610 Lab Interim #1 November 9 – 139 th GradeElementary Lab Interim #1 November 9 – 1310 th Grade610 Lab Interim #2 February 23 - 265 th GradeElementary Lab Interim #2 February 23 - 268 th Grade610 Lab Interim #2 February 29 – March 4 9 th GradeElementary Lab Interim #2 February 29 – March 4 10 th Grade610 Lab P/P Summative April 195 th, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th No Lab Required

8. THE NEW SAT MARCH 2016

9. © 2015 The College Board WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW FOR POST- HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS? THE COLLEGE BOARD HAS IDENTIFIED A CRITICAL SET OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS THAT PREDICT STUDENT SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS: ► COMPREHEND CHALLENGING LITERARY AND INFORMATIONAL TEXTS ► REVISE AND EDIT EXTENDED TEXTS ► SHOW COMMAND OF MATH, ESPECIALLY ALGEBRA AND DATA ANALYSIS ► USE EVIDENCE IN READING AND WRITING ► ANALYZE DATA ► USE AND UNDERSTAND WORDS IN CONTEXT

10. © 2015 The College Board WHAT DOES THE REDESIGNED SAT LOOK LIKE? (SEE HANDOUTS) ► EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING SECTION - READING TEST - WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST ► MATH SECTION - MATH TEST ► OPTIONAL ESSAY

11. © 2015 The College Board KEY CHANGES IN THE REDESIGNED SAT 1.WORDS IN CONTEXT 2.COMMAND OF EVIDENCE 3.THE ESSAY AND ANALYSIS 4.FOCUSED MATH 5.PROBLEMS GROUNDED IN REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS 6.ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE AND ANALYSIS IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES 7.FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AND THE GREAT GLOBAL CONVERSATION 8.RIGHTS-ONLY SCORING

12. © 2015 The College Board WHICH KEY CHANGE WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT ON STUDENTS?

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14. THE PSAT – OCTOBER 14, 2O15 SAMPLE TEST HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 12 (SAMPLE QUESTIONS)  SKILLS FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL BASED UPON THE PSAT SAMPLE QUESTIONS  BRING RECENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE MEETING

15. THE IMPERATIVE – K-12 ALIGNMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SCOPE AND SEQUENCE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES – OCTOBER 12, 2015 – DOK / CHARGER THURSDAYS ASSESSMENT – FEBRUARY 22, 2015