1. Setting the Right Course for College Success

2. COMPASS Update NCTA Annual Conference September, 2010 Frank Potter – ACT SE Region Don Pitchford – ACT SW Region Tim Osborn – ACT MW Region OVER 30 YEARS

3. Test Volume and Usage Record COMPASS Testing in 2009/10 Academic Year :14.9% increase –2,324,085 Million Students Tested –nearly 8,000,000 tests administered –95% in Internet Institutions Using COMPASS –about 20% four year colleges/universities –about 80% two year colleges estimate 85% on-campus estimate 15% in high school outreach

4. 2010 Developments IE8 and Windows 7 Compatibility for COMPASS Internet Version (May) COMPASS Internet Version Status Page: http://actapps.act.org/eCompassStatus/status.jsp –Green – COMPASS Internet Version is Available for Use –Yellow – COMPASS Internet Version Is Experiencing Operations Difficulty at ACT, Expected to Be Temporary –Red – COMPASS Internet Version Is Experiencing More Severe Operations Difficulty, Expected to Be 30 Minutes or More in Duration

5. 2010 Developments COMPASS Remote Testing Locator Service on COMPASS Web Pages Updated Early April http://www.act.org/compass/sites/index.html Remote Testing Fees –$0.006 sites (10.6%) –$1.00 - $10.00 52 sites (8.4%) –$11.00 - $25.00 197 sites (31.7%) –$26.00 - $35.00 44 sites (7.1%) –$36.00 - $45.00 24 sites (3.9%) –$47.75- 224 sites (36.1%) –More than $47.75 14 sites (2.3%) –Over 800 sites COMPASS Internet National Remote Testing Network Guide http://www.act.org/compass/pdf/RemoteTestingGuide.pdf

6. 2010 Developments Simplified Entering Student Descriptive Report (ESDR) Ordering Process National ESDRs –Updated mid-September –Available on-line at: http://www.act.org/compass/reports/res earch.html State ESDRs are available through your regional COMPASS consultant Double entry of Student ID

7. What’s coming in 2011 and Beyond

8. 2011 Plans ATB –Remove CPAt from approved ATB list effective January 1, 2011 –Remove ASSET from approved ATB list in 2011 –Continue COMPASS for ATB usage –Fall 2011 ATB Accomodations paper/pencil

9. 2011 Plans Item Pool Update –Efforts underway in Development –Align with Common Core Standards –Next update, Spring, 2011

10. 2011 Plans New ITEDs Racial/Ethnic Items –Stage I – Spring, 2011 (SSR) –Stage II - Fall, 2011 (ESDR)

11. FUTURE COMPASS/ASSET Scanning software Roll out COMPASS listserve Other Issues…….

12. Q & A