School Year 2013-14College & Career Assessments

Joe Munnich & Michael WirtzDepartment of Research, Evaluation and

Assessment (REA)

October 9, 2013

Plan for 2013-14

In SY 13-14, Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) will provide students with an opportunity to meet the new state graduation requirements and gain valuable college and career readiness information in the following ways:

• ACT + Writing universal testing for all grade 11, no cost to students – no minimum score required for graduation

• ACCUPLACER testing for grade 12 who have not passed GRAD and/or have not taken another college placement assessment, no cost to students – no minimum score required for graduation

• GRAD retest for students who request administration, no cost to students – must meet/exceed GRAD passing score for diploma

ACT Timeline

• Week-day administration: April 23, 2014• No make-up • Rigorous criteria for administration• Requires revision of school day/scheduling, etc.

Communications Timeline

October 9 Communication to secondary principals

Week of October 7

Establishment packages begin to arrive at buildings

November 1 Communication to school counselors and other staff

November 3 Communication in BridgeLetters sent to families

Winter 2014 ACT training (web-based)• Accommodations• Monitoring• Administration

ACCUPLACER training• Accommodations• Monitoring• Administration

Take-aways – SY 13-14 Plan

• ACT for all grade 11 students• Accuplacer for some grade 12 students• GRAD retest ONLY, no new GRAD assessments• Grade 10 students still take Reading MCA• Grade 11 students still take Math MCA• No minimum score required for graduation with ACT

or ACCUPLACER• GRAD passing score required if student elects for

GRAD retest

Questions?

Michael Wirtz District Assessment Coordinator, REA651-632-3776