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ACTACT The ACT is a national college The ACT is a national college

admission and placement admission and placement examination.examination.

The national average ACT composite The national average ACT composite score for 2008 was 21.1score for 2008 was 21.1

The highest possible ACT score is 36. The highest possible ACT score is 36. Subject areas are: English, math, Subject areas are: English, math,

reading, science, and writing reading, science, and writing (optional)(optional)

ACTACT

ACT is the college entrance exam ACT is the college entrance exam requiredrequired by more four-year colleges by more four-year colleges..

Is the college entrance exam Is the college entrance exam preferredpreferred by more four-year public by more four-year public universities than any other. universities than any other.

ACT's College Readiness Test ACT's College Readiness Test for 10th Gradersfor 10th Graders

The The PLANPLAN® program helps 10th graders ® program helps 10th graders build a solid foundation for future academic build a solid foundation for future academic and career success and provides and career success and provides information needed to address school information needed to address school districts' high-priority issues. It is a districts' high-priority issues. It is a comprehensive guidance resource that comprehensive guidance resource that helps students measure their current helps students measure their current academic development, explore academic development, explore career/training options, and make plans for career/training options, and make plans for the remaining years of high school and the remaining years of high school and post-graduation years.post-graduation years.

PLANPLAN can help all students—those who are can help all students—those who are college-bound as well as those who are college-bound as well as those who are likely to enter the workforce directly after likely to enter the workforce directly after high school.high school.

PLANPLAN

As a "pre-ACT" test, As a "pre-ACT" test, PLANPLAN is a is a powerful predictor of success on the powerful predictor of success on the ACT. At the same time, many schools ACT. At the same time, many schools recognize the importance of PLAN recognize the importance of PLAN testing for all students, as it focuses testing for all students, as it focuses attention on both career preparation attention on both career preparation and improving academic and improving academic achievement.achievement.

ACT's College Readiness Test for ACT's College Readiness Test for 8th and 9th Graders 8th and 9th Graders

The The EXPLOREEXPLORE® program is designed ® program is designed to help 8th and 9th graders explore a to help 8th and 9th graders explore a broad range of options for their broad range of options for their future. EXPLORE prepares students future. EXPLORE prepares students not only for their high school not only for their high school coursework, but for their post–high coursework, but for their post–high school choices as well. It marks an school choices as well. It marks an important beginning for a student's important beginning for a student's future academic and career successfuture academic and career success. .

EXPLOREEXPLORE

Explore shows your child’s strengths and Explore shows your child’s strengths and weaknesses in four subject areas: English, weaknesses in four subject areas: English, math, reading and science. math, reading and science.

Your child answered questions about their Your child answered questions about their plans after high school and about their plans after high school and about their interests in several kinds of activities. This interests in several kinds of activities. This information can help them learn more information can help them learn more about careers, clarify goals and begin to about careers, clarify goals and begin to plan for the future.plan for the future.

EXPLOREEXPLORE

For most students, reaching their For most students, reaching their goals includes getting a college goals includes getting a college education.education.

Preparing for college means taking Preparing for college means taking the right courses in high school. the right courses in high school. Making sure the courses your child Making sure the courses your child plans to take in high school match plans to take in high school match those recommended for college those recommended for college success.success.

Your Plans After High SchoolYour Plans After High School

EXPLORE Score Report asked your EXPLORE Score Report asked your student to choose a Career Area (a student to choose a Career Area (a group of similar occupations) that group of similar occupations) that he/she would like best.he/she would like best.

You can explore occupations and You can explore occupations and learn how to prepare for them on learn how to prepare for them on www.explorestudent.orgwww.explorestudent.org

Career PossibilitiesCareer Possibilities The World-of-Work MapThe World-of-Work Map

– People: People you help, serve, care for, People: People you help, serve, care for, or sell things to.or sell things to.

– Data: Facts, numbers, files, business Data: Facts, numbers, files, business proceduresprocedures

– Things: Machines, tools, living things, Things: Machines, tools, living things, and materials such as food, wood, or and materials such as food, wood, or metalmetal

– Ideas: Knowledge, insights, and new Ideas: Knowledge, insights, and new ways of expressing something (with ways of expressing something (with words, equations, music etc.words, equations, music etc.