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