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2012-13
COMPASS ® Update Training
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Unbridled Learning: College and/or Career Ready for All • Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions• Overview of COMPASS® Testing• College and Career Readiness Rate• New This Year• Site Administration Renewal• Changes Coming in 2013-14
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Overview of Program• Opportunity for Seniors who have not met CPE
benchmarks in:• Writing Skills (English)-18• Mathematics-19• Reading-20• State or National Assessments• NOT a Mandatory Assessment• Seniors may test TWICE
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Second Administration• Seniors may take each eligible assessment twice.• Steps:
• Students receive intervention• First COMPASS® administration• Students who did not met benchmarks completed an
additional intervention (MINIMUM FIVE DAYS)• Second COMPASS® administration
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COMPASS® Testing DatesNo testing window restrictions
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Open through
June 15, 2013
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COMPASS® Cut Scores
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SubjectCOMPASS®
Score (at or above)
ACT Benchmarks
CPE ACT Benchmarks
English (Writing Skills)
74 18 18
Mathematics
(Algebra)
36 22 19
Reading 85 21 20
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College Ready Status File•Electronic File by School on Secure Site
• College Ready• NOT College Ready• Unknown
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Name of Student
Writing Skills (English)
Mathematics Reading
Pam Powers X
Frank Potter X X
Available each Fall
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College Ready Status File (continued)• Includes students in the school prior to December 1• Does not include
• Students who transferred into your school/district from public, private or out-of-state schools since beginning of December
• School is responsible for getting graduates (those with G-Codes) College and Career Ready
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Based upon State and National ACT assessments prior to May 2012
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College/Career Readiness Rate
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College Ready:Must meet
benchmarks on one of the
following:
College Ready
ACT
COMPASS
KYOTE
Career Ready: Must meet benchmarks for one requirement in Career Academic area and must meet one requirement
in Career Technical area
Career Ready Academic Career Ready TechnicalArmed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
ACT Work Keys (Applied Math, Locating information,
and Reading for Information)
Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment
(KOSSA)
Industry Certificates
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College/Career Readiness Rate (continued)• Based on Grade 12 students (graduates or completers with G-Codes in Infinite Campus)
• Includes best score from all ACT State and National Administrations in Kentucky
• Data reviewed by schools and districts prior to fall report
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Opportunities to Demonstrate Readiness• Schools provide opportunities for their graduates to demonstrate readiness
• ACT – Junior year• COMPASS or KYOTE – Senior year• Career Measures – Throughout high school
• Career academic (ASVAB or WorkKeys)• Career technical (KOSSA or Industry certificates)
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Reminders• Seating Charts• Students may test only TWICE
• Offenders of this rule• 1st Offense—Written Warning to DAC• 2nd Offense
• Testing System Turned Off for School• Appropriate Practice/Use Form Completed and returned to KDE
before system reactivated
• 3rd Offense• Testing allegation• Removal of individual(s) from system
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New This Year• Grade Level Administration• Postsecondary Access• Irregularity Report Spreadsheet Posted Online• Changes to COMPASS Administration Site• Changes to ACT COMPASS Web Page
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Grade Level Assessments• The assigned grade level shall determine the state tests to
administer. 703 KAR 5:240 • COMPASS®: Students must be classified as
Grade 12 in Infinite Campus take COMPASS®
• ACT: Students must be classified as Grade 11 in Infinite Campus take the ACT March Administration
• Note: This change will increase the number of students eligible for the COMPASS® administration.
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Postsecondary Access
• KCTCS• University of Pikeville• Western Kentucky
University• Eastern Kentucky
University• Kentucky State
University
• Morehead State University
• Murray State University• University of Louisville• University of Kentucky• Northern Kentucky
University
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These Postsecondary institutions have direct access to student scores
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Irregularity Report• Irregularity Report Spreadsheet Online• Purpose
• Communicate to KDE individual student(s) technical issues
• KDE will pull student scores from final file
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http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
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Site Administration• Staff Changes• Changing Passwords• Forgotten Password• Training for New COMPASS® Administrators• Workstation Setup• Administrator Tests
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http://compass.act.org/eCompass
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Staff Changes at Existing Test Centers• E-mail form to: Dacinfo@education.ky.gov • Information required:
• Testing Site• Name of Personnel to Add or Delete• Phone• E-mail• Title• COMPASS® Role (i.e., Technical, Test Coordinator, DAC)
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COMPASS® Staff Update
Form
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
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Changing Passwords• Yearly Change Recommended
• http://compass.act.org/eCompass
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New
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Forgotten PasswordExisting staff who have forgotten their passwords must contact:
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ACT Technical Support(800) 645-1992Option 2
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Training for COMPASS® Administrators• Annual Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations
• Previously trained staff must view the COMPASS® Update Training
• New staff must complete the New Administration Training• Online COMPASS® Training Series available from
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
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ACT COMPASS Web Page
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New
http://www.act.org/products/higher-education-act-compass/
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Workstation SetupFor Technical Staff
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http://www.act.org/compass/tech
ACT Technical Support(800) 645-1992
Option 2 (COMPASS® Technical Support)
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Administrator Tests• Using Administrator Tests
• 11111 and any combination of five numbers• Once the number/name combination is used, keep
using the same combination, when testing workstations or training staff.
• These tests are NOT for students.• These are “live” or actual tests and should not be shared with anyone.
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“Free” Test
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Changes Coming in 2013-14• Announcement• Next-Generation Assessment
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COMPASS Next GenerationApril 18th COMPASS Announcement
In the summer of 2013, ACT will release a new COMPASS test delivery system that will boost functionality and provide updated content.
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Changes Coming in 2013-14Next Generation of Assessments - COMPASS
Common Core Fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards (of which ACT was a critical partner in creating)
Reflect the empirically-driven ACT College Readiness Standards™ and College Readiness Benchmarks
Adaptable to a state’s established learning standards to help in ensuring all students are on the path to college and career readiness
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Next Generation of Assessments - COMPASS
Technology-DrivenDelivered online (with a paper-and-pencil option available)
Offer the benefits of technology-based assessments (including faster access to scoring and reporting of results and timely, actionable achievement data)
Characterized by a variety of new and innovative assessment types and access to immediate insights gained by using technology
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Changes Coming in 2013-14
Guidance and training will be provided by KDE and ACT next summer and fall.
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Contact InformationKentucky Department of Education
General Program Information• Jennifer Stafford (OAA)• Pam Powers (OAA)
(502) 564-4394
dacinfo@education.ky.gov
Intervention Information• April Pieper (NGL)
(502) 564-2106
ACT
COMPASS Technical Support
(800) 645-1992
Option 2
Available 24 x 7
ACT Program Manager
Frank Potter
Frank.potter@act.org
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