EXPLORE Results
Follow-up for Super Test Day9th Grade
Platte County High School
Goals of today’s presentation
 Introduce College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards and what
they mean to you
 Introduce College and Career Readiness (CCR) benchmarks for
EXPLORE
 Begin comparing your EXPLORE results with the CCR benchmarks
 Examine next steps and conversations you can have with your
parents
How do we define College and Career
Readiness?
The acquisition of the knowledge and
skills a student needs to enroll in and
succeed in credit-bearing first-year
courses at a postsecondary institution
(such as a two- or four-year college, trade
school, or technical school) without the
need for remediation.
What do my EXPLORE benchmark scores
mean to me?
WHY THESE COURSES?
 English Composition, College
Algebra, and Biology are the first
credit-bearing courses most
commonly taken by first-year
college students. Course
placement data also show that
reading achievement is most
closely aligned with success in
credit-bearing courses in college.
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY
“A HIGH PROBABILITY
OF SUCCESS?”
 Students who meet a benchmark
on ACT EXPLORE or ACT PLAN are
likely to have approximately this
same chance of earning such a
grade in the corresponding college
course(s) by the time they
graduate high school.
What are the ACT College Readiness
Benchmarks?
Test
Explore
Score
(Range 1-25)
Plan Score
(Range 1-32)
ACT Score
(Range 1-36)
ACT
Compass
Score
English Composition
English
13
15
18
77
Social Sciences
Reading
16
18
22
88
College Algebra
Math
17
19
22
52
Biology
Science
18
20
23
n/a
College Course or
Course Area
Interpreting Student Results
Interpreting Student Results
Additional Student Resources
Explore
www.act.org/explorestudent/
World of Work Map
How to start talking to your parents about
College and Career Readiness?
-Review your EXPLORE test data and discuss strengths and areas for
improvement
-Share your reported needs with parents
-Talk about goals that a you have for your future
-Share your course plan for PCHS and how it relates to your goals
-Create a timeline for College or Career Readiness Planning
-Start looking at programs and colleges that align to your goals
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Super Test Day Fall of 2015 you will take the PLAN
Further questions, please contact Mrs. Wirsig
Visit PCHS website: www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com
Visit the ACT EXPLORE website: http://www.act.org/explorestudent/