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Directions for ECRA: The text for both the front page of the data dashboard
along with the text for each subsequent pages for each milestones. If you have
any questions, please contact Eric Dimmitt at edimmitt@mtsd.k12.wi.us or
262.238.8503.
Mequon-Thiensville School District
“Milestones for College and Career Readiness”
Opening Doors to Student Success
FRONT DASHBOARD PAGE TEXT:
The path to college begins in kindergarten. The Mequon-Thiensville School District uses the
Seven Milestones to College and Career Readiness to monitor all our students’ readiness for
postsecondary success.
“A student who is ready for college and career can qualify for and succeed in entry-level, credit
bearing college courses leading to a baccalaureate or certificate, or career pathway-oriented
training programs without the need for remedial or developmental coursework,” according to
David T. Conley of the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC).
Students who accomplish the Milestones to College and Career Readiness are more likely to be
ready for college and career. The milestones are numbered because each represents a source of
celebration over the course of a student’s academic journey. Furthermore, the milestones help
the student, the family, and educators understand each individual’s progress and can help them
plan for continued academic growth no matter the abilities and skills of the student.
These milestones are more rigorous than the state high school graduation requirements. Students
not prepared for college may need to enroll and pay for remedial courses at college before they
can take classes for credit if the Milestones to College and Career Readiness are not met. The
milestones prepare students to succeed in college-level classes or enter the workforce where
higher-level thinking and problem solving skills are required. Accomplishing all Seven
Milestones does increase the likelihood of a student being ready for college, but missing a
Milestone does not automatically close the door to a student.
Children are unique and how quickly or how much they progress will vary. It’s important to look
at all of a student’s strengths, as well as the student’s motivation to succeed. Some students will
attain the Milestones to College and Career Readiness with the special services and
accommodations they receive through their educational plans.
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Milestone 1: Reading at Instructional Level in Grade K-2
Milestone 2: Reading RIT Scores in Grades 3-8
Milestone 3: Math RIT Scores in Grades 3-8
Milestone 4: 8th Grade EXPLORE ACT College Readiness Scores
Milestone 5: Algebra 2 by Grade 11, “C” or higher
Milestone 6: Three on AP Exam and Dual Credit
Milestone 7: ACT College Readiness Scores
WEBPAGE TEXT for Milestone 1: Reading at Instructional Level in Grade K-2
In the early grades, students read and comprehend levels of text that vary in difficulty. The first
key gives students the foundation they will need for all subsequent learning.
Students who have an instructional level of “D” by the end of kindergarten, an instructional
level of “J” by the end of 1st grade, and “M” by the end of 2nd grade are on track to be college
and career ready. These levels are determined by frequent assessment throughout the school
year. The instructional level is the level the student can read with instructional support (e.g. text
introduction). Students’ independent reading level may be one or two levels lower.
The data on this chart shows the number of students (% achieved) who attained this milestone in
the most recent assessment of the Fountas and Pinnell benchmark.
INSERT Summative FOUNTAS and PINNELL DATA PROVIDED
WEBPAGE TEXT for Milestone 2: Reading RIT Score Grades 3-8
NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) results are reported in RIT scores and national
norms. Students who score above the 50th percentile at grade level demonstrate reading skills
that predict them to be on a path to college and career readiness. Scoring at the 50th percentile
means that they perform better than 50% of students nationwide. While many MequonThiensville School District students’ RIT scores provides them access to more elite postsecondary education, this milestone signals that students will succeed in an appropriate postsecondary option.
The data represented here shows the percentage of students who met national norms for NWEA
MAP in the most recent testing sessions (% achieved).
INSERT Summative NWEA RIT DATA PROVIDED
WEBPAGE TEXT for Milestone 3:RIT Score in Math Grades 3-8
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NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) results are reported in RIT scores and national
norms. Students who score above the 50th percentile at grade level demonstrate math skills that
predict them to be on a path to college and career readiness. Scoring at the 50th percentile
means that they perform better than 50% of students nationwide. While many MequonThiensville School District students’ RIT scores provides them access to more elite postsecondary education, this milestone signals that students will succeed in an appropriate postsecondary option.
The data represented here shows the percentage of students who met national norms for NWEA
MAP in the most recent testing sessions (% achieved).
INSERT Summative NWEA RIT DATA PROVIDED
WEBPAGE TEXT for Milestone 4: 8 Grade Explore Test College Readiness Scores
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The EXPLORE test is part of the ACT college placement exam sequence of assessments.
Benchmarks are the minimum English, math, reading, and science assessment scores required for
students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C
or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course (English Composition, College
Algebra, Humanities, and College Biology). The benchmark scores for eighth grade are English
(13), Math (17), Reading (15), and Science (20).
The data presented here shows the percentage of eighth grade students who achieved the
benchmark in each content area (% content area) and the percentage of students who achieved
the benchmark in all four content areas (% all four content).
INSERT % Benchmark and % that reached all 4 benchmarks
WEBPAGE TEXT for Milestone 5: Algebra 2 by Grade 11, “C” or higher
Students who complete Algebra 2 by the end of 11th grade with a “C” or higher will perform
better on college entrance exams and are less likely to have to take remedial math courses in
college. Students who complete Algebra 2 also are more likely to graduate from college than are
students with less mathematical preparation.
The data indicates the numbers of high school students in grades 9-12 who have achieved a “C”
or higher in the indicated school year (% achieving).
INSERT number of students who achieved a C or higher in Algebra II provided by year of
graduation (Class of).
WEBPAGE TEXT for Milestone 6: Three on AP Exam and Dual Credit,
Twenty Advanced Placement courses are offered at Homestead High School. It is important
students to take the college level courses and the exams offered at the end of these
courses. Students who take the exams perform better in college, and students who score a 3 or
higher (on a scale of 1-5) on the AP may earn advanced standing in college or college
credit. Each college sets its own criteria.
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The data presented shows the number of students who participated in AP course (seats) and the
number who earned a 3 on the exams (% achieved score). The data for dual enrollment shows
the number of students who enrolled in a dual enrollment course (seats) and the number of
students who chose to pursue dual enrollment and achieved the perquisite for dual credit(%
achieved credit).
INSERT AP and Dual Credit Data
WEBPAGE Text for Milestone 7: ACT Test College Readiness Scores
In preparation for the ACT, all MTSD students take the pre-ACT tests (EXPLORE in eighth and
ninth grade and PLAN in tenth grade) and a practice ACT in eleventh grade. ACT Benchmarks
are the minimum English, math, reading, and science assessment scores required for students to
have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher
in the corresponding credit-bearing college course (English Composition, College Algebra,
Humanities, and College Biology). Students decrease their chances of needing to take college
remedial courses. The benchmark scores for eighth grade are English (18), Math (22), Reading
(21), and Science (24).
The data presented here shows the percentage of students by graduation class who took the ACT
(% testing) at least once and who achieved the benchmark in each content area (% content area)
and the percentage of students who achieved the benchmark in all four content areas. Because
some students take the test more than once, this achievement data reflects students best scores on
the ACT, not students’ last score.
INSERT HERE the Benchmark Scores and Meeting all four benchmarks here
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