Los Angeles Unified School District
AEMP Parent Coordinators
Delivering Opportunities Through Instructional Support
Donald R. Mitchell, Sr. Director
September 2, 2015
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In 1954, Ruby Bridges Deserved a Rigorous and High
Quality Education, Today, Each & Everyone of LAUSD
Students Deserves The Same!
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Agenda
Welcome/introductions
Beyond Assessments Delivering Opportunity
The Redesigned SAT Suite of Assessments
PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 and the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT
School Day
8 Key instructional Changes to rSAT
The College Board Partnerships (Khan
Academy& Boys and Girls club)
Questions
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Parent Talk
What is the difference
between being
College Eligible and
College Prepared?
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Delivering Opportunity
Why Is It Important to Connect
College Readiness Assessments to
Being College Prepared?
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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
Less than half of the students nationally who take the SAT® are
college ready.
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Delivering Opportunity
National Data on Entering College Students
57%
Not College Ready
Latino Students
25% are College
Ready
African American
Students
13% are College
Ready
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Preparing All LAUSD Students
LAUSD high school graduates who are college and career
ready have a high likelihood of successfully entering
postsecondary education (i.e., two and four-year
institutions, trade school, technical school, and/or workforce
training program) without remediation
Research shows that the threshold reading and math
skills required for college readiness are essentially the
same as those required for career training readiness,
meaning that students who plan to enter college or career
training programs should be held to a common readiness
standard
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Preparing All LAUSD Students
The SAT Suite of Assessments will measure against the
skills our students need to be college prepared
PSAT/NMSQT and SAT are on comparable (vertically
aligned) scoring scales, so that students and educators can
track growth and target areas of opportunity
Based on a wealth of evidence about essential prerequisites
for student success in postsecondary education, students
must be able to:
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Readiness & Success System
Beyond Tests - More Opportunities
 Easier for students to
navigate a path
through high school,
college and career
 Extraordinary, exclusive
partnerships that
deliver unprecedented
benefits to LAUSD
students and educators
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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
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About the Redesigned SAT
The first administration of the redesigned SAT® will be
in Spring 2016.
Today’s ninth graders will be the first class to take the
redesigned SAT.
The redesigned SAT will be offered in print everywhere
and by computer in select piloted locations.
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About the Redesigned SAT
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Comparison of Current SAT and
Redesigned SAT
Current SAT
Total
Testing Time
3 Hours, 45 Minutes
3 Hours*
50 Minutes for
Optional Essay
Critical Reading
Writing + Essay
Mathematics
Evidence-Based
Reading & Writing
* Subject to research
Components
Redesigned SAT
- Reading
- Writing & Language
Math
Essay (Optional)
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Comparison of Current SAT and
Redesigned SAT
Current SAT
Scoring
* Subject to research
600-2400 Scale
- Critical Reading (800)
Redesigned SAT
400-1600 Scale
- Evidence-Based Reading
& Writing (800)
- Mathematics (800)
- Math (800)
- Writing (800)
- Essay score
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Instructional Support:
Helping Teachers Understand
What to Focus on In the rSAT
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8 Key Instructional Areas
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
Students will need to:
Interpret meaning based on
context
Master relevant vocabulary
Engage in close reading
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
Students will be asked to:
Interpret, synthesize, and use
evidence found in a wide range of
sources
Support the answers they choose
with evidence
Integrate information conveyed
through both reading passages and
informational graphics
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
The redesigned essay will:
More closely mirror college
writing assignments
Cultivate close reading, careful
analysis, and clear writing
Promote the practice of reading a
wide variety of arguments and
analyzing an author’s work
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
Current research shows that three key
areas most contribute to readiness for
college and career training:
Problem Solving and Data
Analysis (quantitative literacy)
Heart of Algebra (mastery of linear
equations)
Passport to Advanced Math
(familiarity with more complex
equations)
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
Students will engage with questions
that:
Directly relate to the work
performed in college and career
Include charts, graphs, and
passages likely to be encountered
in science, social science, and
other majors and careers
Feature multistep applications to
solve problems in science, social
science, career scenarios, and
other real-life contexts
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
Students will apply their reading,
writing, language, and math skills to
answer questions in science, history,
and social studies contexts.
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
The redesigned SAT will include one of
the following:
An excerpt from one of the Founding
Documents
A text from the ongoing Great Global
Conversation about freedom,
justice, and human dignity
No prior knowledge of the text will
be required.
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8 Key Instructional Changes to the SAT
One point for each correct
answer
Zero points for unanswered items
Zero points for wrong answers
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College Board Supports
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Official SAT® Practice Through Khan Academy®
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Personalized SAT® Practice through Khan Academy
Send Score Data
Personalized
Learning Roadmap
Official SAT
Practice Tests
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Providing a Place to Practice
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Expanded Scholarship Opportunities
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Student Search Service®
Student Search connects students with over 1,400 opportunities.
Student Search is now partnered with five
additional major scholarship programs:
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
United Negro College Fund
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Asian & Pacific Islander American
Scholarship Fund
American Indian Graduate Council
These scholarship organizations provide nearly
$180 million in scholarships
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Coming Soon
Planned apps and features
Feature / content
Timeframe
Description
Summer 2015
Exclusive daily SAT practice questions
Fall 2015
Use your smartphone to take a picture of a paper
test score grid and have scores
calculated and imported
Essay grading with Lightside
Fall 2015
Ability to have a practice redesigned SAT essay
automatically graded using Lightside
Data integration/
Score reporting
Winter 2015
Ongoing
Redesigned PSAT-related assessments item-level
results sent to Khan Academy in December with
ongoing send of all SAT Suite results
Practice content
Ongoing
New practice tests, practice questions,
tutorials, and tips
Question of the Day app
Paper test scoring app
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What is BigFuture?
• Your step-by-step guide to college planning
• Free, objective and authentic
• Comprehensive guidance based on educational
values
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1. College matters – for life
2. College is possible for our students
3. It’s important to find colleges that are
the right fit for each student
4. College is probably more affordable
than many families think
5. It’s important to start planning now!
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BigFuture’s Benefits
1. Helps students navigate the process step-by2.
3.
4.
5.
step
Helps students discover interests and
passions
Allows students to explore college options on
their own terms
Helps students create a plan based on
preferences
Helps students find ways to pay for college
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Home Work
1. Go to https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
2. Go to ------ Get Started Section and review the 6 short
(1-3 minute) videos
3. Be prepared to discuss their content at our next
training October 14, 2015
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AEMP Parent Coordinators YOU Can Help to Open The
Doors To Academic Success for all Students!
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THANK YOU
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