READINESS FOR COLLEGE/CAREER
A key focus for Kentucky is preparing each student for college/career. Kentucky's future accountability
system will include indicators of college/career readiness. A special report for this section is the
High School Graduates College/Career Readiness Percentage. Other reports for this category include
results from Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS), readiness assessments (EXPLORE, PLAN
and the ACT) and the Graduation Rate.
Reports
This report indicates the number of graduates and percentage that have succesfully
met an indicator of readiness for college/career. The indicators of readiness include
student performance on the ACT, compilation of college placement tests or attainment
of an
industry-recognized career certificate.
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Administration of the EXPLORE and PLAN assessments, which are provided by ACT, Inc.,
was mandated by Senate Bill 130 in the 2006 session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
The two assessments are designed to help schools focus on meeting academic standards
across the entire secondary school program.
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Kentucky requires all juniors to take the ACT. This report displays the average scores
of grade 11 tested students in English (18), Mathematics (22), Reading (21), Science (24)
and the overall Composite.
Release Date: August 17, 2011
2010 ACT Average Composite Scores Map
Kentucky requires all juniors to take the ACT. This report displays the percentage of
grade 11 tested students meeting the benchmarks established by ACT. The ACT benchmarks
for each tested subject are English (18), Mathematics (22), Reading (21) and Science (24).
Release Date: August 17, 2011
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