using compass to find your way dr. beth cipoletti john ford jessica george

Using COMPASS to Find Your Way

Dr. Beth Cipoletti

John Ford

Jessica George

COMPASS

• Untimed computer-adaptive test (CAT) college placement test developed by ACT to measure academic readiness for college-level courses. – Scores range from 1 to 99. – Items are multiple-choice.– Item difficulty adjusts to the skills student,

eliminating items that are too easy or difficult.

Senate Bill 359 (§18-2-39)

• (c) The results on the comprehensive statewide student assessment program in grade eleven in English/language arts and mathematics shall be used to determine whether a student has met the college- and career-readiness standards adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

Senate Bill (§18-2-39)

• (e) The state board shall develop a twelfth-grade transitional course for both English/language arts and math for those students who are not on track to be college and career ready based on the assessment or exam, as applicable, required pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. . . assessment to determine whether a student has met the college- and career-readiness standards after completion of the transitional course

Policy 2510 Foundations for High Quality Adolescent Programming

Guidance Document

All student who do not meet the ACT COMPASS benchmark as a junior must retake ACT COMPASS after or near the end of their senior ELA/mathematics course (pages 3 and 10).

Office of Secondary Learning, Adolescent Level Guidancehttp://wvde.state.wv.us/instruction/

WVBE Policy 2340

4.8.a. Effective for the senior class of 2015-2016 and beyond, all public school students enrolled in grade 12 who did not meet the minimum scores(s) on COMPASS for mathematics and writing skills English as established by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technology College Education will retake COMPASS mathematics and/or ACT COMPASS writing skills test(s) at the end of the Transition course(s) or the approved alternate/higher level course

WVBE Policy 2340

4.8.a.1. Effective for the senior class of 2015-2016, students in grade 12 who do not meet the placement standards for COMPASS mathematics or writing skills will be excused from retaking COMPASS upon provision of appropriate documentation of ACT or SAT scores that meet the placement standard(s) prior to the beginning of the COMPASS testing window.

SERIES 21: FRESHMAN ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT STANDARDS

Series 21: Placement Standards

• West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

• West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education

COMPASS File Cabinet, WV Colleges and Universities folder

Series 21 COMPASS Placement Standards

• Score at or above 59Pre-Algebra

• Score at or above 36Algebra

• Score at or above 71English (Writing Skills)

AND

Series 21 ACT Placement Standards

•Score at or above19

Mathematics

•Score at or above18

English

Series 21 SAT Placement Standards

•Score at or above 460

Mathematics

•Score at or above 450

Critical Reading (Verbal)

How to use results

How to use results

How to use results

How to use results

Scheduling the Traditional or the Integrated Pathway

Contact Information

• Dr. Beth Cipoletti– dcipolet@k12.wv.us

• Jessica George– jlgeorge@k12.wv.us

• John Ford– jford@k12.wv.us