Source: Kentucky Department of Education, September 2010
In July 2006, Senate Bill 130 was passed by the Kentucky legislature. The bill amended KRS 158.6453 to include the provision that “no later than the 2007-2008 school year, and each year thereafter” the Commonwealth’s assessment program shall include a high school readiness examination in grade 8, a college readiness examination in grade 10 and the ACT college admissions and placement examination in grade 11. These three examinations — EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT — comprise the Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS).
Because of this requirement, many teachers and administrators have requested an EPAS College Readiness Standards (CRS) alignment with Kentucky’s curriculum standards to help teachers link instruction and assessment standards.
What does this mean at the elementary level?
The ACT’s first twelve (12) standards are mastered at the grade 5 level. Elementary schools can assist transitioning students to middle school by working with critical elements especially found in the Explore test and becomes more rigorous with Plan and the ACT tests. The link below are strategies that elementary schools can use to assist in the assessment process.
Elementary Level Plan and Strategies
EXPLORE Test [Information about this test]
1-12 Standards Mastered at Grade 5
