Glenbard Township EPAS Presentation Educational Planning & Assessment System Tonight’s Program *What are colleges looking for? *What is the EPAS system? *Why should I care? *How can I help my child to be successful? What are colleges looking for? Solid GPA and/or Class rank Challenging classes (honors & A.P.) Solid ACT/SAT scores Extracurricular & outside activities – quality over quantity EPAS Testing Explore - 8th grade (25 possible) Plan - 10th grade (32 possible) ACT - 11th grade (36 possible) Explore: Building the Base Plan: The Building takes Shape ACT: The Building is Complete Average Scoring Ranges Test Average Scoring Range Explore Test 13-16 Plan Test 16-19 ACT 18-22 Average Growth on Tests Tests Average growth Explore - Plan 2-3 points Plan - ACT 2-4 points Explore - ACT 4-6 points Explore Score Plan Score Keep your options open College Scores School Median GPA (5 pt) Median ACT Northern Illinois 3.5 – 3.9 19-25 UIC 4.0 – 4.3 21 -26 Loyola 4.0 – 4.7 25-29 Illinois State 3.4 – 3.75 22-25 Illinois (Champaign) 4.5 – 4.8 26-31 Northwestern 4.7 – 5.0 31-33 What if I plan to go to C.O.D.? C.O.D. uses ACT/PSAE for placement High school grades are used for placement If I have done poorly in high school and on the ACT/PSAE then I might have to take remediation classes where I do not receive college credit at C.O.D. How can I grow more than expected? Work hard in school Read outside of school Take honors and A.P. classes Take a Test prep class junior year Kaplan & Excel Edge Test Prep Free Kaplan Online resources www.kaptest.com/kas ACT Code: KAS2013ACT Why does Reading matter? Independent Typical % on Reading minutes Achievement per day tests Words read per year 1 minute Bottom 10% 8,000 10 minutes Top 30% 622,000 21 minutes Top 10% 1,823,000 65 minutes Top 2% 4,358,000 Reading Differences Over Time Over the course of 11 years, a student reading 20 minutes a day will read 9,000,000 more words than a student reading 10 minutes day!!! Education Level & Yearly Income High School Drop Out $23,400 High School Graduate $30,400 Associate Degree (2 years) $38,200 Bachelor’s Degree (4 year) $52,200 Master’s Degree $62,300 Educational Level & Lifetime Income High School Drop Out $630,000 High School Graduate $994,080 Associate Degree $1,269,850 Bachelor’s Degree $1,667,700 Master’s Degree $2,230,600 Student #1 Test Score Comment Explore 13 Wants to attend 4 year college, Explore score is middle range of Glenbard students Plan test 16 Solid progress, projects to a 18-20 ACT, grades are slipping, other things more important than school ACT 14 Little effort on test or in school, no involvement, options lessening Future Outlook Will not graduate with H.S. class, possibly attend C.O.D. after getting degree Student #2 Test Score Comment Explore 13 Wants to attend 4 year college, Explore score is middle-low range of Glenbard students Plan test 17 Solid progress, projects to a 18-21 ACT, working hard in school ACT 21 Tremendous effort in school, took A.P. class and test prep class & got involved in several clubs Future Outlook Will attend NIU in the fall “Have you had a good struggle today.” Dr. Carol Dweck Path to Success Typical Path of Success “My failures have been key to my success.” -Sir Richard Branson How can you communicate “struggle as normal” to your students? Discouragement, Quitting 6 Things Parents can do… Challenge students to take honors and AP courses Challenge student to READ outside of school Sign up for ACT prep course junior year Learn Naviance system (www.naviance.com) Take student on college visit Preach growth mindset Grade 9 & 10: Opportunity Knocks Still enough time to… Improve grades Take harder classes Get involved in school READ!!! READ!!! READ!!! Thank you [email protected]