Wednesday, February 15, a.m. grades 10 and 11 will take the ACT make-up test in the library.
Wednesday, February 15, p.m. grade 9 will take the ACT make-up test in the library.
Friday, February 17, a.m. grade 12 will take the ACT make-up test in the library.
HCHS will be administering another round of practice tests to all students on Wednesday, February 1. Freshmen will take a practice PLAN test, sophomores and juniors will take a practice ACT, and seniors will take a practice COMPASS test. This will provide students to brush up on test taking skills as well as an opportunity to improve existing benchmarks to test out of tiers.
February 27, 2012 – Class of 2013
9:00, 1:00, 6:00 – HCHS Auditorium
February 28, 2012 – Class of 2014
9:00, 1:00, 6:00 – HCHS Auditorium
February 29, 2012 – Class of 2015
9:00, 1:00, 6:00 – HCHS Auditorium
March 1, 2012 – Class of 2016
9:00, 1:00 – HCMS
6:00 – HCHS Auditorium
HCHS will be administering another practice ACT test to all juniors on Tuesday morning, November 29. This opportunity will also be available to the frist 25 seniors who sign up in Mrs. Nichols' office. This will provide students to brush up on ACT test taking skills as well as an opportunity to improve existing benchmarks!
November 3, 2011, HCHS will conduct field testing for the K-PREP On Demand that will occur in the Spring of 2011. Students in the 12th, 11th and 9th grades will take a 40 minute timed test, answering a stand alone prompt. The schedule for Thursday will be as follows:
1ST – 8:07 – 8:35
HOMEROOM – 8:40-9:50
2ND- 9:55-10:20
3RD-10:25-10:50
4TH – 10:55-12:25 (REGULAR SCHEDULE)
KCCT State Rank
Transition Index………………………………. 79 91/230 top 40%
Reading Index.………………………………… 91 109/230 top 47%
Math Index…………………………………..… 73 107/230 top 47%
Science Index…………………………………… 69 152/230 top 66%
Social Studies Index…………………………… 79 67/230 top 29%
Writing Index………………………………….. 87 71/230 top 31%
ACT
Composite……………………………………… 18.9 78/230 top 34%
State Avg.: 18.8
Percent Meeting ALL FOUR College Readiness Benchmark:
HCHS- 10% State- 11%
English……………………………………….… 18.8 61/230 top 27%
State Avg.: 18.0
Percent Meeting College Readiness Benchmark of 18:
HCHS- 55% State- 50%
Math…………………………………………… 18.2 106/230 top 46%
State Avg.: 18.5
Percent Meeting College Readiness Benchmark of 22:
HCHS- 23% State- 24%
Reading………………………………………… 18.9 91/230 top 40%
State Avg.: 19.0
Percent Meeting College Readiness Benchmark of 21:
HCHS- 33% State- 35%
Science…………………………………………. 19.4 70/230 top 30%
State Avg.: 19.0
Percent Meeting College Readiness Benchmark of 24:
HCHS- 14% State- 16%
PLAN
Composite……………………………………… 16.3 152/230 top 66%
English…………………………………………. 15.3 144/230 top 63%
Math……………………………………………. 16.0 163/230 top 71%
Reading………………………………………… 16.1 142/230 top 62%
Science…………………………………………. 17.4 118/230 top 51%
FALL TESTING: September 19 – 30, 2011 EXPLORE (grade 8) and PLAN (grade 10)
On-Demand Writing Fall Field Test: October 26 – November 4, 2011 Additional details will be provided by fall 2011.
SPRING TESTING: Last 14 Instructional Days of District Calendar
(This begins the new Kentucky Assessment which is a combined CRT and NRT assessment with Reading and Mathematics based upon Common Core Standards. Additional details will be available by fall 2011.)
ACT TESTING SCHEDULE:
(grade 11)
March 6 - ACT Administration
March 20 - ACT Administration Make-up Day
March 6 – 20 - ACT Administration window for students with accommodations
END-OF-COURSE: Testing Windows and additional details to be provided by fall 2011. EOC's will occur in English 10, Algebra II, Biology and US History. The test will consist of two 45 minute multiple choice questions (30-36 questions each) and one 45 minute constructed response. For more EOC information copy the following link and paste in your address box:
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Administrative+Resources/Testing+and+Reporting+/District+Support/End-of-Course+Information/
Take a look at the Compass Test – this will be administered to all seniors graduating in 2011 from HCHS. Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, seniors who do not meet benchmarks on the ACT their junior year, will be expected to show college and career readiness. One way to show that progress is taking the COMPASS Test.
http://www.act.org/compass/