Assess and Intervene
Recommended Practice: Use assessment measures to inform students about their college readiness and close identified gaps.
- Overview & Tools: Video overviews and professional development materials
- Learn What Works: Expert interviews about assessment and intervention
- See How It Works: Videos and sample materials from schools
Using Assessments and Interventions to Prepare Students for College
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This multimedia overview outlines how schools can identify college-readiness measures, inform families about students' progress, and assist students in getting on track for college.
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Overview
Assessing College Readiness
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Watch this interview with Dr. David Conley to learn more about building a student profile of college readiness.
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Expert Interview
The Right Fit for Ninth Graders
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Hear a high school dean of instruction explain how administrators use middle school data to determine course placements for incoming freshmen. They try to gain a complete picture of each ninth...
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School Example
Linking High School and College Assessments
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Hear how a state ties its eleventh-grade standardized test to its college system's expectations for incoming freshmen. Students who perform at college level are exempt from placement testing in the...
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School Example
A Personalized Learning Experience
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A high school principal and literacy coach describe the multiple forms of assessment they use to build a profile of college readiness. They also describe the ways they provide support for students...
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School Example
Gateways for College Readiness
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Hear a principal and teacher describe the gateway process students must complete in order to graduate high school. Data from student assessment results are also analyzed at an indicator level to...
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School Example
Scholar's Journey Discussion With PLAN Test Results
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During the spring of their sophomore year, students are given this personalized worksheet which captures their results of the PLAN test, the precursor to the ACT. Hear the principal at Chattanooga...
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Sample Material
Assessment Feedback for Students
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Kearny staff use these three documents to give students feedback on their performance. Listen to the Kearny principal and a literacy coach describe how they use assessments in A Personalized...
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Sample Material
Gateway Rubric and Summary Sheets
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Students at the Dayton Early College Academy matriculate through high school by completing a series of six gateways. Staff use these documents to track and evaluate students' progress on meeting...
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Sample Material
Data Collection and Goal-Setting Tool
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This tool is used by Chicago school district administrators to help schools set goals and collect data to support college access. Hear more about how Chicago prepares their students for college in...
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Sample Material
School Planner: Identifying College-Readiness Interventions
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This planner can help administrators, principals, and teachers take stock of existing interventions that help students who are not on track for college and create additional interventions to...
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Tool
Learning Together: Assessment and Intervention
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This tool is designed for teachers, administrators, and counselors to learn together about the research-based recommendation to assess students for college readiness and get all students on track...
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