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What are we measuring?
• ACT measures:
– Content knowledge
– General educational development:
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English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
• Capacity to complete college-level work
What are we measuring?
• NCRC measures:
NCRC Test Questions
Applied Math – Level 3
• In your job as a cashier, a
customer gives you a $20
bill to pay for a can of
coffee that costs $3.84.
How much change should
you give back?
Applied Math – Level 7
• The farm where you just
started working has a
vertical cylindrical oil tank
that is 2.5 feet across on
the inside. The depth of
the oil in the tank is 2
feet. If 1 cubic foot of
space holds 7.48 gallons,
about how many gallons
of oil are left in the tank?
NCRC Test Questions
• Locating Information – Level 3
You regularly check the pressure gauge on a large
tank. According to the gauge shown, what is the
current pressure (in PSI)?
NCRC Test Questions
• Locating Information – Level 6
You are a road contractor and
you have analyzed a soil that you
want to use for road fill. Your
analysis shows that the soil
contains 15% sand, 65% silt, and
20% clay. You need to know what
the shrink-swell potential is for
the soil because it will affect the
durability of the road. Based on
the diagram and table shown,
what is the shrink-swell potential
at a 30-inch depth for this soil?
NCRC Test Questions
• Reading for Information – Level 3
You are a cashier. According
to the notice shown, what
should you write on a store
employee's receipt?
A. The employee's
identification number
B. The employee's
department number
C. The amount of sales tax
D. The 20% discount price
E. Your initials
NCRC Test Questions
• Reading for Information – Level 7
You have hired a consultant to work
with your firm. Based on the
agreement shown, what will happen if
the consultant’s business is taken over
by a major competitor?
A. The agreement will confidentially
go into arbitration.
B. The agreement will not be
enforceable and is void.
C. The consultant is bound by the
agreement.
D. The obligations will pass to the new
owner.
E. You must renegotiate the
agreement with the new owner.
ACT vs NCRC
ACT measures:
• Content knowledge
• General educational
development:
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English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
• Capacity to complete
college-level work
NCRC measures:
• Applied skills in
– Reading for
Information: Skill used
when reading written text
– Applied Mathematics: Skill
in applying mathematical
reasoning, critical thinking
and problem-solving
techniques
– Locating Information: Skill
in working with workplace
graphics to find and analyze
information
What is the NCRC?
• Portable credential based on WorkKeys assessments
• Demonstrates achievement and a certain level of workplace
employability skills
– Applied Mathematics
– Locating Information
– Reading for Information
• Measures "real world" skills employers believe are critical to job
success
• Test questions are based on situations in the everyday work world.
Benefits for Students
• Provides real-world examples of how their skills
translate to the workplace
• Gives insight to the requirements of the careers
they are interested in
• Demonstrate readiness to enter the workforce
after graduation or pursue postsecondary
education
From the Field
“I hope all school districts will discover that this opportunity is very
worthwhile. All high school graduates should be allowed this
epiphany in what their high school diploma actually
means. Administering this exam provides credibility to the skills
students are learning on a daily basis. We use that rationale
when we talk with our seniors on the day of the exam. For them
to ponder that businesses actually use these results to glean
through candidates is a powerful concept. The old saying of,
“When are we going to use this stuff?” becomes immediately
relevant.”
Travis Aslesen, HS Principal
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
Benefits for Schools
• Provides a relevant connection to students’
Personal Learning Plans
• Application to School Performance Index (SPI)
NCRC for Accountability
• New accountability system incorporates key indicators of
school performance:
High School:
1) Student Achievement
2) High School Completion
3) College & Career Readiness
• NCRC incorporated into College and Career Readiness
(CCR) indicator of SPI
NCRC for Accountability
• In 2014-15…
– Students can take the Smarter Balanced Assessment,
Accuplacer and National Career Readiness Certificate
(NCRC) assessments to help measure College and Career
Readiness.
– Scores will be held until the student cohort used to
measure ACT attainment is being used in the College
Readiness Indicator.
NCRC for Accountability
Assessment
Graduating Class
Use in Report Card
2015 Smarter Balanced –
11th graders
Spring 2016
2016-17 College Ready
results
2014-15 Accuplacer
Spring 2015
2015-16 College Ready
results
2014-15 NCRC (11th grade)
Spring 2016
2016-17 Career Ready
results
2014-15 NCRC (12th grade)
Spring 2015
2015-16 Career Ready
results
2014-15 ACT
Spring 2016
2016-17 College Ready
results
NCRC for Accountability
• If the NCRC is not taken, can have up to 30 points, 15
points each for subject areas of Math and
English/Language Arts
• If students take the NCRC, Math, English/Language
Arts, and the NCRC each have up to 10 points
NCRC for SPI
• Options for CCR SPI points:
Option A
Math- 15 points
ELA- 15 points
Total
30 points
Option B
Math- 10 points
ELA- 10 points
NCRC- 10 points
30 points
How does it work?
• Partnership effort:
– Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR)
– Department of Education (DOE)
• 11th or 12th graders
• Offered at NO cost
How does it work?
• Staff from DLR will travel to your school to
administer the assessment
• School provides:
– One computer per student for the online assessment
– High speed Internet service to support the number of
students taking the assessment simultaneously
• Students will need:
– Calculator
– Formula Sheet (provided)
How does it work?
• Students complete three assessments
– Allowed 55 minutes to complete each
• Schools should plan for 3-4 hours total
Implementation Strategies
• Number of students assessed is up to the district
– Intended for ALL students
• Examples:
– Half day
– Split into two sections during a single day
Prep Work
• Plan time for pre-assessment conversations
– Before testing day
– On day of test
• Students who have a context around why they
are testing tend to be more successful
Accommodations
• Authorized by the Site Administrator/Test Supervisor
• May include:
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the use of a sign language interpreter (for test instructions only)
assistance in recording responses
the use of word-to-word foreign language glossaries
testing under extended testing time
• If examinees need other accommodations, they
must test using paper-and-pencil materials.
Certification
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Four levels
– Bronze (16% of jobs*)
– Silver (67% of jobs*)
– Gold (93% of jobs*)
– Platinum (99% of jobs*)
• Students must attain at least the lowest certification
level on three WorkKeys assessments
• Physical certificate mailed to students
*in the ACT Occupational Database listing
Certification
• 2013-14 School Year
– 2,085 students participated
– 53 school districts
Level of Certification
South Dakota Students
National Average
Platinum
2 (.10%)
0.48%
Gold
367 (17.60%)
20.77%
Silver
1,174 (56.31%)
54.98%
Bronze
343 (16.45%)
23.75%
Post-Assessment
• School contact will receive one package within
2-3 weeks with all student certificates
• Each student will receive:
– Packet with a cover letter explaining their scores
– Score report for each assessment (sample report)
– Certificate, if they’ve obtained at least a level 3 for
each assessment
Post-Assessment
• Each school contact will receive:
– Cover letter breaking down school results by
assessment and certification standing
– Roster report; compilation .pdf of all scores of the
group
Post-Assessment
• Let your local businesses know students have
certificates
• Connect students’ skills to Personal Learning Plan
and future goals
– Course schedules
– Dual credit
• Help students search jobs by skills on ACT website
– KeyTrain
NCRC Resources
• Results mean something to each student!
I’m interested. How do I get started?
• Pick potential dates for 2014-15
• Determine 11th or 12th grade or combo
• Complete application located at
www.sdmylife.com
• Try it on for size yourself
Who do I contact?
• School Performance Index
– Department of Education
• Laura Scheibe: (605) 773-4773, [email protected]
• Abby Javurek-Humig: (605) 773-4708, [email protected]
• NCRC
– Division of Career & Technical Education
– Tiffany Sanderson: (605) 773-3423, [email protected]
• Schedule NCRC for your school!
– Department of Labor & Regulation
• Scott Kwasniewski, East River: (605) 688-4352, [email protected]
• Barb Unruh, West River: (605) 773-5821, [email protected]
Questions?