Assessment Tools

Academic Rigor and Support Self-Assessment
Offer postsecondary application guidance and support

Characteristics of Schools With Academic Rigor and Support

Important to Our School

Exists at Our School

Difference

Offer postsecondary application guidance and support

Postsecondary planning and application support

Treatment of students as postsecondary bound

Requirement that all students take PLAN or PSAT

Administration of ACT/SAT at school site

Availability of ACT/SAT preparation courses

Requirement for seniors to apply to postsecondary education

Actions to eliminate fee barriers to test taking

Postsecondary counseling services

Counselors assigned to provide postsecondary education and career counseling

Counselors oriented/trained/prepared to understand and advise students on test results to help them plan for further education and careers

Class time for counselors to talk and work with students on career and education goals

Counselor promotion of students to postsecondary institutions

School-facilitated postsecondary connections

Student participation in pre-collegiate academic development programs offered by local colleges and universities such as GEAR UP, Talent Search, and Upward Bound

School-site meetings between students and postsecondary education institution representatives

School-arranged student connections with college role models

Orientation for families to promote postsecondary education

School-initiated meetings with families to discuss postsecondary expectations for students and how families can help

School assistance to families in identifying sources of postsecondary financial support

Other sought-after characteristics