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Relationship to framework
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Students play a critical role in preparing themselves for college. Their success in fulfilling this role depends in part on the school’s ability to make them aware of their academic strengths and weaknesses, help them relate what they are doing today to future career and education goals, offer them instructional support to overcome academic weaknesses in preparation for being able to do college work, and give them feedback on their progress in acquiring essential academic skills.
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Purpose
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To help schools think through key components of strong student planning support programs and assess their progress in providing students the support they need to be academically prepared for college.
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Outcomes
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- Understanding of key components of strong student planning support programs.
- School progress assessment regarding extent to which students receive the support they need to be academically prepared for college.
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How to use
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This tool may be used by individuals and/or groups to stimulate discussion on student planning support programs, note the extent to which components of strong planning support programs exist at the school, and identify areas to be addressed.
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When to use
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Initial planning stage
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Component
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Fully in Place (Describe)
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Partially in Place (Describe)
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Areas to Be Addressed (Describe)
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Assessment: Students need to know their academic strengths and weaknesses so they can choose courses or get the extra help they need to advance or remediate their learning
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- School assessment mechanisms focus on standards-based assessments, particularly those emphasizing higher order thinking skills important for success in school and work
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- School assessment mechanisms provide information to document student academic achievement and program effectiveness
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- School assessment mechanisms contribute information for appropriate course placement decisions
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Student planning: Students need career exploration and planning assistance to help them relate what they are doing today in the classroom to future career and educational goals
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- Students have a systematic way to become exposed to and explore careers, and understand associated educational requirements
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- Students are helped to see the connection between course selections and achievement and their lifelong objectives
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- Students are made aware of and helped to access post-high school options
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Instructional support: Schools use student assessment data to develop curricular offerings and make instructional modifications as needed to assure students know and are able to do college preparatory work
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- Teaching, learning, and assessment are inter-connected
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- Curriculum is aligned to life-relevant goals and objectives
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- Teachers relate what is being taught to what is being tested
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- School can ascertain the quality of instructional activities
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Evaluation: School can evaluate student progress in acquiring essential academic skills
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- School documents student accomplishment of standards and objectives
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- School has evidence of student change and growth over time
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This worksheet uses information from ACT’s educational support materials.
